New partnership will develop housing and science parks for University

The long-term partnership will lead to the development of thousands of homes for students and staff at Oxford University, together with world-class science and innovation districts.

 
Legal & General will provide up to £4 billion of funding over the next ten years to deliver a series of key projects for the University of Oxford.

 

These will include thousands of new homes for staff and students and state-of-the-art research and laboratory space through the creation of science and innovation districts across the city.

 

The first projects that will be developed under the partnership are:

It is intended that the first projects will be ready for occupation in 2023.

 

The partnership will fulfil the commitments in the University’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan to provide at least 1,000 subsidised homes for University and College staff, and at least 1,000 units of affordable graduate accommodation.

 

It aims to provide affordable residential and commercial space to ensure that the University continues to attract the world’s best researchers and students, and to support spinout companies from the University.

 

Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, said: 'My colleagues and I are delighted to have formed this partnership with Legal & General. We look forward to working together to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the University today.

 

'We will build much-needed graduate accommodation, subsidised housing for University staff, and new science parks, where academic departments, University spin-outs and commercial partners can work together to create new companies as well as high quality jobs.'

 

Nigel Wilson, CEO of Legal & General Group, said: 'Our partnership with Oxford is leading the way in bringing together dynamic cities and patient capital, creating great outcomes for long term investors and for the cities themselves.

 

'Oxford University is one of the best in the world and a global brand. It has inspired generations of academics and researchers, and today also nurtures outstanding modern business with world-leading potential. Legal & General’s partnership with the University is a terrific example for cities across the globe to follow.'

 

Established in 1836, Legal & General is one of the UK’s leading financial services groups and a major global investor, with international businesses in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.