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Advanced Oxford hosts George Freeman MP for roundtable
George Freeman, MP, joined a roundtable discussion with science and technology companies at The Oxford Trust's Wood Centre for Innovation on Friday 7th February. George Freeman, MP is Deputy Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee in the House...
Lord Vallance welcomes completion of Milton Park’s £40m ‘Nebula’ development
MEPC has announced the completion of its £40 million Nebula development at Milton Park, the UK’s largest single ownership innovation community. Comprising seven sustainable R&D workspaces totalling nearly 80,000 sq ft, Nebula’s design and build focused on...
Oxford BioEscalator Annual Review 2023/24
The BioEscalator has launched its inaugural Annual Review, ‘Driving innovation, advancing human health'. It provides for the first time a discussion their achievements in 2023/24, plus the milestones from the initial five years of operation. The BioEscalator’s...
Latest Episode from Oxford+
The latest podcast episode from Oxford+ is now available- How machine learning in Oxford is transforming medicine worldwide, with Lionel Tarassenko, President of Reuben College. In this episode, Susannah de Jager is joined by Lionel Tarassenko, CBE, one of the...
Government, UK plc and Britain’s top universities commit to doubling Oxford-Cambridge economy in boost to Chancellor’s growth mission
Government confirms its commitment to the Oxford to Cambridge corridor as a pillar of its growth strategy It has been an important week for Oxfordshire as Government has confirmed its commitment to support the development of the Oxford to Cambridge corridor as...
Mishcon de Reya supports launch of Urban Biodiversity Standard at Davos
Mishcon de Reya supported the launch of the Urban Biodiversity Standard, by its client the Nature & People Foundation, at Davos last week. The Urban Biodiversity Standard is an innovative science-based standard, which aims to catalyse investment in urban...
Oxfordshire Shines: 9 of the UK’s Fastest-Growing Hardware Companies
The Sunday Times recently unveiled its list of the 100 fastest-growing tech companies in Britain, and we're thrilled to see Oxfordshire prominently represented. Out of the top 50 hardware companies, 9 hail from our region, marking the second-highest concentration...
Brill Power Launches World’s First Battery Management as a Service Offering
Brill Power has launched the world’s first Battery Management as a Service (BMaaS) offering to maximise the performance of battery systems. BMaaS links Brill Power’s Battery Intelligence Platform under a unified interface, presenting transformative results over the...
Sunderland Self-Driving Bus Project Welcomes Oxa as Autonomy Partner
The Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle (SAMS) project had announced Oxa as the new autonomy provider for its groundbreaking autonomous transport initiative, running during the first quarter of 2025. Oxa will play a crucial role in bringing the project to life,...
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National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Reforms and What They Mean for Oxfordshire
Advanced Oxford's response to the NPPF consultation, March 2026 The Government's revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ... read more
The Oxford Trust’s 2025 Impact Review
The Oxford Trust has published its 2025 Impact Review, marking its 40th anniversary year with strong results across both its ... read more
Oxford-Cambridge supercluster growth now rivals global leaders
A major new report highlights how growth across the East West Rail Oxford-Cambridge supercluster is accelerating, with Stevenage and ... read more
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