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Project Endeavour concludes with AV passenger rides in London
More than 100 members of the public were able to schedule demonstration rides in a fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles across a five-mile urban route in London Greenwich.
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Oxford to exit COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area as cases fall
Over the last five weeks, the city has had additional resources to tackle high case numbers including five walk-in PCR test sites that offered symptom-free testing.
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Help shape the new Oxfordshire air quality website
The consultation aims to identify what information residents across the county want to see on the new website to help them find more about air quality.
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Beard completes £20m redevelopment work at St Hilda’s College, Oxford
The Front of College project represents the largest redevelopment of the college in its history, having been completed to mark its 125th anniversary.
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Saietta makes motor break-through for lightweight e-mobility
The powerful, torque dense, compact and robust motors can be easily integrated into lightweight zero-emissions vehicles, including scooters, motorcycles, rickshaws and micro-cars.
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PepGen secures $112.5m financing to advance muscular dystrophy therapies
The funding round included existing investors RA Capital Management, Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and CureDuchenne Ventures and a host of new investors.
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Exscientia selects Milton Park for new laboratories
The expansion will see the firm occupy 20,151sq ft of laboratory and office space at 155 Brook Drive, which is part of the Science Vale Enterprise Zone.
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Exscientia expands headquarters at The Oxford Science Park
The company, which initially occupied c7,800 sq ft in the Schrödinger Building is increasing capacity for its technology teams by expanding to 21,000 sq ft of facilities.
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Abingdon-based cybersecurity business Sophos acquires USA-based Refactr
Refactr’s entire team of developers and engineers have joined Sophos, which will continue to develop and offer Refactr’s platform to their existing and growing base of partners and organizations.
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Works to power UK’s largest public EV charging superhub set to begin
Works begin to install a high-powered underground cable that will deliver electricity to the UK’s largest public EV charging superhub at Redbridge Park & Ride.
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Consultation opens on plans for 61 new homes in Littlemore
The council intends to build 51 flats at the disused Northfield Hostel site off Sandy Lane which closed in 2014 and ten houses on the adjacent sports field.
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Abingdon-based Nexeon secures £1.5m funding for battery research project
The Silicon Anode Battery for Rapid Electrification (SABRE) project will develop battery cells with higher energy density in response to the demand for increased EV driving range.
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New Theatre Oxford to reopen in August with a selection of top acts
The theatre will open with Priscilla Queen of the Desert from 23 August, followed by multi-award-winning musical Blood Brothers and a series of fantastic one-nighters.
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New family entertainment attraction to be built at Oxford Castle Quarter
The new attraction will feature cutting edge technology and immersive family entertainment in a year-round facility under the Oxford Unwrapped brand.
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OxTech Fest: Inaugural event to focus on diversity and connections in tech industry
The two-day virtual festival will celebrate the tech industry, create connections amongst tech innovators and help companies foster diversity and gender balance in the industry.
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MAST Upgrade team recognised with a prestigious award
The Major Project Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering was presented in recognition of delivering a major engineering project which has a substantial impact on society.