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Sam Laidlaw has been appointed as the new independent non-executive chairman of the AWE Plc Board with effect from 1 January 2025.

We are pleased to announce that, following the success of previous years, the Worshipful Company of Engineers, Engineers Trust once again seeks nominations.

In the academic year 2023/2024, we reached 60,000 primary, secondary and college students with our schools programme, and nearly all of the schools visited were a source of applications into our apprentice scheme.

The FMC provides a unique and exciting opportunity for the UK to push forward its expertise in science and technology, creating jobs and contributing to the local economy.

The Local Liaison Committee (LLC) provides an important platform for local people to gain a better understanding of AWE’s activities and to raise questions through their elected representative on the Committee.

We’re really lucky at Aldermaston to have a wealth of nature on our land, including specially protected creatures such as woodlark, peregrine falcons, great crested newts and bat species, along with veteran oak trees.

We have a workforce 7,000 strong, have a wide programme of engagement with 37 UK universities and welcome apprentices and graduates annually.

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 […]

As part of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) renewal programme, the UK will replace its existing nuclear warhead, and it is our highly skilled teams here at AWE that will do this. As well as people, we need to make sure we have the right facilities too. 

CIOs are rarely asked to create a platform that supports secure collaboration between thousands of partners for one of the UK’s biggest ever infrastructure projects as part of a national endeavour. But it happens, occasionally.

AWE is proud to announce the introduction of a new postgraduate education course in Defence Nuclear Safety Engineering, as part of our strategic alliance with Cranfield University. The course aims to help students understand the principles of modern nuclear warhead design, with modules grouped into: Nuclear Warhead Safety; Systems Engineering; and Explosives Ordnance Engineering. The […]

AWE has launched the first phase of a new centre of excellence in scientific computing.

Read Lisa's blog to learn about her role.

DASA and AWE seek novel technologies in the space domain to enhance the UK’s Defence and Commercial Space Systems resilience and reliability.

AWE has published the Connecting with Academia and Industry annual report, in which key successes and achievements are highlighted.

AWE employees have chosen the adoption and trauma recovery charity, Parents And Children Together (PACT), as their new charity partner. AWE staff will support PACT by fundraising, giving employees volunteering time to help with activities and generally raising awareness and promoting the charity’s valuable work. AWE’s Kavita Thandi, Responsible Business Manager, said: “Supporting our local […]

This year saw NRC10 at which AWE showcased its expertise.

Chloe, from the University of Brighton, who just completed her year-in-industry with AWE, has been awarded the prestigious Year in Industry Prize – sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. Chloe delivered a number of projects, which have resulted in the successful enrolment of a local dairy farm to support AWE’s regulatory and […]

Prof. Randewich is one of 71 new Fellows elected at the Academy’s AGM on 17 September (Tuesday) all leading lights in their fields of engineering and technology.

AWE’s prestigious Early Careers programme is open for applications from today (16 September) for entry in 2025. Around 10,000 applications are expected for the 534 hotly contested places which will be available; covering apprenticeships, 12-month year in industry placement and AWE’s Evolve graduate scheme. A separate application window for degree apprentice schemes opens in October. […]