Tours
Explore cutting-edge facilities and connect with like-minded colleagues during guided tours and networking activities.
During the UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference you will have the opportunity to explore many of the facilities the University of Warwick has to offer.
Stops on the Tours include E-sports Centre, National Automotive Innovation Centre, The International Manufacturing Centre, Warwick Innovation District
Energy Innovation Centre, Degree Apprenticeships Centre, Venture Centre and BOSCH.
Available Tours.
Below you will find more details of the Tours available at the UKSPA 40th Anniversary Conference.
Esports Centre
The home of Warwick Esports, the Warwick Esports Centre houses state-of-the-art PCs, industry-leading innovation, exciting brand activations and regional partnerships that fuel skill programs for the local area.
National Automotive Innovation Centre
The National Automotive Innovation Centre is driving the future of the automotive industry from the heart of the United Kingdom. A beacon for automotive research it brings together the brightest minds from industry and academia, to develop future vehicles and mobility solutions. NAIC represents a flagship partnership between the University, TATA and JLR. It also incorporates a WMG robotics lab.
The International Manufacturing Centre
The International Manufacturing Centre focuses on educating the brightest minds to shape our future. The innovative research delivered in this building enables resilient and smart manufacturing, the production of sustainable materials, safe and inclusive transportation, and the development of data, connectivity and immersive tools. As well as delivering industrial relevant education to help shape our future, IMC is also home to the Centre for Imaging, Metrology and Additive Technologies (CiMAT) which conducts world-leading fundamental and applied material scanning and Additive Manufacturing research. From developing pioneering methods at the forefront of forensic science, to implementing new Additive Manufacturing methods, the research conducted in CiMAT revolves around finding solutions to challenges across multiple sectors, generating a tangible impact on society.
Warwick Innovation District
The University of Warwick is a thriving Russell Group University. With 30,000 students and a top 10 place in the UK, it is uniquely placed to bring together research and teaching excellence with entrepreneurship. Powered by the University of Warwick, and open to all, the Warwick Innovation District is a large, open innovation ecosystem that stretches from the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, through Leamington to Wellesbourne. We bring together academics, businesses, founders, and investors, to start, scale and pivot businesses, while helping students gain the opportunity to experiment with creative and critical thinking. Our passion is to see our region prosper. The Junction is home to much of the support we offer including being the home of teh Natwest Accelrator at Warwick, the Deeptec Incubator, and our Createch support.
Energy Innovation Centre
Our Energy Innovation Centre is a national facility for battery research across the R&D process from materials and electrochemistry through to application integration and recycling / re-use. Our facilities support test, development and scale up of new battery chemistries from concept through to full proven traction batteries, produced in sufficient quantities for detailed industrial evaluation in target applications.
Degree Apprenticeships Centre
Our innovative new Degree Apprenticeship Centre is a unique learning environment. We have open spaces for collaborative and individual work, technology-enabled seminar rooms and a purpose-built, multifunctional, laboratory for activity based teaching and learning using state of the art equipment. The Centre has received £10 million from the government’s Local Growth Fund through the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
Venture Centre
Venture Centre is the HQ building for UWSP and houses start-up & scale up space including our new members lounge and café which are both the heart of our innovation community and the space in which the scienc park supports engagement by companies that don’t need to colocate with the University.
