We are a peer network of UK Innovation Districts and Knowledge Quarters.

Transforming the heart of Bristol to create a world-class gateway to the region that unlocks our city’s potential to bring sustainable new homes, jobs, skills, innovation, and opportunities. With Temple Meads railway station at its heart, Temple Quarter will reflect Bristol’s past, present and future to become a blueprint for sustainable and inclusive city regeneration.

Birmingham Digital Futures (BDF) Innovation District, led by the University of Birmingham, bridges the digital skills gap and drives innovation in the West Midlands. We are committed to bridging the digital skills divide, as well as widening access and participation to a broad range of education opportunities to diversify workforces.

Glasgow City Innovation District is a hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration. It builds on Scotland’s rich tradition of scientific excellence and industrial collaboration.

Bringing together ambitious, forward-thinking people, the District is tackling societal and global challenges and driving inclusive economic growth.

Located in the heart of Glasgow City Centre, the District is home to many innovative companies and organisations who’ve located here to nurture and accelerate growth, improve productivity, and access world-class research and technology from the University of Strathclyde.

The Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID) is a partnership between the University of Glasgow, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City Council. Linking the north and south banks of the River Clyde, a heritage area renowned for shipbuilding heritage and Glaswegian leadership in science, engineering and medicine, GRID offers hi-tech industries of the future a unique opportunity to flourish alongside world leading university and hospital facilities. 

Belfast’s Innovation District comprises 400-acres right in the heart of the city in an area rich in industrial and maritime history. The waterfront location is already home to universities, world-class research centres, SMEs, start-up and scale-up companies as well as globally renowned, world-leading organisations.

Championed by Innovation City Belfast (ICB), the Innovation District combines industry with academia to accelerate the evolution of research into world-class products and solutions. It also builds on the city’s strengths in FinTech, Health and Life Sciences, GreenTech and the creative industries to bring new and better jobs to the region.

Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), a 450-acre innovation district, covering roughly half of Liverpool City Centre, is home to some of the world’s most influential players in science, health, technology, education and culture.

The Knowledge Quarter London is a partnership of over 100 academic, cultural, research, scientific and media organisations within a one-mile radius comprising of King’s Cross, Bloomsbury and Euston. Partners include the British Museum, Google, UCL, University of the Arts London, Digital Catapult, Wellcome Trust, and the British Library.

Leeds Nexus brings together the Leeds NHS Trust, University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds City Council in an ambitious partnership to create a hub of innovation right in the centre of Leeds. It provides a base for entrepreneurs, start-up and scale-up companies to mix with established hi-tech businesses and tap into the expertise of world class education institutions, to create innovative new products and services.

London West Innovation Network (LWIN) connects stakeholders in innovation at local, national and international levels to leverage the scope of growth and investment in West London. LWIN fosters world-class innovation clusters in the green economy, health, creative/media enterprises, tech-for-good, low carbon and jet zero sectors.  LWIN is focused on supporting high potential innovators by increasing their engagement with their partner academic, governmental and corporate institutions , while also linking local innovation hubs together to support innovation and growth in the region.

Newcastle Helix is a 24 acre regeneration scheme in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. Helix is home to world class research, SMEs, corporates, user groups and even urban living. Four national innovation centres and observatories are also based on site. The scheme is a unique partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council and Legal & General.

SHIFT is an Innovation Cluster covering 560 acres, radiating from Stratford in East London, forming a hub of innovation and ideas sharing. Uniting arts, education, science, technology and engineering sectors.

Many developments are underway with the final players arriving in 2025. The development of the Park utilises the opportunity of the London 2012 Games to change the lives of people in east London and drive growth and investment in London and the wider UK.

We solve market and societal challenges for a smarter, greener, healthier and better connected future. A partnership between South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Sheffield City Council and the talented people that live, work, study, do business and innovate here.  The Innovation District is home to a super connected cluster of world-class research centres, SMEs, start-up and scale-up companies as well as globally renowned businesses, all co-located across four innovation campuses spanning Rotherham and Sheffield.