1995 The Trust sets up the Oxford Centre for Innovation – or OCFI – on Mill Street in Oxford. It is opened by Prince Charles the following year and is […]
1994 The Trust sets up the innovative Oxford Investment Opportunity Network or OION – known as ‘Onion’ to bring investors and entrepreneurs together to support start-ups. OION kick-started investment in […]
1993 Vision for Oxfordshire is launched by The Trust and Oxfordshire County Council: a partnership between industry, the universities, business parks and local authorities to establish Oxfordshire as a centre […]
1992 With the support of the Trust, the first day-long Oxford Festival of Science and Technology takes place. In 2015, the independent charity Oxfordshire Science Festival took over the organisation […]
1990 The Trust opens its first science centre in Oxford called Curioxity, for school children and their families. The Trust went on to develop the Science Oxford Centre at Stansfeld […]
1987 The Trust launches Oxford Innovation Ltd to manage its non-charitable activities: running office space for science and tech businesses; consultancy for entrepreneurs; and management consultancy for innovation centres and […]
1987 The Trust launches the Schools-Industry Grant Scheme (SIG) to help school students develop innovative design and technology projects in partnership with local firms. This is the start of the […]
1986 The Trust buys an old builders yard in Osney Mead and sets up the Science and Technology Enterprises Project (or STEP). One of the original occupants of the STEP […]
