"Cranfield University in Bedfordshire will become part of King's College London from August 2027, although a new name has not yet been decided. Prof Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor and president of King's College London, said it was "a deliberate step tobring some of the best of UK to compete with the best in the world". He added that the merger "would bringnew educational possibilities for students, new discoveries from academics anda clear focus on working in partnership with industry and government to support national resilience"."
"Theproposedmergerwill create a UK university specially equipped forthechanging world, building ontheexisting individual strengthsof each institution across: EngineeringandTechnology-aerospace,advanced manufacturing, AI and robotics Environment and resources water, soil, food systems and climate Energy hydrogen, batteries and net zero systems Economy,industryand leadership productivity, skills and innovation Society and policy healthand life sciences, regulation and public leadership Securityand Defence expertise spanning science,strategyand operations."
"As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield will benefit from the interdisciplinary breadth and scale of King's. King's, in turn, will be strengthened by Cranfield's world-renowned expertise in technology, engineering and management, alongside its deep and long-standing partnerships with industry and government. Prof Dame Karen Holford, chief executive and vice-chancellor at Cranfield University, said the merger would "create a global university" delivering excellence with "purpose, drive and scale"."
"She added that they would continue their mission to tackle real-world issues with "Cranfield University's outstanding applied research... and long-standin"
Cranfield University in Bedfordshire is set to become part of King’s College London from August 2027, with a new name not yet decided. The merger aims to create new educational possibilities for students and new discoveries from academics. It focuses on partnership with industry and government to support national resilience. The combined university will build on strengths across engineering and technology, including aerospace, advanced manufacturing, AI and robotics, and across environment and resources, energy, and economy, industry and leadership. It will also cover society and policy, including health and life sciences and regulation, and security and defence spanning science, strategy and operations. Cranfield’s applied research and industry-government partnerships will complement King’s interdisciplinary breadth and scale.
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