UKSPA Summer Conference 2025

Thursday 3rd July 2025, 11:00am to Friday 4th July 2025, 2:00pm

Rothamsted Conference Centre, West Common, Harpenden AL5 2JQ

UKSPA (UK Science Parks Association) members and stakeholders will gather at Rothamsted Enterprises for the UKSPA Summer Conference 2025. The Conference will have keynote and plenary sessions taking place at their dedicated conferencing facilities. There will also be opportunities to tour their state-of-the-art facilities.

Throughout the two days, leading speakers from the UKSPA network and key partners and stakeholders will discuss in-depth the challenges, opportunities, and innovative ways the sector continues to engage, inspire, and grow through a series of plenary and best practice sessions.

In addition to hearing from numerous  key stakeholders in the South East and nationally, the Summer Conference will be looking at subjects including, Innovation, Science Parks and BBSRC, Life Sciences, Balancing Supply and Demand Innovation, Local Growth and Devolution, Public attitudes to R&D Investment, Talent, Skills & The Innovation sector and much more!



Innovation, Science Park and BBSRC

The five BBSRC campuses are each distinct and at a different stage of development. CEOs from each campus reflect on their individual campus’ journey.

Val Hughes-White, RIC & Agritech Innovation Director, Roslin Innovation Centre will be one of the Panellists in this session on 3rd July.

Roslin Innovation Centre is at the heart of the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus and a unique business gateway to innovation; designed to nurture entrepreneurship, growth and collaboration within the dynamic environment of the Campus.



Rothamsted Enterprises, Harpenden, is located on the historic Rothamsted Campus, the world leading agricultural research institute. It provides an exceptional environment where business, science, and innovation converge. Rothamsted Enterprises is dedicated to promoting collaboration and driving global impact by offering a range of facilities that cater to the needs of the ever-expanding Agri-tech sector.


ABOUT UKSPA

UKSPA supports, promotes, represents and encourages the continued growth of Science Parks, Technology Incubators, Innovation Centres and other Innovation locations and Areas of Innovations.

Roslin Innovation Centre is a Member of UKSPA.



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