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AWE has appointed Andrew McNaughton as its new Executive Director, Fissile Programme and Emma-Jane Houghton as Commercial Director, Fissile Programme.

For the last four years AWE’s partnership with local gardening for health charity, Thrive, has seen mutual benefits for both organisations. AWE’s support has been demonstrated in numerous ways – including corporate volunteering days and fundraising – to help Thrive’s clients achieve, aspire and grow through a range of social and therapeutic horticultural (STH) programmes. […]

AWE staff have shown their generous side for this year’s annual Christmas charity collection, by donating toys, essentials and an impressive 1.5 tonnes of food to a number of deserving charities. Each year AWE volunteers organise drop-off points enabling staff to make their charitable donations to worthy causes. This year saw a van full of […]

AWE is delighted by the announcement that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the US, one of our key partners, has achieved ignition in a fusion experiment on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). This is a historic achievement, long anticipated by the fusion community, and will be an important step towards clean energy in the […]

We are thrilled to announce AWE as Gold winners in the ‘Candidate Assessment’ category at the prestigious In-house Recruitment awards. The award recognises the highly innovative, skills-based solution that was implemented for our Apprenticeship hiring in 2021-22. AWE’s Future Careers Team, in partnership with the Skills Academy, worked with Spotted Zebra to create a unique skills profile […]

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 brought together decision makers from across the globe to see how climate pledges would give way to implementation plans for tackling climate change and preparing for its effects. Whilst progress was made with regards to adapting to the impacts of climate change the key question remains, did it […]

Helen Peters, Senior Legal Counsel at AWE, recently presented on UK nuclear decommissioning at the prestigious International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) biennial conference in Washington, USA. The INLA’s purpose is to promote the study of legal issues associated with the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to encourage the exchange of information in this field. […]

It was a night to remember with AWE coming 21st in the list of the 2022 Top 25 Best Big Companies to work for, based on employee feedback. And it didn’t stop there with AWE receiving a further award. The Best Big Companies award is open to companies with over 2,000 employees – with those […]

Mandy Savage, Executive Director Engineering On National Engineering Day, it seems rather apt to share my reflections so far on leading the engineering function at AWE.   This April, I was appointed as the first Executive Director for Engineering at AWE. This is a new role within the business, separating Science and Engineering functions, and […]

We’ve recently published the Autumn edition of ‘Connect’ – the newsletter for our neighbours and local community. Read all about how we’re recruiting for our next intake of graduates and apprentices, as well as how successful our outreach work, including the Primary Science Challenge, has proved with local students. There are also features on our […]

AWE welcomes the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s Report  published today (12 October) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The report highlights the AWE Burghfield site’s return to routine regulatory attention, driven by ‘demonstrable and sustained progress in safety performance, and with the leadership team showing a proactive approach to safety management and culture.’ The ONR […]

A team of AWE graduates participated in the annual Physics at Work event – held on 20-22 September at the University of Cambridge – to encourage and inspire 14-16-year-old schoolchildren to pursue STEM and to help them learn about how physics is used in the world of work. Now in its 38th year, Physics at […]