Scholars given rare Chinook Flight by RAF
Twenty-two Scholars attended the exclusive RAF Arkwright three-day residential Leadership Course in July. As well as physical team and leadership challenges the Scholars were treated to a rare flight in a Chinook helicopter from RAF Odiham.
Second Scholar wins place at MIT
Arkwright Scholar Max Raven will be swapping Colchester for Cambridge, Massachusetts in the autumn when he begins a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Scholars Take Part in Global Deutsche Bank Hackathon
Eight Arkwright Scholars joined teams of Deutsche Bank technical staff in London to compete against Deutsche Bank IT employees across the world in a 24-hour global staff hackathon to develop a new app for use by Deutsche Bank to consolidate its internal training systems.
Scholars Visit RenaultSport Formula 1 Technical Centre
In early July, a group of 24 Scholars were shown around the RenaultSport Whiteways Technical Centre by Arkwright Alumnus, and RenaultSport employee, Andrew Shedden.
Arkwright Liaison Officer Honoured with Freedom of the City of London
The Arkwright Schools' Liaison Officer for North West London and Hertfordshire, Mr John Coleman, was recently made a Freeman of the Merchant Taylors' Company and bestowed with the honour of becoming a Freeman of the City of London.
Arkwright Scholar and Alumnae in Top 50 Female Engineers Under the Age of 35
The Daily Telegraph and the Women’s Engineering Society recently announced the “Top 50 Women in Engineering Aged Under 35”. We are delighted to say that two of these acclaimed engineers are Arkwright Scholarship alumnae, and one is a current Arkwright Scholar.