New research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) highlights how the UK could undergo an economic pivot post-Brexit, with non-EU trade potentially increasing by 20% over the next five years from nearly £473 billion in 2019 to £570 billion in 2025. According to...
In just five years, the HealthTec Cluster at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has tripled in size, creating more than 700 new jobs. The network of life sciences-focused businesses, academia and national research infrastructure (STFC) led by a dedicated Science and Technology Facilities (STFC) team...
Kadans has added two further buildings at Abingdon Science Park, Oxfordshire to its Pan-European science park portfolio. The assets, Monarch House and Penlon House were acquired from two separate private clients. The two buildings sit adjacent to Kadans existing ownership of The Science Quadrant. Monarch...
After the trauma of 2020, activity is now showing clear signs of recovery in the South East office market. On the heels of a marked improvement in the first quarter of 2021, Q2 take-up is expected to rise to within 10% of trend level, boasting...
The remarkable response of the UK’s world class life sciences sector to COVID-19 – in which organisations within the Thames Valley have played a crucial role - will be used as a blueprint to accelerate the delivery of life-changing innovations to patients, as part of the...
The UK space industry, despite the challenges of COVID-19, has seen modest growth, including a large increase in industry population, fuelled by new incorporations, which signifies a healthy ecosystem, and provides strong optimism for the next three years. With over £360 billion of UK economic...
A new national rocket test facility has been opened in Buckinghamshire. Based at the Westcott Space Cluster and within the Aylesbury Vale Enterprise Zone, the new centre will allow UK companies and academics to test state-of-the-art propulsion engines used to move small satellites in space. It...
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian company General Fusion (GF), have announced an agreement under which General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UKAEA’s Culham Campus, Oxfordshire. The FDP will demonstrate GF’s proprietary Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology, paving the...
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has published the national inward investment results 2020 to 2021. Despite the economic global slowdown due to the pandemic, the UK remains one of the most attractive places in the world to invest in with 1,538 foreign direct investment (FDI)...
To celebrate 20 years of the MINI Plant Oxford, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited the home of the brand at MINI Plant Oxford, to meet the people involved with integrating the manufacturing of the MINI Electric into their standard production line. The Oxford...