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TEDx Cranfield University  

Where great ideas take flight!


TEDx Cranfield University is an independent group of Staff, Students, and Alumni who are acting together to produce Cranfield's first-ever TEDx event!

We are working under an initiative originally thought up by the Cranfield Student's Union, the Cranfield Students' Association. We have now grown into our own independent group led by a current member of university staff and a PhD student.


We'd like to thank CSA for their support and guidance with the event from ideation to the current day! Not to mention the offer to lend us many materials to borrow for the day of the event, and the support from many CSA societies including, the Makers Society and many more!


We are not run by the university, and for most aspects act independently from them, although we have been granted permission by the university's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation to obtain our license from TEDx for us to hold this event. We would like to thank Cranfield University Research and Innovation department for sponsoring the event in the form of a small cash grant and for providing us not only the venue for free, but for also offering us space to conduct our rehearsals and stage build.


We are not supported by the university's PR, events or marketing team and we do not represent them nor Cranfield University in any capacity.

However, we'd like to thank the many other departments within the university who have supported and guided us to make this conference successful!


We are a 100-volunteer strong team, with an even wider support network from the local area and beyond! Thank you to everyone who has helped us so far and continues to help us in the future! Watch this space to see our pilot event take off! 

What is TEDx

In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. 

Our event is called TEDxCranfieldUniversity, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxCranfieldUniversity event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. 

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations. 

About TED

TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.

TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.

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