The South West Nuclear Hub, based in the University of Bristol, is a dedicated team supporting a network of academic institutions, industrial partners and a community of Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in delivering civil nuclear science, engineering and technology to the South West of the UK.
The Hub’s objectives are to:
- Consolidate an academic alliance that is nationally and internationally recognised for the quality and impact of its nuclear research, innovation and teaching.
- Ensure recognition by government and industry that the South West is home to a globally competitive nuclear research and innovation ecosystem, catalysed by major nuclear projects.
- Coordinate applied research outputs from Universities so that they form part of a complete regional technology development pipeline.
- Ensure that the south west of the UK is an internationally recognised centre of skills provision in an area of strategic importance to the UK, with higher-level skills training undertaken by Universities in the Hub connected to vocational education through the National College for Nuclear.
- Act as a single front door for the nuclear expertise in the region, complementing the Nuclear South West cluster.
- Foster collaboration between the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute and the Hub as an internationally recognised vehicle for thought leadership on nuclear technology and its role in a zero-carbon future global economy.
