Oxford Science Park

View of Oxford Science Park. Behind the fountain is the Danby Building, an office block completed in 2002, and to the right is the Sherard Building, also offices completed in 2002.

Littlemore Brook, a tributory of the River Thames that runs through the Oxford Science Park from the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford.

The Oxford Science Park (OSP) is a science and technology park^[1] located on the southern edge of the city of Oxford, England. It was founded jointly by Magdalen College, Oxford and Prudential in 1990. The park maintains strong links with the nearby University of Oxford and currently contains just over 60 companies.

Facilities

There are two amenity buildings on the Science Park,^[2] the Magdalen Centre and the Sadler Building. Both contain:

• Cafe/restaurant
• Conference suite
• Meeting rooms

There is a nursery on the Science Park operated by The Oxford Nursery.^{[citation needed]} There is also an Oxford Science Park Netball Club.^[3]

Organisations

In 2008, the Oxford Science Park started an advertising campaign on vehicles which are operated around the Science Park, painting or vinyling vehicles in parts of the periodic table. This is a Thames Travel bus in Oxford. Numerous taxis are also painted in such a way.

Organisations with a presence at Oxford Science Park include:

• Amey plc
• BD (Becton Dickinson and company)
• Nominet UK
• Oxford Nanopore Technologies
• PharmaVentures
• ProImmune Ltd.
• Sharp Laboratories Europe^[4]
• Telelogic
• Vialtus Solutions (formerly Pipex business)
• Vistorm

Location

The science park is situated in Littlemore, which is about 5 km to the south of Oxford city centre, south of the Oxford Ring Road.

See also

• Begbroke Science Park
• Cambridge Science Park
• List of science parks in the United Kingdom
• Science Area, Oxford

References

1. ^ Oxford Science Park, Park Life Style, UK.
2. ^ Park Life Style, UK.
3. ^ Oxford Science Park Netball Club, UK.
4. ^ *Sharp Laboratories of Europe, UK.

External links

• Oxford Science Park website

Coordinates: 51°42′57″N 1°13′06″W / 51.71583°N 1.21833°W / 51.71583; -1.21833