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CWOW 2026: Cambridge’s Life Sciences Showcase Expands to Oxford & London
Cambridge Wide Open Week (CWOW) returns 11–19 June 2026, sharing the spirit and buzz of the week-long, interactive festival with Oxford and London for the very first time. The Cambridge-Oxford-London corridor is widely regarded as one of the most productive life...
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...
Wilton Centre Becomes a Strategic Space for NZT Power Project
Wilton Centre, near Redcar, has welcomed Technip Energies and Balfour Beatty as part of the NZT Power and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) project, set to be the world’s first commercial scale, gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage and the UK’s...
The EpiCentre is to Support Haverhill Science Festival 2026 by hosting a series of events
The EpiCentre will be supporting this year’s Haverhill Science Festival, taking place from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th April. Returning after the inaugural event in 2024, the festival brings together local schools, businesses, and community organisations to promote...
Final Development Plots Released at Bristol and Bath Science Park
Commercial property firm Avison Young has announced the release for sale of the final phases of development land at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, acting on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council. The newly available plots range from approximately 1.05 acres to...
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...
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...
Shipping Company Relocates Within Southampton After More Than Half a Century
A shipping company spanning three centuries at the port of Southampton is the latest business to berth at a thriving hub for maritime businesses. Founded in 1889, Wainwright Bros & Co moved into an 824 sq ft office for up to 14 people at Ocean Village Innovation...
Discovery Park Ignites Sixth Spark Cohort with New Wave of Innovative Startups
Discovery Park has launched the sixth edition of its Discovery Spark accelerator programme, welcoming 11 startups to its campus in Sandwich. The business growth programme has already supported 50 companies and 76 founders, with alumni securing £5.5m in UKRI funding...
Oxford North Scoops CoStar’s Most Impactful Development Award
Oxford North has been recognised as the most impactful commercial development in the South East for 2025 by CoStar, the leading global provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. The CoStar Impact Awards celebrate significant...