The merged institution will build on King’s world-class education and research and Cranfield’s strengths in technology, engineering, applied research and management, as well as its strong partnerships with business and industry.

Following the merger, Cranfield will become King’s new and tenth faculty and its original title – the Cranfield Institute of Technology – will be restored, preserving its history and heritage.

The new institute will be home to Cranfield Defence and Security which will continue its success in applied research and collaborate with colleagues in King’s School of Security Studies to continue building world-leading capabilities in this sector.

Cranfield’s School of Management will join King’s Business School combining the two schools’ expertise, resources, and networks across the public and private sector.

Joining King’s strengths with Cranfield’s will create an institution that is more than the sum of its parts, representing a significant step towards the goals in Strategy 2030.

Competition and Market Authority rules mean that until this agreement was signed, the universities have only been able to exchange information related to due diligence. The signing of the agreement means that more detailed integration planning can now begin.

While students and staff will see some immediate changes after the merger completes in August 2027, as Cranfield becomes part of King’s College London, full integration will be phased over a longer period of time to ensure the quality of service for students is not affected.

Cranfield students at the point of merger and prospective students who have an accepted offer to join Cranfield before the merger completes will have the option of a King’s degree certificate or Cranfield University certificate.

Any students accepting an offer to study at Cranfield after the merger completes will receive a King’s certificate.

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Image: (Left to right) Sir Andrew Haines, Professor Dame Karen Holford, Professor Shitij Kapur and Lord Simon Stevens