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Cranfield will become King's tenth faculty and regain the name Cranfield Institute of Technology when the merger takes effect on 1 August 2027.
King's College London and Cranfield University confirmed on 2 November that they will merge on 1 August 2027 [2]. Cranfield will become King's tenth faculty and revert to its original name, the Cranfield Institute of Technology [2].
King's College London and Cranfield University confirmed that the universities will merge on 1 August 2027 [2]. Times Higher Education reports that the two institutions announced the merger after agreeing the terms of their agreement [3].
After the merger, Cranfield will become King's tenth faculty and its original name, the Cranfield Institute of Technology, will be restored [2]. The BBC says Cranfield has been known by its current name since 1993 [1].
The new institute will be home to Cranfield Defence and Security, based at Shrivenham, which will collaborate with King's School of Security Studies [2]. Times Higher Education describes Shrivenham as a site on a military base in Wiltshire that will be retained [3].
Cranfield's business school will join King's Business School as the Cranfield School of Management [2]. Prof Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor and president of King's, said the merger was intended to "enhance the impact that King's and Cranfield already have on our society" [1].
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King's and Cranfield confirmed that the merger will take place on 1 August 2027 [2].
It will become part of the new institute, remain based at Shrivenham and work with King's School of Security Studies [2].
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