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Formula One is famous for its spectacle. Since it began in 1950, F1 racing has utilised cutting edge technology to make motorsport races exciting, visceral and utterly captivating. As one of the most ...

Engineering plays a crucial part in every product, every gadget, every system you use in your daily life. Bridges, cars, phones, computers, aircraft – all are designed and produced by engineers. Most ...

The Aviation industry is used to physical threats. Storms, attacks and crash landings are studied and planned for, with rigid contingencies to keep passengers safe. Air travel has recently become safe...

In 1945, at the end of the Second World War, the Royal Navy had around 900 warships and 1 million people in active service. Now this number has dropped to 72 vessels, and just over 33,000 service pers...

Engineers are highly skilled and highly sought-after professionals. They’re responsible for everything from infrastructure to car manufacturing, making the planes in the sky and the phone in your pock...

What is Air Force One? Air Force One is the modified plane flown in by the President of the United States of America. It has been featured in countless films and TV shows and is intrinsically linked t...

Automation is causing disruption across all areas of manufacture. Reportedly 35% of jobs in the UK are at risk of being taken over by machines. That number almost doubles in developing countries. It’s...

Growth is imperative for any company. Improving your product line, growing your customer base, and expanding your workforce are all key factors for positive growth. However expanding your team also di...

While the UK is still reeling from cyber attacks, it was recently revealed that a shocking amount of US military weaponry is easily accessible, hackable, and potentially controllable due to poor secur...

Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport. To work in Formula One you have to be smart, fast, and focused. Breaking into the industry isn’t easy, and you need to be at the top of your game. Always aim...

Since the inception of the RAF 100 years ago, the fighter plane has been a staple of the air service. Used in militaries around the world, fighters have evolved and redefined how battles are fought.

A pseudo-satellite is a high-altitude aircraft, designed to fill in the gap between satellites and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Pseudo-satellites operate in the stratosphere, where no weather occu...

The digital age we live in allows for instant communication on a mass scale. When you can be in a meeting in Australia in the morning, have a conference call with your clients in Germany in the aftern...

One of most famous geniuses of all time, Leonardo Da Vinci is an icon in the world of engineering, as well as art, sculpture, mathematics, and more. Born in 1452, Da Vinci studied as an apprentice pai...

Finding a job can be difficult. Whether this is your first job search or your fifteenth, there are still new things to learn, new techniques to adopt, and new tools to use. The average person changes ...

Military operations are now expanding across five different domains: land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. In recent years, the UK has come under attack several times by hacker groups, previously thou...

VHR regularly supports skilled engineers and technicians from outside the EU who want to work in EU countries. One of the most common questions we receive is ‘How do I work in the EU?’

Two years ago, Aston Martin announced 300 redundancies and a £35.9 million loss. Today Aston Martin is worth over £4 billion, having enjoyed the biggest period of growth in its 100+ year history. So h...

In a job interview, it can be difficult to keep track of everything you need to do to give yourself the best chance of landing the job. Here are the 10 questions you should ask in a job interview to a...