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Alfred Flier shuttle bus Wantage Grove: new local service launches
The new Alfred Flier BP1 local shuttle bus service had its official launch on Friday 16 October, with local MP Olly Glover joining representatives from Wantage Town Council, Oxfordshire County Council and Grove Business Park on a special inaugural trip from Grove...
Equinox 2035 Strategy Oxfordshire: 20 unicorns and 30,000 new jobs set as 10-year ambition
Oxfordshire has set out a bold 10-year ambition to create 20 unicorn companies, attract more than £1 billion a year in venture and growth investment, and create 30,000 net new innovation-linked jobs. The new Equinox 2035 Strategy, launched at the House of Commons on...
OxBio Hub joins Advanced Oxford
Advanced Oxford is delighted to welcome OxBio Hub as a new member of the science and technology focused business leadership organisation. OxBio Hub will be contributing to our work in supporting the development of Oxfordshire's innovation ecosystem. OxBio Hub is the...
Matt Francis returns as chief executive officer of The Oxford Trust
Matt Francis has returned to The Oxford Trust as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Steve Burgess following his retirement after 13 years leading the charity. Matt joins from Oxford Innovation Space, where he was head of science and technology. Prior to this,...
Development Corporation for Greater Oxford: Inside Our September Workshop
On 14th September, Advanced Oxford welcomed colleagues from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), economic consultants Metrodynamics, Homes England, Oxford Growth Commission, Oxford City Council and a group of Advanced Oxford members from...
BioEscalator video campaign: life at Oxford’s biomedical incubator brought to life
The BioEscalator, the University of Oxford's biomedical incubator, has launched a new video campaign celebrating its role in accelerating the development of high-impact biomedical businesses. Kicking off with an introductory film, the campaign will bring this...
Oxford North OxProp Awards: Best Commercial Building of the Year 2026
Oxford North, the new global innovation district in Oxford, has won Best Commercial Building of the Year at the OxProp Awards 2026, run by UK Property Forums and held at Keble College on 10th September. The award recognises development teams delivering science,...
Bicester Motion planning application submitted for £1bn mobility innovation cluster
Bicester Motion has submitted the first phase outline planning applications to Cherwell District Council as part of its proposed 10-year masterplan for the continued evolution of its 444-acre future mobility estate in Oxfordshire. The applications represent the next...
William Donger Thomas White Oxford: chief executive officer retires after eight years
Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John's College, has announced the retirement of its chief executive officer, William Donger, who stepped down from the role on 31 July 2026 after more than eight years' service. William joined Thomas White Oxford in...
Latest research
Scaling OxCam: How the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor Can Become a Top 10 Global Innovation Cluster
A new report from Public First, commissioned by the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster, sets out what it will take for the Oxford to ... read more
Oxford Spinouts Lead Europe, New Royal Academy of Engineering Report Finds
The Royal Academy of Engineering has published the sixth edition of its annual Spotlight on Spinouts report, providing a comprehensive ... read more
Advanced Oxford responds to MPs’ call for radical overhaul of UK investment system
The Business and Trade Committee has published a landmark report calling for sweeping reforms to Britain's investment institutions, ... read more
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