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ANS https://www.ans.org/ William Penney Fellowships are named after Sir William Penney, Director of the former Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). William Penney Fellows are key academics, typically leading research at centres of technical excellence or in similar roles. /about-us/our-partners/?q=william+penney+fellows OxCHEDS researchers study the behaviour of matter at the kinds of extraordinary temperatures and pressures usually […]

UK Challenge (UKC) is a world leading team building event, where teams of six take on running, cycling, kayaking and swimming in some of the UK’s most stunning (and challenging) scenery. This year AWE took four teams to the Peak District to battle the elements, the terrain – and the puzzles. Teams have to decide […]

AWE has held its most popular Primary Science Challenge to date, with over 400 students from eight primary schools in West Berkshire joining in the eco-themed learning and competition. The annual event inspires young learners into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and this year’s Challenge aligned to the World Environment Day’s theme of ‘Solutions […]

Connor gained his MPhys at the University of Loughborough and is now researching the modelling of heterogenous systems at Warwick, sponsored by AWE. He tells us what he is working on and how this will support national defence and security: “I am interested in modelling titanium and its alloys at extreme conditions, using quantum chemistry […]

Mateen Mirza, who completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at University College London this year, has won the prestigious 2023 Materials Science Thesis Prize – jointly sponsored by AWE and the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. Mateen’s thesis concentrated on Nuclear Materials reprocessing and was titled ‘Electrochemical Processing in Molten Salts for Refractory Metal […]