A new place to answer tomorrow’s biggest questions

Welcome to Oxford North, the city's flagship new innovation
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About Oxford North

Oxford North is a new innovation district purposefully designed to enable the next century of life-changing discoveries in science and technology

With major advances converging like never before, we need spaces that help convert opportunity into reality. The masterplan will deliver a million sq ft of new labs and workspace, surrounded by public parks and amenities, in the city of Oxford's flagship and best connected innovation district. Oxford North is a meeting point and launchpad for ambitious thinkers and with Phase 1 open, we're welcoming our first occupiers.

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Latest news

Daisy Ginsberg public art sculptures in Oxford North’s Canalside Park
17/12/2025Public art

Green light for new Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg public art sculptures in Oxford North’s Canalside Park

Oxford City Council has granted permission for a new public artwork commission titled ‘The Length of a Moment’ which celebrates moths as essential pollinators created by the internationally renowned artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg.

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Equinox Equitable Innovation Oxford
19/11/2025Innovation

Oxford North joins Equinox to support innovative growth in region

Oxford North is proud to have signed The Equinox Charter, an exciting new partnership to accelerate innovation-led, inclusive economic growth across Oxfordshire and beyond.

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Costa Tanasa of Morgan Lovell. © Aurelien Langlais
18/11/2025People

Oxford North milestone as innovation district creates 2,000th construction job

Oxford North has reached a significant employment milestone with the creation of its 2,000th construction job since building works commenced.

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Public art plans unveiled at Oxford North’s Canalside Park to celebrate moths as essential pollinators
07/11/2025Public art

Public art plans unveiled at Oxford North’s Canalside Park to celebrate moths as essential pollinators

Plans have been submitted to Oxford City Council for a striking new public artwork, ‘The Length of a Moment’, by internationally acclaimed artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, which is to be located in Canalside Park, part of Oxford North, the new flagship innovation district.

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Oxford North
05/11/2025Offices

First letting secured at £1.2 billion Oxford North global innovation district

International law firm Mishcon de Reya’s Thames Valley team taking 3,500 sq ft of recently opened first phase. Scheme is purposely designed as a future UK economy powerhouse to host the next generation of local, domestic and international science, technology and associated industry occupiers.

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Visitors at IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
04/11/2025Public art

Oxford North welcomes hundreds of people for IF Oxford interactive family science event and Creation Theatre experience

Oxford North, the city’s new innovation district welcomed hundreds of people for IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival’s flagship events.

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Professor Dame Kay Davies and Victoria Collett recording Oxford+ podcast exploring Oxford North
21/10/2025People

Professor Dame Kay Davies and Victoria Collett join the Oxford+ podcast to explore the £1.2 billion Oxford North innovation district

In an illuminating new episode of the Oxford+ podcast titled “Oxford North: the new innovation district in Oxford”, two distinguished figures - Professor Dame Kay Davies DBE FRS, one of the UK’s foremost human geneticists, and Victoria Collett, development director at Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John’s College, explore how Oxford North's design, ambition and ecosystem are being shaped to deliver the next wave of science, technology and innovation-led growth.

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21/10/2025

Oxford North to host IF Oxford interactive family science event and Creation Theatre experience

Zone ONE, one of IF Oxford Science & Ideas Festivals' flagship events, is taking place at Oxford North, as part of our Engage programme.

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Homes

480 new homes will make Oxford North a great place to live and work

Our first 317 homes are being built in the Canalside Quarter, with easy access to Oxford North's amenities, Fallaize Park, facilities and workspaces, and a short cycle ride from the city centre and Summertown.