Emerging Talent Finalist: Alanna Downing (AWE)
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Women in Defence UK
- Jun 4, 2020
Lockdown Lessons Learned – become your own cheerleader
By Rachael Clamp, Women in Defence UK Leadership Team We’ve all learned plenty during the first nine weeks of lockdown; up and down the...
Women in Defence UK
- Jan 20, 2020
In Conversation with Ben Marsh and Sarah Kerr
I’m Ben, the Women in Defence UK lead on the Women in Defence Charter. I am one of two civil servants who have taken over from Kiah, the...
Women in Defence UK
- Dec 19, 2019
A Christmas Letter from Founder Angela Owen
I’m sitting at the final event of 2019, the RADA ‘Take the Stage’ Masterclass, trying to concentrate amid the incredible buzz in the...
Women in Defence UK
- Oct 17, 2019
Event Report: Women in Defence UK 2019 Inaugural Conference and Shortlisting Awards Ceremony
On 3rd October, we were privileged to host 150 amazing women and men from the defence community at our inaugural Women in Defence UK...
Women in Defence UK
- Oct 10, 2019
In Conversation With Allan Thomson
Allan Thomson is Chief Executive of Aspire Defence Limited, a construction and facilities management services company, currently...
Women in Defence UK
- Sep 25, 2019
In Conversation with Major General Sharon Nesmith
Major General Sharon Nesmith was the first woman to command an operational brigade and recently the Army’s first female Personnel...
Women in Defence UK
- Sep 9, 2019
In Conversation With Morag Stuart
Director of Commerical Improvement at DE&S, Morag Stuart, is a very busy woman, not least in helping to lead the way in promoting gender...
Women in Defence UK
- Jul 11, 2019
Stepping into the Spotlight with RADA
On Wednesday 26th June, Women in Defence UK teamed up with the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts (RADA) to host the first in our series...
Women in Defence UK
- Jul 2, 2019
Speed Mentoring for the First Time
On Thursday 20th June, Women in Defence UK hosted our first ever Speed Mentoring evening, at Event Partner PA Consulting’s London office....
Women in Defence UK
- May 23, 2019
In Conversation with AVM James
With an award-winning advert challenging gender stereotypes and the first woman promoted to 3* rank in the history of the UK’s Armed...
Women in Defence UK
- May 9, 2019
In Conversation with Lieutenant General Richard Nugee
For our most recent interview, Lt Gen Richard Nugee, Chief of Defence People, made time to speak to us, very candidly, on everything from...
Women in Defence UK
- Apr 25, 2019
In Conversation with Cdre Ellie Ablett
As part of our In Conversation With blog series, Women in Defence UK were lucky enough to bag some time with Commodore Ellie Ablett, Head...
Women in Defence UK
- Apr 11, 2019
In Conversation With Kiah Ashford-Stow
I'm Kiah, Chief of Staff for the Women in Defence UK Awards 2019 and the newest member of the Women in Defence team. I’ve taken over from...
Women in Defence UK
- Mar 28, 2019
In Conversation with Fiona Lewinton
Business Integration Director at QinetiQ, Fiona Lewinton tells us about her experience of the Women in Defence Awards 2018, from judging...
Women in Defence UK
- Feb 21, 2019
In Conversation with Mike Nayler
In the second of our new series of interviews and blogs, Women in Defence UK caught up with Mike Nayler, Defence Sales Director at Dell...
Women in Defence UK
- Feb 14, 2019
In Conversation With Michelle Partington
2018 Special Award winner and overall Woman of the Year, Michelle Partington tells us about her journey from joining the Royal Air Force,...
Women in Defence UK
- Feb 13, 2019
Launching our new values led vision for 2019
On Tuesday 5th February, we launched our new vision for 2019; #WeAreWomenInDefence. Based on four key values, the vision sets out our...
Women in Defence UK
- Jan 16, 2019
Women in Defence UK Awards takes over IWM
In 2018, the Women in Defence UK Awards faced a new challenge - turning the Imperial War Museum from an educational space into a...
Women in Defence UK
- Dec 21, 2018
Women in Defence UK Christmas Event 2018
On Monday 10th December, Women in Defence UK welcomed the four Command Warrant Officers and the Senior Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff...