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Didcot Powerhouse Announces Theme for 2025 Grant Applications
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund is inviting community organisations to apply for grants from Monday 2nd December and has posted useful information about next steps and grant criteria on their website. The theme for this year’s grants is “Local support for those who need it...
Register for The Productivity Engine: Unlocking Oxford’s Economic Potential
Bidwells welcome Martin Reeves from Oxfordshire County Council for a keynote session, alongside a panel of distinguished experts. Together, explore ways to reshape Oxford’s living and working environments to enhance productivity across the region. Choose between...
East West Rail consultation opens 14th November
Following the Chancellor’s confirmation of Government support for the East - West rail project in this year's budget, non-statutory consultation will start on Thursday 14 November 2024. The consultation will allow East West Rail to present their latest design...
Life science and biotech trio announce move into Oxfordshire’s largest co-working and flexible office space
Milton Park has announced a trio of life science biotechs, Physiomics, Outrun Therapeutics and Oxehealth, as the latest occupiers to move into Bee House. Oxehealth, a global leader in contactless patient monitoring for inpatient mental health, has moved into three...
ITS Oxford’s Upcoming Event: Scaling Leadership, Culture, and Funding as Your Organisation Grows
Date: November 28, 2024 Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Inventa, Oxford | inventaoxford.com Back by popular demand, ITS Oxford presents the next instalment in its insightful series: Scaling Leadership, Culture, and Funding as Your Organisation Grows. Following the...
Bicester Motion secures £26.8 million in development funding
Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire, has secured a £26.8 million development loan from Cain International, an alternative asset manager specialising in real estate investment solutions. The funding will be used to deliver the...
Milton Park scoops national award for green innovation
Milton Park has been named as one of the country’s most sustainable innovation communities, thanks to its initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and maximise biodiversity. The Environmental Sustainability Award, presented at the United Kingdom Science Park...
Expression of Interest- Projects for The International Investment Prospectus
During 2023/24 the Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership developed and launched an International Investment Prospectus (IIP). This included seven projects that were selected following an independent assessment of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) received...
Event Highlights: “Oxford as a Hub for Global Collaboration”
On 25th September, The Oxford Science Park hosted the event "Oxford as a Hub for Global Collaboration: Taking it to the Next Level" at Magdalen College. Attendees gained valuable insights from a panel of experts and engaged in fruitful discussions throughout the day....
Latest research
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
2026 plans and activities
Advanced Oxford is currently working on the following issues: (i) Advanced Oxford is contributing to the Oxford Growth Commission. ... read more
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