Cranfield Defence and Security based at our Shrivenham campus is the only place where experts from Academia and Officers of the British Armed Forces meet to research and teach Defence Management, Science and Technology. Our capability in the field of Defence Management and Technology is unrivalled in terms of the knowledge and expertise which sits under one roof here at Shrivenham.

Cranfield University, School of Applied Sciences is recognised globally for its multidisciplinary approach to research and teaching. We address the key areas of manufacturing, materials, natural resources and sustainable systems, serving a number of sectors including aerospace, automotive, energy, environment and engineering. Our focus is on fundamental research and its application to meet the needs of industry and society.

Cranfield University, School of Engineering is dedicated to carrying out focused fundamental research and applying it to meet the needs of society and industry. We run a wide range of Masters, Doctoral and professional development courses and carry out extensive technology development and consultancy for our customer base. Our research and teaching functions are closely linked to industry as well as the public and defence sectors across the UK, Europe and internationally.

Cranfield Health offers a diverse and flexible range of taught and research postgraduate programmes to support career development and career enhancement. Each course is guided by an Industry Advisory Panel, constantly monitored to ensure its leading-edge and real-world relevance and delivered by world class academics and industry experts.

For more than 40 years, Cranfield School of Management has been helping individuals and businesses across the world learn and succeed by transforming knowledge into action. By continually innovating and developing we remain at the forefront of management education and business around the world.

Cranfield is one of the top five research intensive UK universities. Our taught programmes are informed by the research we carry out on behalf of our industrial clients and partners. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results ranked Cranfield third in the UK for the impact of our manufacturing, aeronautical and manufacturing research.