School of Applied Sciences
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The School of Applied Sciences (SAS) at Cranfield University
, formerly the School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, operates across materials, manufacturing
, natural resources
and sustainable systems. The School’s focus is on research and its application to meet the needs of industry and society. This research informs the teaching, training and consultancy services on offer.
The School offers full- and part-time Master's courses and postgraduate level programmes together with research opportunities across a wide range of areas including automotive and motorsport, environment, manufacturing, materials, offshore, sustainability and water. Consultancy services to clients and a range of continuing professional development
(CPD) courses are also offered.
The School of Applied Sciences is led by Professor Tom Stephenson http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/aboutus/staff/stephensont.jsp who is a graduate of the University of York
and Imperial College, London.
(RAE) for the impact of its mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing research and for receiving a strong result in the Agriculture Unit of Assessment with 85% gaining international status and 40% of that research being deemed of an internationally excellent standard*.
Cranfield’s manufacturing research integrates decision engineering, manufacturing systems and competitive creative design. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
(EPSRC)-supported Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC
) provides a platform for further integration across the wider university and for continued growth of manufacturing research including Product service system
(PSS) research.
Manufacturing research centres:
• Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D)
• Decision Engineering Centre
• Manufacturing Systems Centre
Materials Research
The schools materials research is directed towards processing, properties and performance together with the associated manufacturing technologies, including precision and ultra precision engineering. More specifically the focus is on polymer composites, functional ceramics, surface engineering, coatings and high temperature materials and arc and laser pipeline welding.
Materials research centres:
• Composites Centre
• Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre
• Microsystems and Nanotechnology Centre
• Precision Engineering Centre
• Surface Science and Engineering Centre
• Welding Engineering Research Centre
Natural Resources research
Research in natural resources department focuses on soil and water sciences in the context of land management for food, fibre and bio-energy crops, environmental services and biodiversity. The main research themes are land processes, natural resources management and soil.
Natural resources research centres:
• Centre for Sports Surface Technology
• Integrated Environmental Systems Institute
• Natural Resources Management Centre
• National Soil Resources Institute
Sustainable Systems research
The School’s sustainable systems department focuses on managing treatment processes, service systems, utility infrastructures, transportation, policy and regulatory processes and the future development of the defra funded Risk Centre.
Sustainable Systems research centres:
• Centre for Automotive Technology
• Centre for Resource Management and Efficiency
• Centre for Water Science
• Energy Technology Centre
• The Risk Centre
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering MSc by Research
Cost Engineering PgCert
Design and Innovation for Sustainability MDes
Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management MSc
Energy Supply for Low Carbon Futures MSc
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc
Environmental Diagnostics and Management MSc
Environmental Management for Business MSc
Geographical Information Management MSc
Innovation and Creativity in Industry MDes
Integrated Vehicle Health Management MSc
Knowledge Management for Innovation MSc
Land Management MSc with options:
Management and Information Systems MSc
Manufacturing Consultancy MSc
Materials for Energy Systems MSc
Microsystems and Nanotechnology MSc
Motorsport Engineering and Management MSc
Operations Excellence MSc
Offshore and Ocean Technology MSc with options:
Renwable Energy Engineering MSc
Sports Surface Technology MSc by Research
Sustainable Manufacturing MSc
Through-life System Sustainment MSc
Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering MSc
Ultra Precision Technologies MSc
Waste and Resource Management MSc
Water and Wastewater Engineering MSc
Water Management MSc with options:
Water Processes (Advanced Professional Masters) MTech
Welding Engineering MSc
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
, formerly the School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, operates across materials, manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, natural resources
Natural Resources
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and sustainable systems. The School’s focus is on research and its application to meet the needs of industry and society. This research informs the teaching, training and consultancy services on offer.
The School offers full- and part-time Master's courses and postgraduate level programmes together with research opportunities across a wide range of areas including automotive and motorsport, environment, manufacturing, materials, offshore, sustainability and water. Consultancy services to clients and a range of continuing professional development
Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development or Continuing professional education is the means by which people maintain their knowledge and skills related to their professional lives.-CPD research:...
(CPD) courses are also offered.
The School of Applied Sciences is led by Professor Tom Stephenson http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/aboutus/staff/stephensont.jsp who is a graduate of the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
and Imperial College, London.
Rankings
Applied Sciences is a major contributor towards Cranfield University being ranked third in the UK in the Research Assessment ExerciseResearch Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
(RAE) for the impact of its mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing research and for receiving a strong result in the Agriculture Unit of Assessment with 85% gaining international status and 40% of that research being deemed of an internationally excellent standard*.
Department Research
Manufacturing departmentCranfield’s manufacturing research integrates decision engineering, manufacturing systems and competitive creative design. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...
(EPSRC)-supported Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC
IMRC
-Cranfield IMRC:Cranfield's Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre is a EPSRC funded centre undertaking research that addresses many of the issues identified in the Government’s recent High Value Manufacturing strategy.-Research Themes:...
) provides a platform for further integration across the wider university and for continued growth of manufacturing research including Product service system
Product service system
A product-service system , also known as a function-oriented business model, is a business model, developed in academia, that is aimed at providing sustainability of both consumption and production.- What is PSS? :...
(PSS) research.
Manufacturing research centres:
• Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D)
• Decision Engineering Centre
• Manufacturing Systems Centre
Materials Research
The schools materials research is directed towards processing, properties and performance together with the associated manufacturing technologies, including precision and ultra precision engineering. More specifically the focus is on polymer composites, functional ceramics, surface engineering, coatings and high temperature materials and arc and laser pipeline welding.
Materials research centres:
• Composites Centre
• Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre
• Microsystems and Nanotechnology Centre
• Precision Engineering Centre
• Surface Science and Engineering Centre
• Welding Engineering Research Centre
Natural Resources research
Research in natural resources department focuses on soil and water sciences in the context of land management for food, fibre and bio-energy crops, environmental services and biodiversity. The main research themes are land processes, natural resources management and soil.
Natural resources research centres:
• Centre for Sports Surface Technology
• Integrated Environmental Systems Institute
• Natural Resources Management Centre
• National Soil Resources Institute
Sustainable Systems research
The School’s sustainable systems department focuses on managing treatment processes, service systems, utility infrastructures, transportation, policy and regulatory processes and the future development of the defra funded Risk Centre.
Sustainable Systems research centres:
• Centre for Automotive Technology
• Centre for Resource Management and Efficiency
• Centre for Water Science
• Energy Technology Centre
• The Risk Centre
Masters Programmes
Advanced Materials MScAgricultural and Environmental Engineering MSc by Research
Cost Engineering PgCert
Design and Innovation for Sustainability MDes
Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management MSc
Energy Supply for Low Carbon Futures MSc
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc
Environmental Diagnostics and Management MSc
Environmental Management for Business MSc
Geographical Information Management MSc
Innovation and Creativity in Industry MDes
Integrated Vehicle Health Management MSc
Knowledge Management for Innovation MSc
Land Management MSc with options:
- Ecological Conservation
- Land Reclamation and Restoration
- Natural Resource Management
- Soil Management
Management and Information Systems MSc
Manufacturing Consultancy MSc
Materials for Energy Systems MSc
Microsystems and Nanotechnology MSc
Motorsport Engineering and Management MSc
Operations Excellence MSc
Offshore and Ocean Technology MSc with options:
- Offshore Materials Engineering
- Offshore Renewable Energy
- Pipeline Engineering
- Risk Management
- Subsea Engineering
Renwable Energy Engineering MSc
Sports Surface Technology MSc by Research
Sustainable Manufacturing MSc
Through-life System Sustainment MSc
Ultra Precision and Nanoengineering MSc
Ultra Precision Technologies MSc
Waste and Resource Management MSc
Water and Wastewater Engineering MSc
Water Management MSc with options:
- Community Water and Sanitation
- Environmental Water Management
- Global Water Policy and Management
Water Processes (Advanced Professional Masters) MTech
Welding Engineering MSc