UKSPA Spring Conference 2026
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Presentations
Date for your Diary
UKSPA Summer Conference 2026
Norwich Research Park
2nd & 3rd July
The Latest News
Surrey Research Park Celebrates 35 Years as a Community for Game Innovation and Development
Surrey Research Park is marking 35 years as a community for games innovation and development. The launch of park-based studio 22cans’ new game Masters of Albion means that games have been developed continuously at the University of Surrey-owned Research Park since the...
Step Inside a World of Light and Colour: Luminarium Comes to Harwell This May Half Term
Families, and curious minds are invited to experience something truly extraordinary this May half term, as Luminarium: Terceradix arrives at Harwell Campus. From 29 May to 2 June, this walk-through installation will form part of Light Project, the Campus’ 80th...
More Businesses Than Ever Calling The University of Warwick Science Park Home, New Report Reveals
More businesses than ever now call a leading Midlands science park their home and are reaping the benefits as a result, a new report has revealed. The University of Warwick Science Park has released its Impact Report for 2024/25, which summarises the effects of its...
Member News
Surrey Research Park Celebrates 35 Years as a Community for Game Innovation and Development
Surrey Research Park is marking 35 years as a community for games innovation and development. The launch of park-based studio 22cans’ new game Masters of Albion means that games have been developed continuously at the University of Surrey-owned Research Park since the...
Step Inside a World of Light and Colour: Luminarium Comes to Harwell This May Half Term
Families, and curious minds are invited to experience something truly extraordinary this May half term, as Luminarium: Terceradix arrives at Harwell Campus. From 29 May to 2 June, this walk-through installation will form part of Light Project, the Campus’ 80th...
More Businesses Than Ever Calling The University of Warwick Science Park Home, New Report Reveals
More businesses than ever now call a leading Midlands science park their home and are reaping the benefits as a result, a new report has revealed. The University of Warwick Science Park has released its Impact Report for 2024/25, which summarises the effects of its...
Flagship Innovation Centre Reaches Construction Milestone with Symbolic Topping Out Ceremony
Guests recently gathered at The University of Southampton Science Park to mark a significant milestone in the build of Infinity Labs, an iconic commercial development which promises to set a new standard for innovation space in the Central South economy. The...
Scitech-EKIUM wins Best Cleanroom Design at Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026
Scitech-EKIUM has been named winner of the Best Cleanroom Design Award at the Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026, recognised for their work on the Advanced Therapy Manufacturing Expansion at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). The Cleanroom Technology...
ChemPartner Establishes First European Scientific Hub at Discovery Park
International contract research organisation ChemPartner has officially opened its first European scientific hub at Discovery Park. The company works with the biopharmaceutical industry to efficiently and rapidly bring life-changing drugs to market. Founded in...
Sector News
Industry calls for a National Blueprint to Unlock the Commercial Potential of UK Science
Senior figures from across industry, academia, investment and government met yesterday (Thursday 26 March 2026) at the House of Lords, for a roundtable hosted by The Lord Ranger of Northwood, to discuss the findings of a new report commissioned by Pioneer Group and...
UKSPA Partners with London Lab Live 2026
London Lab Live 2026 event is set to bring together visionaries, thought leaders, and professionals from various lab industries (pharma, chemicals & materials, food & beverage, FMCG, academia, biotech, real estate, and many more) to explore, collaborate and...
Plans for 100,000 sq ft Lab Space at 1-12 Magdalen Street Approved
Oxford City Council approves plans for life sciences, innovation and technology space at site of former Debenhams in Oxford The Crown Estate’s plans to transform the former Debenhams in Oxford city centre, located at 1-12 Magdalen Street, into a new 100,000 sq ft home...
UKSPA Partners with the UK Business Tech Awards 2026
The UK Science Park Association is delighted to partner with the UK Business Tech Awards 2026, a national celebration of organisations and innovators transforming industries through technology. The awards recognise the companies, teams, and individuals who are...
British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, featuring entertaining and engaging events and activities across the UK for people of all ages. British Science Week 2026 runs from...
UKSPA Welcomes Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park as a New Member
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park began in 2015 with development led by Legacy Park Ltd, a not-for profit company, in collaboration with developers Scarborough Group International. The Park is backed by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Sheffield City...
Association News
Latest Edition of UKSPA News Bulletin now available via LinkedIn. Be sure to subscribe.
Welcome to the latest edition of the UKSPA News Bulletin, your definitive source for updates on UKSPA events, publications and UKSPA member news. In this issue, we bring you all the latest dates for our next four conferences, the latest edition of Breakthrough and...
Forthcoming UKSPA Regional Meetings Announced
The next series of regional meetings for UKSPA Full and Associate Members, and key stakeholders have been announced. UKSPA regional member meetings provide a great opportunity to knowledge share, network with peers and shape the direction of UKSPA’S regional agenda....
Life Sciences: Translating, Scaling and Manufacturing
Andy Williams, chair of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, led a discussion on translating, scaling and manufacturing in the life sciences sector as part of UKSPA’s 40th anniversary conference at Warwick University. He said: “We do have great science and we're...
Blog
Philip Macdonald, UKSPA Board Director and Managing Partner of Oberlanders Architects Reflects on the UKSPA Spring Conference in Glasgow
We’re a few weeks on and reflecting on a hugely successful UKSPA Spring Conference in Glasgow, where it was especially nice to have welcomed the national community back to Scotland. The atmosphere across both days reflected a sector keen to reconnect, collaborate and...
How Dark Labs Will Influence the UK’s Science Sector
Author: Andrew Somerville, Partner, Cundall There has been a recent resurgence of interest in dark labs within the UK. They can be key to some very niche, but important, breakthroughs in science. The fascination, however, lies in how the buildings exist and operate....
Philip Macdonald, Managing Partner, Oberlanders Architects and UKSPA Board Director Looks Forward to the Forthcoming UKSPA Spring Conference in Glasgow
The UKSPA Spring Conference is one of the standout moments in the sector’s calendar and an event I look forward to every year. It’s a brilliant opportunity to reflect and build on the vital role our science parks and innovation districts play in sustaining the UK...
“Dark labs”: the Future of Science – and the Key to Radical Energy Savings?
Ed Hayden, Partner and Architecture lead for Science and Research at Ridge We are entering a new era of AI-powered “dark labs”, in which built-in robotics, product tagging and intelligent monitoring systems will remove the need for the majority of manual intervention....
Wondering How “Sustainable” Your Lab Really is? This Benchmarking Tool Can Help
Phil Kelly, Partner at Ridge, and Deputy Research and Technical Officer at I2SL’s UK chapter How do you define a “sustainable” laboratory? Net Zero, BREEAM, LEED, Ska, WELL, LEAF – the potential metrics go on and on, and each is continually evolving. It’s no wonder...
Cogent Skills: Helping Science Parks Grow and Keep Their Talent
Cogent Skills is a charity with one clear mission: to help businesses in the UK’s science, technology, and manufacturing sectors attract, recruit and manage the people they need to thrive. Strategic Workforce Support Cogent Skills works with businesses to identify...
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