Surrey Research Park

Surrey Research Park
Surrey Technology Centre building
Research Park in Surrey
Address

The Surrey Technology Centre
40 Occam Road
Guildford
Surrey

GU2 7YG
Coordinates 51°14′21″N 0°36′47″W / 51.239032°N 0.612987°W / 51.239032; -0.612987Coordinates: 51°14′21″N 0°36′47″W / 51.239032°N 0.612987°W / 51.239032; -0.612987
Opening date 1985
Owner University of Surrey
Parking Dedicated parking
Website http://www.surrey-research-park.com

The Surrey Research Park is a large research park in Guildford, Surrey, UK populated mainly with ICT and Space-centred commercial enterprises and partly by university initiatives. The site is managed and run by the neighbouring University of Surrey on Stag Hill which is the long-term landlord of individual units and which laid out the park for two purposes, firstly, to support start-up enterprises of its own academics and students and secondly to attract international businesses and therefore provide a steady return on its investment. The University's interests in intellectual property rights such as joint ventures and venture capital on the site, principally from discoveries in the form of patents contributes a substantial part of its revenue.[1]

Businesses

The Park hosts over 140 companies and organisations with offices on the Research Park[2] including:

Geography

The Park comprises a landscaped area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and includes two lakes. It is situated about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the A3 between Surrey University's Manor Park campus and student village, and the Royal Surrey County Hospital.[2]

History

The idea was first promoted in 1979 and it was included in Surrey County Council's development plan in 1981.[2] The Research Park was opened by HRH The Duke of Kent and the first tenants arrived in 1985.

By 1989 the Research Park hosted sixty-five companies in business.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC News:University's £31m project begins". 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Our Story". Surrey Research Park. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Surrey Research Park Website: Tenants". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  4. ↑ The Whiteley Clinic (April 30, 2014). "Whiteley Clinic Guildford". The Whiteley Clinic. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Christopher Pick (May 2002). Understanding the Real World. University of Surrey. ISBN 1-85237-246-X.
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