About UKSPA

The mission of UKSPA is to be the authoritative body on the planning, development and the creation of Science Parks that are facilitating the development and management of innovative, high growth, knowledge-based organisations.

A Science Park is a business support and technology transfer initiative that:

encourages and supports the start up and incubation of innovation led, high growth, knowledge based businesses.
provides an environment where larger and international businesses can develop specific and close interactions with a particular centre of knowledge creation for their mutual benefit.
has formal and operational links with centres of knowledge creation such as universities, higher education institutes and research organisations.

The UKSPA Strategic Plan

UKSPA developed a strategic business plan for 2004-07 which was agreed by the UKSPA Board in March 2004. This plan was developed by taking into consideration the findings and recommendations of the report Evaluation of the Past and Future Economic Contribution of the UK Science Park Movement and the subsequent actions agreed at the UKSPA Members' Meetings.

To view a Summary of Strategic Business Plan March 2004 click here.

Key People
The following names you will see are the key people in UKSPA. The links will take you to individual biographical information detailing the wealth of experience and expertise they have to offer for the development and management of innovative, high growth, technology-based businesses.

Current Board (click on a name to see a biography)
Paul Wright Chief Executive
Jane Davies Chairman
Malcolm Parry OBE Vice Chairman
Paul Carver Treasurer & Secretary
Tim Bacon
Lesley Evans
Julia Macfarlane
Steve Moss
Nina Sarlaka

Membership Manager
Jim Duvall

Administration
Austin Buckeridge Administrator