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Professor Ian Chapman Professor Ian Chapman has been reappointed to lead the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) as its CEO for a second term of office, following four highly successful years deepening its scientific capabilities, its technological collaboration with industry and its international reputation. This comes at a time of significant growth for the organisation, … Read more

Winnie Wu, Chief Operating Officer, Genefirst Sense Biodetection Veros COVID-19 test Two life science organisations based at Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, have developed tests that could be critical in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Sense Biodetection has announced an accelerated programme to launch a simple disposable test that uses a nasal swab to … Read more

Congratulations to Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool for receiving its third consecutive Ofsted Outstanding rating and becoming one of the only settings in Oxfordshire to retain the highest award under tougher Ofsted guidelines introduced last year. The Ofsted inspector described the setting as “a brilliant place for children to start their education” and “a … Read more

Europe’s leading self-driving vehicle software company is the first business to move into Culham Science Centre’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) building, Pit Lane, as it looks to scale-up the release of its software for use across multiple industries. The company has signed a 10-year lease for one of Pit Lane’s bespoke workspaces with offices … Read more

Find out more about our new apprenticeship programme and our employer partner vacancies at one of our free to attend open evenings.  Hear from our tutors and existing apprentices, take a tour of our brand-new training centre and watch demonstrations of the cutting-edge technology in action. Get a head start in a hi-tech engineering career, … Read more

Culham Science Centre (Oxfordshire) has officially opened its world-leading facility for the testing of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and has revealed a further £780,000 of funding secured by OxLEP via the government’s Local Growth Fund to expand its vehicle test capabilities across site. The opening event saw leading representatives from Oxfordshire’s emerging cluster of … Read more

Pit Lane Facility, Culham Science Centre This event marks the opening of the new Pit Lane development at Culham Science Centre, it will also celebrate the work of the emerging cluster of connected and autonomous vehicle companies found within easy reach of our site. The Business Event will be held on Thursday 3rd October 2019 … Read more

A dedicated bus service has been launched to help employees, apprentices and other site users travel between Abingdon and Culham Science Centre from 9 September 2019. The new bus service coincides with the completion of Phase 2 of Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) at Culham Science Centre – purpose-built to train up to 350 apprentices per … Read more