This edition of the ‘Size & Health of the UK Space Industry’ comes at a uniquely challenging time. The research was undertaken during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the period of analysis (2017/18-2018/19, with a forecasted estimate for 2019/20) provides insights into the industry’s preparation...
It is no coincidence that this prospectus for Berkshire has been released in tandem with the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Recovery and Renewal Plan. The two documents sit alongside each other, evidencing the formidable collaborative nature of how the LEP is working...
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP has published this first Local Skills Report which builds on our annual Skills Priority Statement. It identifies Thames Valley Berkshire LEP’s priorities for investment in employment and skills, initiatives that will maintain the competitiveness of Berkshire’s economy, raise productivity and improve...
Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is here to support the economy, the business community and the workforce of Berkshire. COVID-19 continues to have a devastating effect in all areas of our lives. The impact and aftershocks of the pandemic are still being felt...
In January 2020, when Covid-19 was still unknown to much of the world, Oxfordshire’s scientists were already working on a response. The county’s well-established life sciences ecosystem – which includes pioneering academic and medical institutions, unique research establishments, and hundreds of biomedical companies – was...
The Oxfordshire Energy Strategy sets out an ambitious framework to enable the county to be at the forefront of energy innovation to foster clean growth. Clean energy offers communities and businesses real opportunity in Oxfordshire and the UK. The low-carbon economy has the potential to grow...
Oxfordshire has some of Europe’s most successful clusters in connected and autonomous vehicles, motorsport, and energy storage solutions, each one stimulating innovation through multidisciplinary collaboration. Home to the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, it has unrivalled centres of academic research into software, machine learning and AI, robotics, alternative energy sources...
Oxfordshire is one of Europe’s most successful Life Sciences clusters with a track record in establishing and attracting world leading life sciences businesses. Oxfordshire has the key ingredients that make up a world-class innovation ecosystem: a flourishing environment for innovation and business creation; world-leading experts...
PwC's new 2021 guide for doing business and investing in the UK provides an insight into all the main aspects of investing in doing business in the UK. The guide outlines the investment opportunity of the UK, examining it in comparison to other economies globally, as...
FinTech encompasses any technology-enabled innovation that results in new business models, processes or applications within the financial services sector. Currently the UK has more than 1,600 FinTech firms located here and it is expected this will more than double by 2030. In 2019, the revenue by...