UK Progress Atlas
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2025

Southampton Semiconductor FacilityOpenedApril 2025Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

The University of Southampton’s electron-beam lithography facility gives researchers a new capability to create extremely small features on semiconductor chips.

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The Ray Dolby CentreOpened9 May 2025Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

The Ray Dolby Centre is the new home of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory, bringing physics research, teaching and specialist facilities together.

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Isambard AI SupercomputerOpenedJuly 2025Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Isambard-AI is the University of Bristol’s AI research supercomputer, part of the UK’s AI Research Resource.

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Sheffield Hallam University Campus RedevelopmentOpenedSeptember 2025Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Sheffield Hallam’s campus redevelopment provides new homes for business, law, social sciences, architecture and technical education.

The Redmires, Langsett and Strines buildings welcomed students for the September 2025 academic intake; no single opening day is claimed.

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Oxford Life and Mind BuildingOpenedOctober 2025Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Oxford’s Life and Mind Building brings biology and experimental psychology into a shared teaching and research facility.

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2026

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the HumanitiesOpened25 April 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre brings seven humanities faculties, a library and public arts spaces together in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.

Public opening of the Centre and cultural programme; academic occupation began in October 2025.

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COMPASS Advanced Manufacturing FacilityOpenedJuly 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

COMPASS is an advanced manufacturing research facility in South Yorkshire focused on producing large components from composite materials.

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University of Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise CampusOpened7 September 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

The University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus is a teaching, research and enterprise campus beside Bristol Temple Meads, focused on business and digital technologies.

Opening of the Sloane Robinson Building at the Temple Quarter campus.

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Corrour Research CentreOpened12 September 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Corrour Research Centre is a residential fieldwork, teaching and collaboration base for the University of St Andrews on the Corrour estate in the Scottish Highlands.

The facility opened on 12 September 2026.

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AMTEC Filton training campusOpened28 September 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

Weston College Group’s Advanced Manufacturing Technical Excellence College has a specialist apprentice-training campus on Airbus’ Filton site, near Bristol.

Opening of the Filton training campus.

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IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre, CambridgeOpened15 October 2026Completed · Opened

Research & Innovation

IonQ and the University of Cambridge’s quantum research centre is based at the Cavendish Laboratory’s Ray Dolby Centre in West Cambridge.

Opening of the innovation centre.

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2027

Energy Central InstituteInstitute openingLate 2027Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

A formal groundbreaking on 2 October marks construction of Blyth’s £25 million Energy Central Institute, providing higher education, research and clean-energy skills facilities on the former Keel Row shopping centre site. Partners include Durham and Newcastle universities, Port of Blyth and ORE Catapult. Opening is expected in late 2027.

Late-2027 forecast; catalogue uses year precision. Distinct from the already-open Learning Hub.

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Ellison Institute of Technology OxfordInitial campus2027Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

The Ellison Institute of Technology is building an interdisciplinary research and technology campus in Littlemore, at The Oxford Science Park. The University of Oxford reports that construction of the initial campus is expected to cost more than £1 billion.

This target refers to the initial campus, not completion of the entire expanded estate.

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Momentum One Zero innovation centreCompletion / operation2027Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

Queen’s University Belfast is expanding the ECIT innovation centre in the Titanic Quarter with new research laboratories, computing and collaboration space. The £37 million building forms part of the £70 million Momentum One Zero programme. Construction adds east and west extensions to the existing centre, rather than a separate campus.

Year-only opening forecast; retain Live status.

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2028

Golden Valley DevelopmentIDEA innovation centreEarly 2028Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

Golden Valley is a planned cyber and technology campus and neighbourhood in Cheltenham, developed by the council and HBD.

First innovation-centre phase target; whole Golden Valley completion is not confirmed.

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Syngenta Biosciences Research CentreCompletion / operation2028Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

Syngenta’s BioSTaR centre at Jealott’s Hill will combine agricultural bioscience, analytical research and digital technology.

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2029

2030

UK Robotics Adoption Hubs Programme (2026–2030)Programme endsMarch 2030Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

The programme brings together universities, specialist facilities, manufacturers and public services to test equipment, develop demonstrations and assess where automation could improve their work. The government announced £40 million for the eight hubs in October 2026, within UKRI’s wider £52 million Robotics Adoption Programme running from April 2026 to March 2030. Most hubs use existing facilities, with funding for expertise, shared testing, demonstration equipment, research and adoption support.

End of the national programme period. Individual services, trials and equipment deployments have separate delivery dates.

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UKAEA Fusion Fuel FacilityCompletion / operation2030Approved · Expected

Research & Innovation

UKAEA and Eni are developing the H3AT Tritium Loop Facility at Culham to test the fuel cycle needed by future fusion power plants.

Fully commissioned and operational; construction completion is expected in 2028.

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2031

2032

Royal College of Art Kensington Campus RenewalCompletion / operation2032Live · Expected

Research & Innovation

Phased renewal of the Royal College of Art’s Kensington campus centres on the listed Darwin Building, with new teaching spaces and modernised studios and workshops.

College forecast for completion of the phased campus programme.

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