New Cleanroom for CS Technologies
Scientists who will work in Cardiff University’s state-of-the-art Compound Semiconductor (CS) cleanroom have visited their future home. Researchers from the ERDF-funded Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) were given a tour of the facility, which will …
Why Go Back to the Office?
The Coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly catalysed one of the most rapid transformations in many people’s working lives for decades. UK data suggests that while 5% of workers worked from home prior to March 2020, this increased …
Cardiff Retains Small Business Charter
Cardiff University has reaffirmed its commitment to helping small businesses build post-pandemic prosperity in Wales. Cardiff Business School has successfully retained its Small Business Charter accreditation, awarded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) for a further five years. The …
Sbarcing Enterprise
Professor Damian Walford Davies is Cardiff University’s recently appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor. He is leading the delivery of a new enterprise that brings together cutting-edge research, business partners, policy-makers, spinouts and start-ups. Here, Professor Walford Davies …
sbarc | spark’s Showpiece Stairs Revealed
A sculpted showpiece staircase that connects Cardiff University’s new sbarc | spark building has been installed on the city’s Innovation Campus. The completion of the ‘Oculus’ is a ‘UK first’ and marks a pivotal moment in the …
RemakerSpace Transforms Welsh Circular Economy
The announcement of RemakerSpace joining the new sbarc ⏐ spark Building at Cardiff University has received an overwhelmingly positive reception, generating excitement across the board and marking a significant moment in Wales’ green revolution. Business …
An Eye for Innovation
The Oculus staircase, a first of its kind in the UK, forms the showpiece of Cardiff University’s forthcoming sbarc | spark building. A sculptural, open staircase, offset between floors, travelling through a slanting void, the …
How Cardiff Uni’s sbarc Building will Nurture Post-Pandemic Recovery
sbarc | spark is Cardiff’s newest space for innovation, start-ups and spinouts. The largest facility of its kind in Wales will bring people together to grow partnerships and enterprise in a new centre – Cardiff …
The Biggest Innovation Facility of its Kind in Wales
sbarc | spark will house both Cardiff [email protected] and the world’s first social science research park (SPARK), creating a unique facility where world-class expertise sits alongside commercial and public innovation. The biggest innovation facility of its kind in Wales provides: Physical space for external collaborators, start-ups, spinouts and enterprise. Creative space …
Wales Home to World’s First Social Science Research Park
Cardiff Universities new sbarc | spark building will house the world’s first Social Science Research Park (SPARK), where 400 experts will develop partnerships with private, public and Third Sector partners. Co-location brings opportunities to connect, collaborate and create solutions to pressing …
A New Innovation Agenda for Wales
It is an exciting time for the innovation agenda in Wales. The Centre for Innovation Policy Research at Cardiff University has recently undertaken research alongside Welsh government considering the views of over 50 stakeholders on …
RemakerSpace Joins Wales’ Newest Innovation Hub
RemakerSpace – a new Cardiff University centre dedicated to remanufacturing and reuse – is to move into a purpose-built home in the University’s new sbarc | spark building. An innovative circular economy centre containing equipment exclusively funded by …
Innovation Culture at the Heart of New Development in Wales
Cardiff University has a thriving innovation culture and excels in connecting industry, business, and government with academics, nurturing student entrepreneurship and championing grass-roots business development. New development sbarc | spark, located on the Cardiff Innovation …
New Lettable Wet Lab Space Opens in Cardiff
sbarc | spark, located on the Cardiff Innovation Campus at Maindy Park, will be the front door to innovation at Cardiff University. The upcoming seven-storey facility will house Cardiff [email protected], a new venture, providing cutting-edge …
Breaking Boundaries, Building Bridges
A creative ‘toolbox’ for social science research and innovation is taking shape in Wales. Commercial enterprises will find opportunities to create new ventures in sbarc | spark – a new building currently under construction in …
New High Spec Individual Office Space at Cardiff University
sbarc | spark, located on the Cardiff Innovation Campus at Maindy Park, will be the front door to innovation at Cardiff University. The upcoming seven-storey facility will house Cardiff Innovations at sbarc, a new venture, …