Cranfield School of Management Media Releases

Secret to start-up success shared at Cranfield VentureDay

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMT

Over 270 entrepreneurs, investors, UK start-ups and advisors were united last Thursday (10 May) at Cranfield VentureDay, an annual entrepreneurship conference that is now in its 5th year. The sold-out event was organised by the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship at Cranfield, with an impressive line-up of speakers including Craig Sams, founder of premium organic chocolate company Green & Black’s and Warren East, CEO of ARM Holdings who captivated the audience with their business insights and secrets to start-up success.

Fast fall in number of male-only FTSE 100 boards

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00 GMT

Since the publication of the Cranfield Female FTSE report last month (13 March), the number of female-held FTSE 100 directorships has risen to 16% from 15.6% and the number of all-male FTSE 100 boards has fallen from 11 to nine.

Leading names from business will speak at Cranfield VentureDay

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT

Some of the UK’s leading names in business will take to the stage to share their ideas on entrepreneurship at the Cranfield VentureDay conference on 10 May. Among them will be Craig Sams, founder of premium organic chocolate company Green & Black’s and Warren East, CEO of British microchip designer ARM Holdings that designs chips for televisions, mobile computers and smartphones.

Cranfield MBA Charity Auction for Vitalise

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT

For the thirteenth consecutive year, a team of full-time MBA students from Cranfield will be running the London Marathon to raise money for Vitalise, a charity that provides breaks for people with disabilities and those who support them.

The Future for Women on boards: Milestone or Millstone?

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT

The 2012 Female FTSE report from Cranfield School of Management urges the UK’s top companies to ask themselves the question: Milestone or Millstone? when it comes to increasing the number of women on their boards.

Innovative loan programme available to Cranfield MBAs

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT

Cranfield School of Management has teamed up with Prodigy Finance Limited to offer an innovative loan programme to help students accepted onto the Cranfield full-time MBA finance their studies at competitive rates.

Cranfield launches new MBA scholarships

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT

As London takes centre stage for the Olympics, one of the world’s leading business schools, Cranfield School of Management in the UK has launched a series of full time MBA scholarships to celebrate this special year. Twenty new scholarships, worth £12,000 each, will be available to eligible applicants to help fund their studies on the prestigious full time Cranfield MBA programme starting in September 2012.

Network with UK's leading entrepreneurs at Cranfield VentureDay

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT

Some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs will be at Cranfield School of Management on Thursday 10 May to speak at VentureDay, the annual one-day conference and networking event for entrepreneurs.

Opportunity for talented Australians to study Cranfield MBA

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT

Talented Australians who are passionate about Australia and desire to contribute to its future have the chance to win a full scholarship to study a full-time MBA at one of the world’s leading business schools, Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

It's good for business for business to be good

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT

Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer at GlaxoSmithKline gave the keynote speech at the annual Pears Business Schools Partnership lecture held at Cranfield School of Management