
Babcock boosts graduate and apprentice recruitment with record intake
Babcock has announced a record intake of early-career talent for 2025, recruiting 500 apprentices and 250 graduates across its UK operations.
Southampton University Formula Student Team (“SUFST”) is a student-run organisation comprised of undergraduates across multiple disciplines, from all years of study.
The team design, build, test, and ultimately race an electric single-seater race car, competing internationally against other universities, primarily at our home circuit of Silverstone for Formula Student UK. This year, the team is developing its fourth electric vehicle, focusing on improving battery design, refining the carbon fibre monocoque, and creating a more efficient aerodynamics package.

Babcock has announced a record intake of early-career talent for 2025, recruiting 500 apprentices and 250 graduates across its UK operations.

As BAE Systems announces that applications for its 2026 apprenticeship intake are open, the company has reached a record achievement with more than 6,800 young people in training across its UK operations. This figure, which includes approximately 5,100 apprentices and 1,700 graduates, underlines the company’s commitment to developing the next generation of British talent.

Rushmoor borough has been awarded the prestigious honour of hosting the 2026 National Armed Forces Day celebrations. The event was awarded to the borough, which includes Aldershot, the Home of the British Army and Farnborough, the birthplace of British aviation, following a highly competitive UK-wide bidding process.