Our ‘Surrey Digital Advantage’ Strategy includes a diverse range of initiatives, including some flagship leading and innovative projects, such as the ‘Student Engagement Platform’ and the ‘Student Hub’. These initatives are intended to exploit emerging technology in collaboration with our students and staff, design smart and sustainable spaces across our campus, and develop new ways of working and studying for all the University family.
Mary Hensher Chief Information Officer
SURREY RESEARCH PARK
NUMBER ONE BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN EUROPE
ECONOMIC IMPACT
An economic-impact study, conducted by BiGGAR Economics, found that the University of Surrey and the Surrey Research Park generated around £1.7 billion Gross Value Added for the UK economy in 2014-15. The study revealed that the University and Research Park directly or indirectly supported more than 17,000 jobs - 10,644 of which were based in Guildford.
The Research Park is home to over 140 companies, with many specialising in social sciences, technologies, health-related activities and engineering. Since it was opened in 1985, the Park has helped over 500 companies – some of which were newly established businesses and are now world leaders in their field. Today, the companies on the park employ more than 3,500 highly qualified staff, some of whom are recruited from within Surrey.
The University has been incubating technology businesses since 2002, when (along with the universities of Bath, Bristol and Southampton) we founded the SETsquared Partnership. Since then, the University of Exeter joined (2011) and the Partnership has directly supported over 650 companies, helping them raise over £750 million and creating over 1,000 new jobs. It has also been ranked by the University Business Incubator Index (UBI) as number one Incubator in Europe and second in the world 2014.
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