We look forward to welcoming you to the Defence College for Military Capability Integration.
The Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI) is one of two colleges at the Defence Academy. DCMCI aims to strengthen the technological edge and decision advantage across the defence enterprise through education and partnerships.
DCMCI provides course members from the UK and its partner nations with the defence and security training and education they need to maintain and advance warfighting capability. They partner with Cranfield University, Think Tank and industry partners, including the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, to ensure its curricula keeps pace with emerging technologies.
Please bring photo ID.
Please arrive in good time and ensure you have contact details for your visit sponsor upon arrival.
If you are travelling by vehicle, please observe the 20mph speed limit and adhere to the Highway Code when commuting across site.
The Defence Academy is a smoke-free and vape-free site. For information regarding our smoking policy, please contact your visit sponsor.
Internet Access
Guest Wi-Fi and phone signal are available in most areas across site.
Toilet Facilities
Single-gender, gender-neutral, and disabled toilets are available on both floors of the College.
Disabled access
Lift access is available to all floors of DCMCI. Wheelchair spaces are available in lecture auditoriums and venue halls.
Food and drink
In addition to any refreshments your host may have arranged for you, the Grass Roots Café and the Fieldhouse Café are centrally located. These cafés are open to staff, students, and visitors. They offer a range of hot and cold drinks and meals, open-plan seating areas equipped with electrical sockets, and accept cash and card payment.
We are keen to celebrate our collaborations and partnerships with other nations and organisations so our Communications Team may reach out to you before, during, or after your visit. We also encourage you to share your experiences at DCMCI. See some of the options available below:
Photography by the Defence Academy
To mark your visit, our Communications Team may ask to take photos of you while you are here. These photos will be used on the Defence Academy’s, and possibly MOD’s, website, social media, and internal communications systems to showcase the visit.
If a photographer is present during your visit, they will introduce themselves to you. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform the photographer. They can anonymise photos (e.g. by only including backs of heads) or choose not to cover the visit at all.
If photos are planned for external use, you may request digital copies of the photos taken during your visit. Due to MOD licencing rules, these will need to be attributed to ‘Crown Copyright’.
Taking photos yourself
If agreed with your visit sponsor, you are welcome to take your own photos in areas of DCMCI activity.
For security reasons, there are areas within the College (such as the Technology Hub, Defence WOME Engineering School, and Defence Cyber Academy) where photography is not routinely permitted. We ask that you do not take photos of classified information, classified training aids, or people who have not given you their explicit permission to be photographed. If you wish to take photographs, your visit sponsor will be happy to advise where you may do so.
Photos should not be used for commercial purposes.
Please note, different areas of Shrivenham Station have varying rules surrounding photography. If you visit areas other than those listed above, please check the photography rules with your visit sponsor before taking any photos.
Sharing your visit
We encourage you to publicise your visit to the DCMCI. For security reasons, we ask that you do not post publicly about your visit beforehand. However, once you have left Shrivenham Station, we look forward to seeing your coverage on social media - unless there are specific sensitivities told to you by your sponsor.
You can engage with the Defence Academy on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or LinkedIn. To request copies of photos or official quotes from Defence Academy representatives, please contact the Communications Team via the ‘Contact us’ form, selecting ‘Media enquiry’ on our website. They will be happy to assist before and after your visit.
In a typical year, DCMCI facilitates training and education for over 10,000 course members, encompassing postgraduates, short course and master's modules. Among these course members, approximately 20 individuals represent 10 different countries, choose DCMCI to study with for postgraduate degrees.
Course members and visitors to DCMCI have an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with a range of military assets and static training aids in the Technology Hub, featuring representation from over 20 countries' armed forces. Some examples are:
- its oldest asset, the 9.2-inch artillery breech dating back to 1889
- its rarest asset, the split Leopard battle tank, cut in half by the Royal Ordnance in 1985, showcases the internal working parts of the vehicle
Please use this site map to navigate during your time with us. The map highlights your route, parking, emergency evacuation points, and the nearest food and retail outlets to your area of visit.
