![]() Entrance to York Science Park, facing towards the Innovation Centre | |
Location | Heslington, York, Yorkshire, England |
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Opening date | 1991 |
Owner | University of York |
No. of tenants | 400 companies |
Size | 21 acres |
Website | https://www.yorksciencepark.co.uk/ |
The York Science Park opened in 1991 and currently houses over 400 companies. [1] The main 21 acre site is adjacent to Alcuin College and contains the innovation centre and Biocentre with business focused on the tech and science industries. [2]
The Science park also operates the York Guildhall in the city centre. The Grade I listed building was leased to York science park for 15 years in 2021 after a £21.7 million restoration. [3] [4] The Guildhall is used for conference events but also contains a public café and a restaurant. [5]
Also run by York Science park is the Catalyst on the University of York's Campus East. [6] The 3,000 sqm building was completed 2011 by the building firm BDP and costing over £4.7 million. [7] The centre supports early businesses in the IT, digital, and media sectors with connections to the University of York's related departments. [8] The centre also has a partnership with Eagle labs funded by Barclays. [9]
As part the City of York local plan there are plans to redevelop the University of York this includes a redevelopment of the science park. Current plans include an allocation of 16.5 acres on Campus East to be developed for use as a science park. [10] Under this plan it would include an increase of 30,000 sqm of floorspace for the science park, there would also be a redevelopment of the existing park on campus west. [11]
![]() Entrance to York Science Park, facing towards the Innovation Centre | |
Location | Heslington, York, Yorkshire, England |
---|---|
Opening date | 1991 |
Owner | University of York |
No. of tenants | 400 companies |
Size | 21 acres |
Website | https://www.yorksciencepark.co.uk/ |
The York Science Park opened in 1991 and currently houses over 400 companies. [1] The main 21 acre site is adjacent to Alcuin College and contains the innovation centre and Biocentre with business focused on the tech and science industries. [2]
The Science park also operates the York Guildhall in the city centre. The Grade I listed building was leased to York science park for 15 years in 2021 after a £21.7 million restoration. [3] [4] The Guildhall is used for conference events but also contains a public café and a restaurant. [5]
Also run by York Science park is the Catalyst on the University of York's Campus East. [6] The 3,000 sqm building was completed 2011 by the building firm BDP and costing over £4.7 million. [7] The centre supports early businesses in the IT, digital, and media sectors with connections to the University of York's related departments. [8] The centre also has a partnership with Eagle labs funded by Barclays. [9]
As part the City of York local plan there are plans to redevelop the University of York this includes a redevelopment of the science park. Current plans include an allocation of 16.5 acres on Campus East to be developed for use as a science park. [10] Under this plan it would include an increase of 30,000 sqm of floorspace for the science park, there would also be a redevelopment of the existing park on campus west. [11]