UKSPA Member Webinars
A series of webinars considering the longer term challenges and opportunities for the sector.
Online member conference: Thursday 9 July – Friday 10 July 2020
UKSPA Covid-19 Hub
The UKSPA Covid-19 hub for those in the sector to find out more information regarding the Government’s and UKSPA’s response.
Member Interest Groups
A member only platform to develop and share expertise, exchange ideas and best practices.
The Latest News
Innovation and the new office
What role can innovation play in ensuring collaboration continues if we can’t be physically present? And how might offices be used going forward? Tom Renn, Managing Director - Bruntwood SciTech Manchester looks at how workspaces may now evolve. Last week I...
University of Surrey graduates recognised as amongst the most employable in the UK
With new graduates about to enter the jobs market, the University of Surrey’s graduates have received a boost from new official data published this week, ranking them as some of the most employable graduates in the country. The annual Graduate Outcomes survey,...
CaSE and Wellcome report – Advocating for R&D Investment
CaSE (Campaign for Science and Engineering) and the Wellcome Trust have collaborated with Public First on a report looking at how the R&D community can best secure government investment over the next ten years. The UK stands at the start of a decade where...
Member News
Innovation and the new office
What role can innovation play in ensuring collaboration continues if we can’t be physically present? And how might offices be used going forward? Tom Renn, Managing Director - Bruntwood SciTech Manchester looks at how workspaces may now evolve. Last week I...
University of Surrey graduates recognised as amongst the most employable in the UK
With new graduates about to enter the jobs market, the University of Surrey’s graduates have received a boost from new official data published this week, ranking them as some of the most employable graduates in the country. The annual Graduate Outcomes survey,...
Office demand post Covid -19
Now that lockdown measures are beginning to ease and the prospect of meeting up with friends and family in a restaurant or having a drink in a pub has arrived, businesses are planning for what a return to the workplace will look like. But as lockdown measures...
Motorsport engineering business’s innovate design wins NHS trust’s approval
A new type of aerosol shield – designed by Silverstone Park business One Group Engineering to improve the safety of clinical staff during COVID-19 – has been approved for use at a leading NHS trust. The innovative ‘Oxford Box’ has been overseen by a collaboration...
First tenants to move in to The Oxford Science Park newest building by end of summer
The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), one of the UK's leading parks for science and technology companies, is pleased to announce that its newest facility, the 30,000 sq ft Bellhouse Building, has reached practical completion. The first occupiers are expected to move in by...
COVID-19 has accelerated innovation in Surrey
A survey amongst Surrey Research Park tenants reveals that over 50% of respondents are pivoting their business or diversifying their product range or service as a result of COVID-19. Surrey Research Park is home to some of the county’s most innovative and dynamic...
Sector News
CaSE and Wellcome report – Advocating for R&D Investment
CaSE (Campaign for Science and Engineering) and the Wellcome Trust have collaborated with Public First on a report looking at how the R&D community can best secure government investment over the next ten years. The UK stands at the start of a decade where...
Made Smarter reaches major milestone
Made Smarter, the movement helping SMEs join the Industry 4.0 revolution, has reached a major milestone having now funded more than 100 businesses. The North West technology adoption pilot is working with small and medium-sized manufacturers to help them introduce...
Government Sets Out UK’s Vision and Ambition for Science, Research and Innovation
The Research and Development Roadmap, published yesterday puts pursuing ground-breaking research, attracting global talent, and cutting unnecessary red tape at the forefront of our long-term plan to ensure the UK is the best place in the world for scientists,...
‘Supercluster’ title “will help arc breakdown barriers and maximise opportunities”
Silverstone Park Commercial Director has again pushed for the Oxford Cambridge Arc to be called the UK’s ‘High-tech Supercluster’ to help “break down barriers, encourage collaboration and maximise the opportunities”. Roz was a guest panellist during Built Environment...
Silverstone Park celebrates International Women in Engineering Day
To mark International Women In Engineering Day that took place on 23 June, Silverstone Park highlighted two successful women, role models, working at the heart of high-tech engineering. Pauline Dumont, aged 28, is a Development & Integration Engineer with Delta...
NAFIC rebrands to York Biotech Campus
The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus (NAFIC), a leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, has announced that it has rebranded to become ‘York Biotech Campus’ to represent its evolution from an agri-tech site to all-encompassing biotech. The rebrand includes a new...
Association News
Connect, share and support
UKSPA Chairman Dr Glenn Crocker MBE on why the innovation network has never been more important… In my first contribution to Breakthrough, following my appointment as UKSPA chairman, I wrote in the last issue about the need for UKSPA to remain relevant in the face of...
Financial Impact of Covid-19 on Science and Innovation Locations
UKSPA asked members two questions in a survey that run from Thursday 3 April to Tuesday 7 April 2020. This provide a snapshot of member activity at this time and provides useful evidence on the impact of Covid-19 that will be used in further UKSPA briefings to...
UKSPA survey results – Initial impact of Covid-19
Background UKSPA carried out an initial survey of members from Tuesday 31 March to Friday 3 April 2020 on the current impact of Covid-19. This post gives members the final analysis of this initial survey which shows the support that members are giving to their...
Blog
Innovation and the new office
What role can innovation play in ensuring collaboration continues if we can’t be physically present? And how might offices be used going forward? Tom Renn, Managing Director - Bruntwood SciTech Manchester looks at how workspaces may now evolve. Last week I...
Office demand post Covid -19
Now that lockdown measures are beginning to ease and the prospect of meeting up with friends and family in a restaurant or having a drink in a pub has arrived, businesses are planning for what a return to the workplace will look like. But as lockdown measures...
Successful innovation – the real risk is not doing it at all
Innovation is synonymous with successful business. Organisations that are unable to innovate successfully often fail. Covid-19 has shaken our world and the crisis has challenged organisations of all sizes, forcing leaders to explore new ways of working. Companies born...
The Future of the Laboratory
As Covid-19 has proved a catalyst for global business change, what impact has the pandemic had on laboratory operations, investment and future design? Kath Mackay, managing director - Alderley Park, looks at what’s next for the laboratory. Last week I was lucky enough...
The next 100 days: Consolidating your IP position
This is the next blog in the series looking at how companies can align their commercial goals with an effective approach to Intellectual Property, using Potter Clarkson’s “Next 100 Days” guide. With a clear picture of your current IP position, having undertaken a...
Power up the North: Levelling up in recovery
The Northern Powerhouse, since its launch in 2014, has seen some progress but too many false dawns. As we recover from this deadly pandemic, the time is now for the North of England. Much has been made, and many words spoken, of ‘levelling up’. Northern Powerhouse...
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