British Business Bank Backing University Spin-Outs and UK Innovation
The support of the British Business Bank is vital for many of the start-up and growing businesses across the UK’s science park estate. Set up by the government 10 years-ago to provide access to financial support for smaller businesses, the British Business Bank has...
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair Research England – Science Parks at the Centre of Innovation Ecosystems
UK science parks are at the heart of the nation’s innovation ecosystems, the head of Research England has told the UKSPA conference at Warwick University. Professor Dame Jessica Corner is the Executive Chair for Research England, the UK’s biggest research funder and...
Jordan Cummins, UK Competitiveness Director CBI – A Plea for Realism in Industrial Strategy Choices
The CBI’s UK competitiveness director, Jordan Cummins, spoke of the need for realism and prioritisation in his keynote address to the UKSPA 40th anniversary conference. The UK needed to pick its battles in terms of industry and investment, he said. The country’s...
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...
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...
