The prestigious Cranfield University annually selects a small number of distinguished people to receive honorary degrees, in recognition of their influence in the sectors in which the post-graduate university specialises.

This year, our Chief Executive Officer Nick Fry was chosen to receive an honorary degree and, along with five other honorary graduates, joined over 2000 graduates who received their degrees at the Cranfield campus last week.

Clive Temple, Programme Director for Cranfield’s MSc inMotorsport Engineering and Management, said: “Cranfield is proud to work with leading motorsport teams such as MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS. Among those graduating this year are Motorsport MSc students now working at both of the team’s factories in Brackley and Brixworth. However we don’t just provide talent to Nick’s team, we also support them through research and testing with the team accessing facilities and expertise here at Cranfield. Nick knows how to put all this talent and infrastructure to good effect. He values our greatest asset, our people, and knows how to get the best out of them.”

Cranfield University is a wholly postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation for excellence and expertise in aerospace, automotive, defence, engineering, environment and water, health, management and manufacturing. As the UK’s most business-engaged University, and led by research which is applied to real life situations, Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. For more information visit: www.cranfield.ac.uk