Britain leads the way in motorsport engineering. The expertise of UK companies and their personnel are recognised the world over. If Britain is to maintain this pre-eminence then UK motorsport companies will need to recruit and retain suitably qualified graduates.
In response to developing the motorsport engineers of the future Cranfield University has secured a prestigious Masters Training Package- worth £450,000- from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a dedicated postgraduate level programme in Motorsport Engineering and Management (MSc). The course will be delivered from October 2000, the first of its kind in the UK.
In securing the contract, Cranfield demonstrated considerable support for a postgraduate motorsport course among leading motorsport teams such as Benetton, British American Racing, Prodrive and Reynard. The new MSc course has the endorsement of the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and has the backing of the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) of which Cranfield University is a member.
The Motorsport Engineering and Management programme will be flexible in so far as it can be taken either on a full or part-time basis. Individual modules will be available for specific training purposes.
Cranfield will be presenting the new programme for the first time at the Autosport International Show 13-16 January 2000 at the NEC (stand number 6574). For the exhibition Cranfield university will be launching a dedicated website: http://www.motorsport.cranfield.ac.uk. This will go live on 13th January 2000.
The Cranfield Motorsport website will also feature other motorsport related activities, such as the university's facilities, research and consultancy services as well as a link to the Cranfield Impact Centre.
Details on the course will be available from 13 January 2000 onwards by contacting:
John Nixon
Course Director for Motorsport Engineering and Management
motorsport@cranfield.ac.uk
44-0-1234-754152