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Future of JET Secured with New European Contract
Image supplied by EUROfusion A contract extension for the world’s largest fusion research facility, Joint European Torus, has been signed by the UK and the European Commission The contract extension will secure at least €100m in additional inward investment from the EU over the next two years. The news brings reassurance for the more than ...
Oxfordshire Advances Skills Career Event on 7 February 2019
Thursday, 7 February, Culham’s apprentice training centre OAS is holding a recruitment event in the E3 Foyer. The event will launch the start of the 2019 recruitment campaign for engineering and technology apprenticeships. Exhibiting at the event will be many of Oxfordshire’s top engineering companies who have already endorsed the OAS and who are seeking apprentices ...
Santa Run 2018
Multiple Santas from across the site neglected a traditional sleigh and instead ran or jogged a route which started and finished on Farm Way. Around 50 employees from UKAEA as well as tenant companies completed the course to raise money for The Oxford Foodbank. Reaching the finish line in first place in was Nicolas Fil ...
New OAS Training Facility Advancing at Culham Science Centre
Construction of the new Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) apprentice training facility is advancing rapidly with structural steelwork and the roof of the 3,800 square metre training workshops already up. The new building will be able to accommodate up to 350 apprentices, with industry-standard equipment covering a wide range of engineering and technology disciplines. Steve Hall ...
Duke of Cambridge’s Visit Marks End of MAST Upgrade Construction
It was a special day for UKAEA yesterday as we were joined by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to celebrate the completion of Britain’s new fusion experiment. The Duke visited Culham for a tour of the MAST Upgrade machine and heard about the potential of fusion energy to change the world. During Green GB Week, ...
Booming Business in Culham Means Expansion for Science Centre
Culham Science Centre, home to 1,500 highly skilled scientists and innovators, has been granted permission to expand by Science Minister Sam Gyimah. The expansion is needed now that the successful campus site is full. The move will create space for more hi-tech businesses, working in fusion technology and related fields, bringing an estimated 200 new ...
Oxbotica Receives £14million Investment
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has welcomed the £14 million investment in autonomous vehicle company Oxbotica, which uses its Culham Science Centre site as a testing base. Oxbotica this week announced the investment, which it will use to accelerate its growth as it develops the software behind autonomous systems in sectors including aerospace, automotive, ...
Interview with Professor Susan Greenfield of Neuro-Bio by UKAEA
As well as UKAEA, Culham Science Centre hosts a range of leading scientific companies. One of these is Neuro-Bio, a biotech company with a focus on neurogenerative disease. Scientist, writer and broadcaster Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield (pictured) is CEO of Neuro-Bio, which she founded in 2013. Richard, from the UKAEA communications team, spoke to Susan ...
UKAEA Recruitment Fair 19 September 2018
UKAEA will be hosting a Recruitment Fair at Culham Science Centre on Wednesday 19th September between 5pm and 9pm. The event will focus on attracting attendees from across all levels and disciplines to support our continued growth. This is a great opportunity for prospective employees to be inspired by what we do and how we ...
