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National Women in Engineering Day
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Wendy Jacob, Posted on:
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Defence industry, Education and training, People, Science and Technology, Women in Engineering
Today, 23 June is National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) - an International campaign to raise awareness of women in engineering. National Women in Engineering Day was set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Their aim being to …
Helping the STEM to flow - through the generations
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Wendy Jacob, Posted on:
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Education and training, History, People, Science and Technology
A recent report by Engineering UK showed that the engineering sector in the UK contributed an estimated £455.6 billion of the UK’s £1,683 billion GDP in 2014 – a staggering 27.1%. Add to that the fact that the average starting …
Cyber sorcerers and web wizards wanted
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Professor Penelope Endersby, Posted on:
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People, Policy, Science and Technology
In November 2015 the Prime Minister announced, through the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), that the UK will provide its Armed Forces with advanced cyber capabilities. You can join us in helping make this a reality. We want to …
Socks are not just for Christmas!
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Wendy Jacob, Posted on:
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Education and training, History, People, Science and Technology
If you received a gift of a pair of socks this Christmas, you may reflect for a moment on the importance of these small articles of clothing and a history of innovation. In 1914-18, protecting soldiers from trench foot meant …
Medical advances in World War 1
The figures were high – 244,1673 killed, wounded, missing and prisoners on the British sector of the Western Front from February 1915 - October 1918. As the technology of warfare developed during WW1, causing death and injury that had not been …
Henry Moseley: A Scientist Lost to War
Henry ‘Harry’ Moseley was an exceptionally promising young English physicist in the years immediately before World War I. His work on the X-ray spectra of the elements provided a new foundation for the Periodic Table and contributed to the development …
AWE scientist speaks about his life in lasers
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Wendy Jacob, Posted on:
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Education and training, International Cooperation, People, Science and Technology
Working with leading physicists in the UK, AWE scientist Colin Danson has been instrumental in the design, construction and operation of large‐scale laser facilities for over 30 years. He helped to pioneer the development of ultra‐high intensity lasers establishing world‐leading …
A day in the life of an apprentice
Paul Haynes talks about his work and explains what it is like to be an apprentice mechanical engineer with BAE Systems. Tell us your story: what made you choose an apprenticeship and what is your current role? I joined the Royal …
Teen Tech excites future scientists
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Andrew Randewich, Posted on:
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Education and training, People, Science and Technology
At AWE, we are committed to inspiring future generations and sharing knowledge of our work. Recently, AWE engineers were out and about, supporting TeenTech, the award-winning industry-led initiative that runs lively one-day events in science and technology, with a year-round supporting …