Begbroke Science Park

Begbroke Science Park, University of Oxford

Begbroke Science Park is a science park located five miles north of Oxford, England. It is owned by Oxford University and managed as part of the university's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division It lies within the parish of Begbroke, although it is only accessible from the village of Yarnton on the A44.

History

The site has been the home of research facilities since 1960, when the Weed Research Organisation was established there. It was later used as the Technology Centre of the Cookson Group. The site was bought by Oxford University in 1998,

The university owns 200 acres (81 ha) of land surrounding the research park, mainly devoted to agriculture, of which the Science Park is developed on a 10-acre site at the centre.

Commercial activities

Begbroke Science Park has over 30 different high tech spin out and start-up companies. In 2017, a new science enterprise centre, known as the Begbroke Innovation Accelerator, was opened in the park as an extension of the Centre for Innovation and Enterprise.

Knowledge transfer

Two Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) units are located on the site:

• Environmental Knowledge Transfer Network (ESKTN), which works across four subject areas: Water management, distributed renewable energy, waste management and resource efficiency and sustainable land management and food production.
• Materials Knowledge Transfer Network, which provides access to the latest technological knowledge and international discoveries on materials: metals, composites, plastics, ceramics, minerals, technical textiles and smart materials. The team at Begbroke specialise in transport applications.

External links

• Begbroke Science Park website