The University of Oxford has been awarded more than £7 million, the highest amount of funding given to organisations across the UK, in the latest round of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding - aimed at fueling the best, brightest and...
Scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) will use the funding to lay the groundwork for future development of both major facilities. This will keep them at the cutting edge of what is scientifically possible. Researchers at RAL undertake...
Oxford Brookes University has risen six places to 45th in the 2023 Complete University Guide rankings. Every year, the Complete University Guide releases UK university and subject league tables to support prospective students in making informed decisions about their future. “I am delighted to have improved on...
Oxbotica, a global leader in autonomous vehicle software, has completed the first safe and sustainable deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on publicly accessible roads in Europe. The all-electric AppliedEV vehicle, driven by Oxbotica, is operating in Oxford with no on-board driver, marking the next...
Oxford University has been ranked first in the UK for turning academic research into spinout companies, according to a new report, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Since 2011, a total of 193 spinouts have been identified emerging from Oxford University, ahead of Cambridge University...
Catalent, a global leader in enabling biopharma, cell, gene, and consumer health has announced the acquisition, from Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre UK Limited (VMIC Ltd.), of the biologics development and manufacturing facility, currently under construction and located at the world-renowned Harwell Science and Innovation...
Science and Innovation Minister George Freeman announced a £2 million boost from the UK Space Agency for 13 new projects during British Science Week (11-20 March), which aims to inspire interest in and celebrate science, engineering, technology, and maths for people of all ages. Over a third of...
Provincial cities are expected to show stronger economic growth than those that are larger and more metropolitan and there is an increased focus from the public on wellbeing, the environment and income distribution, according to PwC’s annual Good Growth for Cities report. When measured against the priorities...
30,000 sqft of state-of-the-art laboratory and office space, is part of a comprehensive redevelopment of The Clarendon Centre New facilities will expand the availability of high-quality, purpose-built R&D space in Oxford to support the growth of early-stage life science businesses, including those founded by...
Oxford University joins a consortium led by the digital quantum computing company, SEEQC, to build and deliver a full-stack quantum computer for pharmaceutical drug development for Merck KGaA. The consortium has today been awarded a £6.85M grant by Innovate UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to build a commercially...