Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is the most comprehensive academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK. It is a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the University of Bristol, and home to a vibrant community of over 450 academics, researchers and industry practitioners.

Funded by a Central Government grant as part of the Getting Building Fund, this will be the UK’s first Business Cyber Centre. As part of the SWLEP, the Business Cyber Centre is on a mission to make all UK businesses more cyber secure and aims to create a business community that can confidently grow in a safe space.

The BCC believes that cyber security isn’t an optional extra, it’s a must have and the Centre is dedicated to building a powerful community that can tackle todays challenges with confidence. Combining its cyber knowledge and expertise, it will give its customers all the tools they need to power their business forward.

The Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) is an independent digital engineering consultancy, providing technical expertise to help organisations create better solutions in pioneering new product development. With a full portfolio of digital capabilities, including design and analysis services, consultancy and IT infrastructure, CFMS uses digital innovation to help develop more effective engineering solutions.

The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult’s purpose is to deliver long-term benefit to the UK economy and accelerate UK economic growth in industries where applying compound semiconductors creates a competitive advantage and enables new products or end markets. Compound semiconductors bring many advantages in size, weight and performance when used in systems. Typically they have a much wider bandgap compared to silicon which allows devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures to power the essential technologies of the future.

The Filton Enterprise Area has a long pedigree in the design and construction of scientific satellites, as well as being home to the first concerted effort to develop a horizontal take-off and landing launch vehicle in the 1980s. Today, the site continues to be a key hub for aerospace and aviation technology, with 14 of the world’s 15 major aerospace giants based around Filton.

A 10,000 m2, ‘Open access’ collaborative R&D centre located in Filton, Bristol. One of 4 Global Technology Centres. A joint £32M investment between GKN Aerospace and the UK Government through the Aerospace Technology Institute. An ecosystem of Universities, Research and Technology Organisations, Catapults, Government Organisations and Industrial Partners. Providing support to start-ups and SMEs. Opening in October 2021.

The Cluster is hosts a number of Government organisations within its geography, including DE&S Abbeywood, DSTL, and GCHQ.

IAAPS is a world-leading centre of excellence supporting the transport industry in the transition to net zero.

Established to foster engineering innovation through the collaboration of industry, enterprise and academia, IAAPS is a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the University of Bath.

We combine cross-sector academic rigour with commercial focus to support industry in the development and adoption of clean, efficient and affordable zero carbon propulsion technologies for integration into commercial applications. Our expertise is based on over 40 years of propulsion systems research at the University of Bath and enables a broader experimental approach than conventional test facilities.

Isambard-AI is set to be built during the summer of 2024, going into production later in the year at the National Composites Centre in Bristol. Isambard-AI, a national resource for researchers and industry, will be 10 times more powerful than the UK’s fastest supercomputer, fueling scientific discovery in fields such as robotics, big data, climate research and drug discovery. It will be the first Tier-0 supercomputer the UK has ever hosted, ranking amongst the top 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world.

The National Composites Centre was created as the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Composites Research and Development following the inclusion of this disruptive technology into government industrial strategy. Their task: to be recognised as a world leader in composite technology, accelerating the development and uptake of digital technologies for sustainable composites and growing the market for composites by driving innovation through collaboration and partnerships.

The University of Bath is home to the Centre for Space, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. The centre focusses on the environment of the Earth and near-Earth space and their effects on advanced technological systems.

The University is a part of the Space West Cluster and is the host to the Space Universities Network. The University also has a strong space research landscape, with upstream and downstream research capabilities in areas such as materials for space; earth observation; space systems, robotics and components; and secure communications.

The wind tunnel facilities at the University of the West of England are operated and developed by the department of Engineering, Design and Mathematics in the Faculty of Environment and Technology. The department has two production facilities namely the supersonic and subsonic wind tunnels.  The supersonic facility has a 1” x 4” test section whilst the subsonic facility has two test sections of 5’ x 7’ and 12’ x 12’.  For enquiries relating to the use of the facilities please email or phone the Department of Engineering, Design and Mathematics.

The National Composites Centre was created as the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Composites Research and Development following the inclusion of this disruptive technology into government industrial strategy. Their task: to be recognised as a world leader in composite technology, accelerating the development and uptake of digital technologies for sustainable composites and growing the market for composites by driving innovation through collaboration and partnerships.

The Mayoral Combined Authority was set up in 2017 to make decisions and investments that benefit people living and working in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Together, our aim is to deliver economic growth for the region and address some of our challenges, such as productivity and skills, housing and transport.