Science Vale UK

Always exciting to see new developments in Science Vale.

Milton Park, Oxfordshire's new £40m R&D scheme Nebula will support the UK’s ambition to become a scientific and tech superpower by 2030.

Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP was on site to break ground.

https://sciencevale.com/nebula

It's International Women and Girls in Science day!

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To celebrate we're highlighting a few who have helped shape the world from circa 2700 BC to the 21st century and beyond.

Who would you add to the timeline?

Science Vale is excited to see the renewal of this scheme, helping employees of companies across Milton Park, Oxfordshire make green, sustainable journeys to work with Thames Travel

Exciting news for eco-conscious commuters, the Park is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with Thames Travel. With increased frequency and reliability, those occupiers living in the Milton Park zone can continue to enjoy the £20 yearly bus pass, helping to make even more journeys sustainable.

More than half of journeys to Milton Park now use sustainable methods such as bus, bike and car sharing, compared to single occupancy vehicles.

https://ow.ly/hfO950QttXX

Exciting news for eco-conscious commuters, the Park is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with Thames Travel. With increased frequency and reliability, those occupiers living in the Milton Park zone can continue to enjoy the £20 yearly bus pass, helping to make even more journeys sustainable.

More than half of journeys to Milton Park now use sustainable methods such as bus, bike and car sharing, compared to single occupancy vehicles.

https://ow.ly/hfO950QttXX

Read more about the latest progress in life sciences and why Bee House was chosen as one of '10 cool co-working spaces' in the latest edition of The Business Magazine.

https://ow.ly/OcEb50QrLkO

It's your last chance to experience the future of travel, with the MultiCaV minibus service running between Didcot Parkway and Bee House, from now until 22 December.

For information on timings, visit: https://r.zpbt.uk/Mi-Link-Shuttle

First Bus

Do you want to help shape how Oxfordshire’s Enterprise Zones are promoted and how the retained business rates can support Oxfordshire’s Economy?

Oxlep Business's Enterprise Zones Sub-Group (EZSG) is seeking members from the business community to help shape the future direction of how the EZs are promoted and how retained business rates can be used to benefit Oxfordshire.

The post is open to senior representatives of business living and/or working within Science Vale including those located at Harwell Campus Milton Park, Oxfordshire and Culham Science Centre.

Applications are welcome from all and we are particularly keen to attract members who can represent and reflect the diverse community we live and work in.

www.sciencevale.com

Autumn biodiversity netwalking | Events At Milton Park Join us for this Autumn for this Biodiversity Networking Walk around Milton Park.

Buzzing from Bee House's win at the Thames Valley Property Awards last night for Workplace of the Future. Thank you to the Business Magazine for a brilliant night of celebrations!

Find out more here: https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/companies/thames-valley-property-awards-2023-all-the-winners/

The Life Scientific - Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies - BBC Sounds Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies.

Milton Park’s Car Free Day is back on Thursday 21 September. Sign up to receive a free breakfast plus the chance to win additional prizes for the most innovative entries. How will you travel to the Park? 🚌 🚴‍♀️ 🚊 🚶 🛴

More info here: https://www.miltonpark.co.uk/events/car-free-day-2023/

Check out the array of culinary delights on offer from the regular street food vendors at Milton Feast Street Food – one of the Park's most popular amenities. 🍕🌮

https://www.miltonpark.co.uk/news/enjoy-a-tantalising-tour-of-milton-feast/

Oxfordshire County Council is inviting residents to send in their ideas for where they would like to see public EV chargers and shared car club vehicles around Oxfordshire.
Visit the interactive map and pin your own ideas at https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-electric-vehicle-charger-and-car-club-demand-tracker

Suggestions put forward will help Councils assess the level of demand for EV chargers and car clubs in different parts of the county, and will be used to inform decision making to ensure that future schemes will offer the most benefit to residents.

We were thrilled to welcome our most recent cohort of attendees to the 2023 Culham Plasma Physics Summer School.

The Summer School, in its 60th year, saw more than 70 students from come together to benefit from an introduction to the fundamental principles of plasma physics, as well as gaining a broad understanding of the field.

Thank you to all those who attended and managed the Summer School. We will be back from the 15 – 25 July 2024 to do it all again!

To find out more about fusion, visit https://ccfe.ukaea.uk

UK Research and Innovation

Brilliant to see agritech startup Wild Bioscience expand its R&D premises at the Park, supporting its mission to develop “wild-enhanced” crop varieties for a more sustainable future.

Find out more here: https://www.miltonpark.co.uk/news/budding-growth-for-wild-bioscience-at-milton-park/

It’s inspiring to see the positive connections cultivated by The Didcot Powerhouse Fund with Thames Travel and Pulham's Coaches stepping in to help grant recipient Be Free Young Carers 🚌

Read more here: https://www.miltonpark.co.uk/news/powerhouse-community-pulls-together-to-help-young-carers/

FREE Breakfast When You Bike2Work in September | Milton Park If you need an incentive to keep up cycling to work in September, look no further than the first Wednesday of the month when you can grab a free breakfast at the Pierreponts Café.

Brilliant to see our recent UKSPA Breakthrough magazine feature with Milton Park’s Commercial Director Philip Campbell go live – exploring the Park’s history, 2040 Vision, investment generated and much more…

Full feature available here (pages 40-43): https://www.breakthroughdigital.co.uk/issue-19

⚠ Breaking News ⚠

An international team of astronomers has found evidence of a new class of gravitational waves. 🙌

Over 25 years of meticulous observations from six of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes has uncovered evidence of ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves expected to originate from supermassive black holes located at the heart of merging galaxies.

Learn more ▶ https://www.epta.eu.org/

Jodrell Bank | The University of Manchester | University of Birmingham | UK Research and Innovation Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

📷 Image: A graphic explaining the different types of gravitational wave wavelengths.

H^rwell Green Week 2023 Harwell Campus Green Week, 3-6 July 2023

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