Looking forward to Lincoln The next UKSPA conference is being held at the University of Lincoln on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 June and will be hosted by Lincoln Science and Innovation Park. OUR HOSTS
Opened in 2014, Lincoln Science and Innovation Park is the joint venture formed by the University of Lincoln and the Lincolnshire Co-op to help regenerate 30-acres of brownfield land on the edge of Lincoln’s historic city centre. “Together with our partners, we have developed a collaborative community of science and technology businesses and university researchers in an innovative and flexible science park environment.” Tom Blount, Science Park Director.
YOUR CONFERENCE
Conference sessions planned will include: • Challenges and opportunities for the science park, innovation and incubation sector: Panel Session
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Lincoln Science and Innovation Park
• Science parks as economic developers • Place and innovation – city/urban trends • Commercial property investment trends: Panel Session • Place and innovation – rural challenges and barriers to collaboration • Company growth – funding and support • Ageing R&D space – refurbishment and rebuilding • Incubation – impact and investment The Lincoln Science and Innovation Park campus sits adjacent to the University of
Lincoln and is just 10-minutes’ walk from Lincoln’s Transport Hub and High Street. Sessions will take place on the University Campus which is well served by public transport and close to several hotels. ■
The full conference programme and booking information can be found on the UKSPA website: www.ukspa.org.uk Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact: louise.tilbrook@ukspa.org.uk