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Continuing the theme of group design projects, which are foremost in a lot of our students minds at the moment! Here are some more photos from the archives from 1960, showing what your predecessors were working on. #CranfieldPhotoArchive #ThrowbackThursday
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If you're currently working on your group design project, this shows what you might have been working on if you were at Cranfield in 1960. The large model of a Mach 2 airliner was used for aeroelastic modelling. using representative weights and springs. #CranfieldPhotoArchive
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Here's a colour image from the other side on a different occasion đź“· Graham Perry.
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As our new students start to join our clubs and societies - and hopefully find something they love! - we go back in time to 1961 to share photographs of Cranfield's football, rugby and hockey teams. #CranfieldPhotoArchive #ThrowbackThursday
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Welcome to all our new students! We are really looking forward to meeting you all over the coming weeks, either at the Information Fair, in the Library or at your induction sessions. We are here to support you and help you succeed at Cranfield: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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To coincide with the publication of our new web pages helping you use AI and GenAI responsibly in your learning and research, we asked Kate Jones, a third year PhD student, to tell us more about her own use of AI for research analysis: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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Fantastic footage from 1958 of the old student tradition of submitting their theses in style - arriving in a variety of different transport and then handing in via a first floor window! #CranfieldPhotoArchive #ThrowbackThursday
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Copyright: IE Bowles, 1958.
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Kings Norton Library will be closed from 7.30am on Friday until 9am on Tuesday for the annual deep clean. You can still access our services and resources on the library website. Staff will be available to help you online via email or our chat service. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Our Shut Up and Write sessions start again today! Come and join us to work on your tasks in a friendly, no-pressure, focused, productive environment, and meet other students. Find out more: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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Welcome to all our new students starting at Shrivenham today! Make sure you come and meet us in Barrington Library, if you haven’t already, so you can find out how to make the most of our services and set yourself up for success!: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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Cranfield students hard at work in our Operational Research Lab in December 1962. #ThrowbackThursday #CranfieldPhotoArchive
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Library staff will take a break on Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August. You can still access the resources and help you need via our website. Kings Norton Library will remain open. Barrington Library will be closed but alternative study space will be available in the Hobson Library.
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We have shiny new lockers in the entrance of Kings Norton Library so you can collect your book reservations. There's no need to walk up the stairs anymore! Follow the instructions on the front of the machine or ask a member of staff for help. More info: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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To mark the 75th birthday of Anne, Princess Royal, we are sharing some photos of her past visits to Cranfield - once in 1986, and once in 2007 when she opened the Cranfield Management Research Institute (CMRI). #CranfieldPhotoArchive #ThrowbackThursday
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You are nearly there! Many of our students are starting to think about finishing their theses. If you are one of them, then you might find our latest post useful as you write up your masterpiece and get ready to hand it in: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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This picture from our Archive, taken in 1967, shows a view of the parade of shops on Central Avenue before the tennis courts were built. There was a grocer's shop where the Research Students Corner is now sited. #ThrowbackThursday #CranfieldPhotoArchive
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Our School of Management Library will close on Thursday 31 July. The staff, resources and book collection are moving to Kings Norton Library. Here we look back on some photos of the Library from the past. Find out more about the move: library.cranfield.ac.uk/news…
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We're here to help every step of the way while you're writing your thesis or IRP. You can find help in the Study Skills Hub (on Canvas), via our regular online training sessions or by asking for personal support. Find out more: blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/librar…
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