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University of Essex

Location Knowledge Gateway University of Essex Colchester Campus Wivenhoe Park Colchester , Essex CO4 3ZL
Contact details Jamie Burns Head of Operations T : 01206 872849 M : 07769 282555 E : jburnsb @ essex . ac . uk
Dr Robert Singh Deputy Director for Enterprise T : 01206 874278 E : rjsingh @ essex . ac . uk www . essex . ac . uk / business / knowledge-gateway /
The University of Essex Knowledge Gateway research and technology park on our Colchester Campus is the location of choice in the eastern region for knowledge-based enterprises in science , technology , and the creative sector . It draws on our global reputation for analytics and data science and outstanding support for SMEs , and is set in mature parkland and accessed via the A133 . The Knowledge Gateway had an initial investment in 2010 of £ 13m to build roads , landscaping , and other infrastructure . Since then we have been developing its buildings apace , and boosting our contribution to economic growth of the eastern region .
The Knowledge Gateway is home to Parkside Office Village , our hotspot for small businesses . More than 20 SMEs now form our thriving business community here , and benefit from excellent research links and facilities .
In early 2017 we started building the second phase of Parkside to create a further 14,000 sq ft of modern , bright office space , which will be ready in autumn 2018 . Our carbon-neutral , £ 21m state-of-the-art Essex Business School opened in 2015 on the Knowledge Gateway . Featuring a real-time Bloomberg trading floor , the School has sustainable business at its core , is ranked in the UK ’ s top 20 and offers PhD , masters , and undergraduate study , including a modular MBA and executive education .
Work is also underway to create our major new £ 10m Innovation Centre , which will be able to accommodate more than 50 start-up and small high-tech businesses , plus practical , hands-on support and expertise businesses can lean on to help them start up , scale up , and succeed . Through our Start-up Hub we ’ re providing hot-desk space and hands-on business support for student and graduate start-up businesses , and through our Games Hub we ’ re encouraging the ideas and innovation to create tomorrow ’ s successful computer games companies . Each year the Games Hub offers a window for aspiring games and app developers to join the programme , and anyone can apply .
On the Knowledge Gateway there is also designated space for SMEs , larger corporates , and other organisations for bespoke design of office and R & D space that fits your company ’ s plans to expand .
Joining us on the Knowledge Gateway means you will have access to our unrivalled business support , expertise and excellent on-campus facilities . Our Institute of Analytics and Data Science and the ESRC ’ s Business and Local Government Data Research Centre can offer you insights into your business ’ data that you might not have thought possible , which can boost innovation and efficiency , and inform decision-making .
Our Innovation Centre will offer 50-plus small businesses space and expertise to grow