Bike Week 2016 • 11-19 June 2016

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  On Thursday 16th June, Culham Science Centre will be taking part in Bike Week – and will be helping to make the nation’s annual celebration of cycling bigger and better than ever in 2016! As our Bike to Work event is registered with Bike Week, staff who sign up for Culham’s event via https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/16june16 Not … Read more

Science Minister signals a new era for Culham Science Centre

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Jo Johnson MP opens two specialist hi-tech facilities at Culham. UK Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson MP visited Culham Science Centre on Monday 23 May to open two specialist hi-tech facilities developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at the site. RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments) is a robotics test centre for … Read more

GET HANDS-ON! GET INVOLVED! GET INSPIRED!

Science Festival 2016

With our full programme set to release in early May, we couldn’t wait to share some of the exciting and inspiring events that will be happening during the 2016 Oxfordshire Science Festival with you. Check out our festival highlights below. 2016 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS GET HANDS-ON AT OUR SCIENCE FAIRS Oxford Science Fair – Sat 25/Sun 26 … Read more

VENTUREFEST OXFORD 2016

This year’s18th Venturefest event is being held on Wednesday 29th June, at the King’s Centre, located at Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES. This new venue offers a large and accessible space in which to showcase the best of innovation in Oxfordshire. Registration is now open:  Early bird tickets costing £25. Prices will increase to £30 … Read more

Greencore moves to Culham Innovation Centre

Low-carbon building specialist, Greencore Construction, has taken office space at Culham Innovation Centre following an increase in residential and commercial property customers seeking to take advantage of significant energy savings gained from eco-buildings. Founded by Ian Pritchett and Martin Pike two and half years ago, Greencore Construction has doubled in size over the last year. … Read more

RACE construction now completed

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The construction phase of the UKAEA’s new RACE building is now finished.   RACE Director Rob Buckingham is understandably delighted: “We are pleased to announce the arrival of RACE – UKAEA and new baby are both doing well! I’d like to thank all the staff on site who have helped with the construction of RACE. … Read more

Advanced Engineering Spotlight

Construction of the upgraded Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) facility, commonly referred to as the MAST Upgrade, is on target for completion by the end of next year with a fully commissioned system operating by the middle of 2017. The major rebuild will enable scientists in UKAEA’s Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) to explore … Read more

Business Meets Excellence

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Culham Conference Centre is a significant asset available to all tenants who can benefit from an extremely generous discounted rate for the hire of meeting rooms (2 – 70 delegates) and the John Adams Lecture Theatre (234 seated delegates) combined with fantastic catering. Owned by the UK Atomic Energy Authority and managed by Elior, one … Read more