A £67 million grant from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund has been agreed for the UK’s first dedicated Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) located at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire and headed up by Dr Duchars. The grant will allow the VMIC to provide facilities and subject...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson chose the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire to make his first science announcement, unveiling plans to develop a new fast-track visa route for the brightest and best scientists to continue to move to the UK after...
Oxfordshire and Berkshire-based companies will be among 16 South East SMEs to benefit from a recently announced £137 million commitment from BGF (Business Growth Fund), an investment partner for growing companies in every sector of the economy. The pledge is part of a wider £2...
A partnership and investment programme between the University of Oxford and Legal & General has recently been announced. Over a 10-year period, £4bn will see the master-planning and development of new homes at the number one university in the world, alongside the creation of science...
The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA's) Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) in Oxfordshire last month. Based at Culham Science Centre, CCFE is home to the country’s fusion research programme, centred on the MAST...
The University of Oxford, one of the world’s leading centres for research and development, has published a new guide to AI. The publication describes how AI and machine learning techniques are allowing clinicians to diagnose more accurately conditions such as heart disease; how the banking...
The Oracle, Reading Oxford and Reading top growth league for third year running Swindon joins high-ranking city list for the first time as a Top-10 ‘improver’ Cities in the South East mainly score above the UK average For the third year running, the two highest performing UK cities on PwC's Good...
Oxford University has claimed the top spot in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, with Oxford first among the 1258 universities assessed worldwide, including 98 from the United Kingdom. The Times Higher rankings are described as the only international league table which assesses universities for...
Korean company G-SMATT Europe produces an innovative digital media façade product. Launched in 2013 and with an annual turnover of more than $125m, the firm chose the UK as the location for its European HQ and first European office. The Department for International Trade, Oxfordshire LEP...
Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines has secured a further £26.5 million to support the development of SABRE™ - a revolutionary new class of aerospace engine combining jet and rocket technologies. The UK Government previously committed £60 million in funding through both the UK Space and the European Space...