New OxLEP mentoring platform launch webinar – 27th October, 12:00-12:45
OxLEP Skills is delighted to launch a virtual mentoring scheme for Oxfordshire on National Mentoring Day (27th October 2022).
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OX to ZERO summit: Oxfordshire’s world-leading solutions to reaching net zero
A new one-day summit at The Blavatnik School of Government will showcase how Oxfordshire leads the global charge in addressing the climate emergency. OX to ZERO unites the county’s most innovative thinkers, investors and entrepreneurs exploring the potential of new ideas, technologies, and companies to accelerate the net zero transition.
Local Growth Fund Case Study: Upstream Flood Storage at Northway and...
Climate change has brought about the ever-increasing risk of flooding, with the Environment Agency’s ‘best estimated cost’ of the 2015/16 floods that took place across the country sitting at £1.6 billion.
Local Growth Fund Case Study: The Advanced Skills Centre
The Advanced Skills Centre is part of Abingdon and Witney College, with a core focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning – equipping students with the skills to succeed in these sectors and the ability to adapt to this increasingly complex, changing and technological world.
Local Growth Fund Case Study: Didcot Station Multi-Storey Car Park
A key gateway to the Science Vale science and technology cluster and the Enterprise Zone including Milton Park, Harwell Campus, and Culham Science Park, improving the usability and capacity of Didcot Station seeks to unlock a number of local economic opportunities.
‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire..’ Case Study: The family of foodies cooking up...
In February 2021, OxLEP announced the launch of the ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire..’ programme, a high street revitalisation scheme led by Oxford City Council and social enterprise Makespace Oxford.
Green light for ‘Nebula R&D scheme at Milton Park
Plans have been approved for a new state-of-the-art R&D scheme at Milton Park.
US research organisation creates new campus to build collaborations across the...
Leading US-based research organisation, the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, is significantly expanding its commitment to Oxfordshire by establishing a major presence at The Oxford Science Park, one of Europe’s leading locations for science and technology companies.
Kick-start opportunity for a science-based start-up to benefit from over £10k...
Kick-start opportunity for a science-based start-up to benefit from over £10k of lab and business support for one-year at Oxfordshire’s Heyford Park Innovation centre. Biotech start-ups are invited to enter a competition to win a 12-month lab space and business support package at Heyford Park Innovation Centre (HPIC) in Oxfordshire. The prize, which is worth […]
Heart for Leadership – In conversation with Mike Jennings
Mike Jennings is the chair of the Jennings Group, a TEDx speaker, and a published author. Mike is an entrepreneur in the property business, continuing to grow the family business as a 2nd generation Family Owner.
Co-operative Futures launch new peer-mentoring programme in Oxford
Co-operative Futures and OxLEP’s eScalate programme collaborate to celebrate community businesses and co-ops at Co-op event What: Community Businesses & Co-ops: Panel Conversation & Social Meet Up Date: Thursday 13th October from 6 – 8 pm Where: The White House by Tap Social, 38 Abingdon Road Co-operative Futures, CAG Oxfordshire and OSEP, the organisation delivering OxLEP’s […]
The Queen: the epitome of the ‘servant leader’
I was lucky enough to meet the Queen on two occasions. They were both as a result of my involvement with Turbosound, a company that designs and manufactures professional loudspeakers, which have been used by bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and many others. The first time was when Turbosound was awarded […]
Oxfordshire’s green champions unite to host inaugural OX to ZERO conference
OxLEP joined forces with the leading Oxfordshire voices of the University of Oxford, Harwell Campus and the Culham Science Centre-based UKAEA to host the first-ever OX to ZERO conference earlier today (1 September).
Unipart wins fourth consecutive Princess Royal Training Award
Unipart has secured a Princess Royal Training Award for outstanding workplace training for the fourth year in a row.