8 November 2024 | 0 minutes read

AWE Graduate wins at the 2024 LGBTQ+ defence awards

AWEPride is pleased to announce that one of our engineering graduates has won the ‘Graduate or Apprentice of the Year Award’ at the 2024 LGBTQ+ Defence Awards.

Hosted this year by BBC news anchor Jane Hill, the 2024 LGBTQ+ Defence Awards celebrated achievers from the Defence Industry who have significantly contributed to LGBTQ+ progress.

Aaron who is a member of AWEPride was presented with the award for the support given to new joiners and to colleagues who are transitioning, for ongoing work looking at gendered language in library and IT services, running events in support of the LGBTQ+ inclusion calendar whilst balancing professional responsibilities.

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The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration (RAICo) has announced the addition of AWE – a UK leader in nuclear technology and innovation – as its fifth member organisation. AWE joins the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Sellafield Ltd, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), and the University of Manchester in this integrated collaboration.

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VE Day at Aldermaston

80 years ago, the European part of the Second World War came to an end. On the 8th of May 1945 - known as Victory in Europe Day or VE Day - celebrations erupted around the world to mark this. Aldermaston had played its part in the liberation of Western Europe as it formed the launch point and training ground for American airborne operations for the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles”, during D-Day a year earlier and the failed Operation Market Garden.