30 October 2023 | 0 minutes read

Autumn Connect out now!

Our latest community newsletter Connect is now available. The cover story showcases our emergency response work that saw us take part in a major exercise with many agencies and emergency services earlier this year. This edition also focuses on some of our STEM activities with local pupils as well as our volunteering work in the community. There’s also a round-up of the latest news and achievements from AWE.

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AWE Re‑accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

We’re proud to share that AWE has been successfully re‑accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, marking over twenty years of partnership in supporting the growth and professionalism of our materials and chemical scientists.

A laboratory setting showing a person wearing protective gloves and eyewear operating a microscope. The individual is adjusting a slide on the microscope stage. Test tubes in a rack are visible beside the microscope, illuminated by blue laboratory lighting.

AWE supports major expansion of nuclear doctoral training

AWE is supporting an expansion of UK nuclear doctoral training through a new suite of Doctoral Focal Awards (DFAs), strengthening the skills pipeline essential to delivering our mission, now and in the future, and sustaining national nuclear capability as part of the wider defence enterprise.

Neurodiversity in the workplace: From awareness to action

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026 (16–20 March) encourages organisations to move beyond awareness and take meaningful steps to support neurodivergent colleagues.