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Dick Elsy

Non-Executive Director

Dick Elsy chairs the Production and Programme Committee.  Dick was Chief Executive of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, the largest advanced manufacturing research institute in Europe, until his retirement in 2021. He is a career veteran from the automotive industry, with the bulk of his time spent at Land Rover and then Jaguar, where he was Engineering Director. At Land Rover he started his career as one of the key project team members on the original Discovery programme. He later became a member of the board from where he led the creation, development, and manufacture of the Freelander. Prior to joining the HVM Catapult, Dick was the CEO of Torotrak plc, the FTSE-listed developer of traction drive technology.

Dick is on the council of the UK Research and Innovation Science and Technology Facilities Council (UKRI-STFC) and is Chairman of AB Dynamics, an Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listed supplier of integrated test systems for the global automotive industry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a holder of the Academy’s Silver Medal. He was recognised for his contribution to manufacturing and technology in the UK with a CBE in 2018.

He is an honorary professor at Strathclyde University and holds an honorary doctorate from Cranfield University.

In 2020, Dick chaired the Ventilator Challenge UK consortium, a collection of industrial and engineering partners from across the UK which manufactured and delivered over 13,000 ventilators for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Celebrating Ada Lovelace – the worlds’ first computer programmer 

Last week, in Ada Lovelace’s honour, a passionate team from AWE welcomed around 70 enthusiastic Year 6 students and their teachers to a STEM event to celebrate science, creativity and resilience.   In the early 19th century, long before the digital age, Ada Lovelace laid the groundwork for modern computing. Born in 1815, Ada was fascinated by mathematics […]

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Office for Nuclear Regulation investigation findings

Today, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) announced its investigation findings following the fatality of a Balfour Beatty employee in 2023, who was working in a construction enclave on AWE’s Aldermaston site.

A commemorative display in a grand room with marble columns and historic portraits, showcasing AWE's 75-year timeline of nuclear security technologies from the 1940s to the present, under the slogan 'Proud of our past. Prepared for the future.'

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75 Years of AWE: A landmark innovation showcase

On 16 October, AWE marked a major milestone in its history with the ‘AWE75: Proud of our past. Prepared for our future.’ event at the Institution of Civil Engineers, London. The event saw over 100 guests from across government, academia and the defence community gather to commemorate AWE’s legacy and look ahead to our future.

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