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Old 30th January 2016 | 10:05
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Cranfield University - anybody?

Hello,

I am searching masters in Safety/Human Factors (aviation) and engineering like for example avionics or structures. I have found Cranfield University, anybody knows the reputation of this university in aviation? are there better ones in Europe?

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Old 30th January 2016 | 16:47
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The reputation of the university and Prof Graham Braithwaite in aviation is excellent and commercially I think you'll emerge with good contacts.

That said if human factors is a focus I'd contact Dr.Kathy Abbott at the FAA and ask for guidance because I don't think our investigator does that part especially well.

https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cer...ipline/abbott/
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There aren't any better postgraduate universities in Europe than Cranfield. There are also some good human factors people teaching at Cranfield, as well as the more traditional Engineering subjects. I share PE's opinion of Prof. Braithwaite - but he's only one of 100+ academics there.

That said, have a look at City University London, and TU Delft in The Netherlands as well, if only for comparison purposes.

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Old 31st January 2016 | 15:18
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Hello everybody,
TU Delft is in the list already, here in NL has a very high reputation. I have searched a lot in internet about Cranfield and I couldn't really find anything. It's nice to know I think I have made a good choice! to everybody thank you and if there are bad reputations around (I hope not) please let me know.. I hope that this post will be also useful for other students
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I'm amazed you couldn't find much about Cranfield - their website alone will take you all day to go through.

I work with quite a few universities - and one thing that's very noticeable is that their postgraduate students are on average significantly better (define that word as you wish) than those at any other UK university I deal with.

The place is being significantly restructured at the moment, so I suspect you'll be the victim of a small amount of chaos and confusion. That said, most close to the place tend to agree that the changes being made will ultimately all be to the good.

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I once met a graduate of Cranfield in Qatar.. Technically a brilliant fellow, but he had the social skills of a flaming arsehole! Not relevant, I know...
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Originally Posted by Basset hound
I once met a graduate of Cranfield in Qatar.. Technically a brilliant fellow, but he had the social skills of a flaming arsehole! Not relevant, I know...
Opinions are divided about professional engineers. Some people think that disfunctional personalities are compulsory, some just recommended.

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