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Brookfields Special School in Tilehurst have been fundraising to buy an adaptive tricycle for pupils with mobility problems and visual impairment.  The tricycle allows pupils in wheelchairs or with visual impairment to take part in cycling activities which both help to improve their mobility and to enjoy an activity which is normally inaccessible to them. […]

Graduates from AWE recently encouraged pupils from Berkshire and Hampshire to enter this year’s AWE Primary Science Challenge. The annual challenge is run in partnership with the educational charities’ Educational Business Partnership West Berkshire (EBPWB) and the Basingstoke Consortium. AWE’s Dr Claire Leppard – project sponsor said “I have been involved in the graduate project […]

A team of AWE graduates worked with pupils from nine* local schools in the 2019 Royal Institution Engineering Masterclass series. Thirty teens (aged 13-14) took up the six-week challenge, which was hosted at The Hurst Community College, Baughurst. Students from different schools were placed in five teams, competing against each other for the first five […]

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served Improvement Notices on AWE’s LC36 Organisational Capability arrangements. While improvements have been made, we recognise there is more work to do on our Licence Condition 36 Organisational Capability arrangements and are committed to making the necessary enhancements. We have a resourced project team in place to ensure […]

We recently worked with Mediaplanet on the 2019 Global Cause: Pride in the UK campaign. A printed publication is being distributed at a number of industry events and the content is available online at globalcause.co.uk. The campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of taking a stance against […]

AWE has won the enei Neurodiversity Award plus a Bronze Award for its work on diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the enei 2019 Awards. AWE joined enei (Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) the leading employer network for all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK, in January 2018. Meg Hunt, AWE’s Director […]

TeenTech Hampshire was a smash hit with the 300 Hampshire students who attended and AWE’s teams of engineers and scientists had a STEMtastic time too! AWE has been involved with TeenTech since 2011.  Philippa Kent, AWE’s community engagement manager, explained why: “TeenTech is a great opportunity for us to work with key community partners. By […]

The Lerigo Charity XI, an entire cricket team with the surname Lerigo, played their hearts out to raise money for St Michael’s Hospice, at Ramsdell Cricket Club’s Cricket World Cup Family Day and Charity Fund-Raiser. In addition to the cricket, there were plenty of stalls, a raffle and a quiz in the evening plus, of […]

Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED19). International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The theme chosen for INWED this year is ‘Transform the […]

AWE’s specialist drone team had an unusual assignment this week – inspecting the roof at St. Mary’s Church in Tadley! Their mission was to use the drone to provide detailed aerial imagery and videography of St Mary’s, enabling visual confirmation that lightning protection on the bell tower and the roof itself, are in good condition […]

MOD police officers from AWE were accompanied by police Dogs- Spaniel Speedy and German Shepherd Kajo when they visited North Waltham Primary school to give a demonstration and talk about forensic science and drugs awareness. The dogs carried out several demonstrations. The Spaniel, Speedy (a drug detection dog) carried out a playground search and Kajo, […]