University Enterprise Zone

The ten year pilot program for University Enterprise zones was announced by David Cameron in December 2013[2] "in response to findings in the Witty Review[3] that universities could play a bigger role in enhancing economic growth".[4]

Of the nine applicants,[5] four were funded:[6]

• Sensor_City in Liverpool
• The Digital Health Enterprise Zone in the University of Bradford
• Future Space at the University of the West of England, Bristol
• Ingenuity Centre in University of Nottingham

An interim evaluation of the policy was made in 2017[7] at a cost of £45k.[8] The final evaluation is due in 2023.

In September 2019 UK Government funding was announced for 20 further UEZs:[9]

• Birmingham City University, STEAMincubator
• University of Bristol, Unit DX+
• University of Cambridge, Greater Cambridge Health Tech Connect: Testing and integrating inter-disciplinary models of incubation across West/South Cambridge
• Cranfield University, AVIATE+
• Durham University, Orbit, in NETPark
• University of Essex, Accelerating Innovation at the Knowledge Gateway
• University of Exeter
• University of Falmouth, Launchpad
• University of Hertfordshire, The Go Herts University Enterprise Zone
• Keele University, Keele University Corridor University Enterprise Zone
• Lancaster University, Secure Digitalisation University Enterprise Zone
• University of Lincoln, Business Incubation Development to support Food Enterprise Zones
• Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Brookes Artificial Intelligence & Data Analysis Incubator
• Queen Mary University of London, QMUL/Barts Life Sciences University Enterprise Zone
• Sheffield Hallam University, Wellbeing Accelerator
• University of Southampton, Future Towns Innovation Hub
• Staffordshire University, Staffordshire Advanced Materials Incubation and Accelerator Centre
• University of Sunderland
• Teesside University, Innovate Tees Valley University Enterprise Zone
• UCL, East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone