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Board Director Opportunities for UKSPA Members
Under UKSPA's Articles of Association, the positions of Directors and Officers of the Association are appointed by UKSPA Full Members. This year, due to two Directors stepping down from their positions, we have Board vacancies for: One Full Member representative, One...
UKSPA Seeks to Appoint New ‘Early Career Professional’ Board Observers
Back in 2021, UKSPA appointed two individuals from amongst the Association’s membership to act as Early Career Professional Observers to the UKSPA Board. Following an open application process, Emily Roberts (Outreach & Community Manager at M-SParc - Menai Science...
Remember, remember the 30th September …
Now seems an opportune time to remind those science parks and innovation centres that provide “virtual tenancy” services – offering an accommodation address for business where the business does not have a regular physical presence – that they need to verify whether...
Two Exciting Job Opportunities at UKSPA
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) is looking to appoint two new team members - an Events & Marketing Manager and a Membership Administrator. The position of Events & Marketing Manager is an exciting and high-profile new role at UKSPA, that...
How can we design, deliver and operate sustainable buildings that can stay the distance?
The recent UKSPA Summer Conference saw park managers, investors, developers, consultants, suppliers and construction contractors converge at York Science Park to share experiences and ideas on everything from sustainability best practise to campus collaborations, and...
Thinking Outside the Triangle is Key to the UK Becoming a Scientific Superpower
The potential of life sciences to deliver game-changing medicines and technology has never been greater. And with discoveries will come high numbers of jobs and significant economic benefits. That is exciting news in a sector that already employs more than 250,000...
Latest Ridge and Partners Report Warns of Potential Retrofit Crisis
Without a change in attitudes and government action the UK could face a building retrofit crisis, warns a new report. The Role of Retrofitting our Non-Domestic Buildings in the Race to Net Zero, by Ridge and Partners LLP, the multi-discipline property and construction...
How networking infrastructure can improve ESG performance for multi-tenanted properties
With pressure mounting on building owners and managers from clients looking for solid ESG performance (especially for office buildings), what can they do to improve multi-tenanted building’s ESG credentials? Upgrading your network infrastructure (especially if it can...
Bruntwood SciTech Responds to the 2023 Spring Budget
Dr Kath Mackay, Life Sciences Director, Bruntwood SciTech has shared her thoughts on what the Spring Budget means for the UK science and technology sector - more specifically in relation to the Government’s pursuit to achieve ‘science superpower’ status for the UK. On...
Bench to Boardroom – Why Can’t Women Make the Leap?
This Saturday ( 11 February) marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and according to Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, which is holding an Assembly to mark the occasion, “We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous...
How early stage life sciences companies can improve the odds of attracting founding
The last decade has witnessed a boom in life science start-ups and that pace is set to continue as the search goes on to find improved treatments for diseases including Alzheimer’s and cancer. The science has been backed by record levels of funding, with investment...
Surrey Research Park Annual Review 2022: Reflection and Outlook
This has been a positive year for Surrey Research Park (SRP) and our businesses despite a challenging external environment, and we have advanced the SRP agenda on multiple fronts. We continued with high occupancy, averaging 97%, throughout the year. We enabled several...
Tackling Life Sciences Challenges Through Collaboration In 2023
The last 12 months have been challenging on every front, from Covid recovery and soaring energy prices to the slump in investment in Life Sciences, while the Government’s decision on R&D tax credits has been the most recent blow to a sector whose huge potential is...
New Year, New Cyber Threats
With the rapid evolution of information technology, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are continually adapting new ways of working, and 2023 will be no different. As hubs of innovation, science parks house many SMBs where collaborative tools such as Teams and...
United Kingdom Science Park Association Announces New Board Appointments
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Board Directors following its recent Annual General Meeting, which took place during the UKSPA Winter Conference at No.1 Circle Square, Manchester. Announcing the...