Life at ARC Oxford
At the centre of our campus is its social hub, the Oxford Factory and the Oxford Works. A beautifully designed and relaxed social area, boasting a spacious studio for fitness classes, great food, coffee and plenty of space and seating for any number of events, meetings and informal catch ups.
Enjoy the best of both worlds – the convenience of a Campus and a vibrant University City lifestyle. ARC Oxford is home Health Clubs, Hotels and a Shopping Centre, and is only a 10 minute bike ride to Oxford High Street.
A dedicated community manager helps shape a handpicked, curated events calendar for the best possible environment all year round. A community square – The Marketplace – with outside seating provides tranquil green space, and a perfect spot for enjoying a morning coffee, community BBQ or street food festival.
Facilities
Oxford Factory
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Oxford Factory
A cafe and restaurant with a great selection of food and drink for whatever the occasion. If its just a quick coffee or a bigger lunch with a number of colleagues.
A government backed development by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) in partnership with Perspectum to improve patient access to diagnostic services across Oxfordshire.
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Oxford Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)
A government backed development by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) in partnership with Perspectum to improve patient access to diagnostic services across Oxfordshire.
A community square with a landscaped open lawn area hosting outdoor events all year round
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The Market Place
A community square with a landscaped open lawn area hosting outdoor events all year round
Shopping opportunities of Oxford retail park including M&S, Tesco and Boots
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Shopping
Shopping opportunities of Oxford retail park including M&S, Tesco and Boots
A collaborative workspace to develop ideas, network and come together — Hire a desk from 1 hour — Quiet spaces for focused work — Yoga classes — Board rooms — Seminar theatre — Pool table
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Oxford Works
A collaborative workspace to develop ideas, network and come together — Hire a desk from 1 hour — Quiet spaces for focused work — Yoga classes — Board rooms — Seminar theatre — Pool table
Spa with steam room and sauna — 6 Tennis courts (indoor and outdoor) — Fully equipped gym — Indoor pool — Exercise classes
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David Lloyd Gym
Spa with steam room and sauna — 6 Tennis courts (indoor and outdoor) — Fully equipped gym — Indoor pool — Exercise classes
Bright Horizons Day nursery
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Nursery
Bright Horizons Day nursery
Premier Inn on-site
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Hotel
Premier Inn on-site
Who’s on Campus
Science & Tech members
Accession Therapeutics
Animal Dynamics
ARGC UK
Blackberry Clinic
Cancer Research UK
Evox Therapeutics
Harley Davidson europe
ivy farm
Jazz Pharmaceuticals UK
Mirobio/gilead sciences
Nielsen
Omass
OXA
Oxford biodynamics
Oxford biomedica
Oxford fertility unit
perspectum
spybiotech
Ultromics
veeva systems uk
Business members
bright horizons
Freeths
GRE Assests
Greensquare accord
john wiley & Sons
NHS
oxfam
oxfordshire county council
Oxfordshire youth
penningtons manches COOPER
ti automotive systems
THE ARC
EFFECT
ARC OXFORD’S ORIGINS
From motor innovation to pandemic responses: an engine of advancement over 100 years in the making
In 1912, William Morris bought the former Oxford Military College and moved his car company into the site. Morris pioneered mass production in the UK by building what became affectionately known as “the old tin shed.” The factory produced cars such as the Morris Oxford, the MG Midget and the legendary Mini.
Morris, who became Viscount Nuffield in 1938, was a noted philanthropist. He endowed four Medical Professorships to help establish the Oxford Medical School, founded Nuffield College and the Nuffield Foundation. In response to the polio epidemic he retooled part of the factory to make Iron Lungs for any hospital that requested one.
Once car manufacturing ceased in the 1980’s the campus worked with Oxford City Council to create a new innovation hub that Nuffield would be proud of.
A BRIGHT FUTURE
One of the world’s largest investors, Brookfield, purchased ARC Oxford in 2021 and is planning a generational investment in the campus with a vision to create a 21st Century Science and Innovation community.
The ARC Oxford team is working with a leading team of architects, planners and our local community to make the campus greener, more sustainable and create more world-class space for science and innovation. We will update the website with more details on these future plans soon.
ARC Oxford is already home to our manufacturing facility known as Oxbox, which is in operation for our viral vector manufacturing activities and also supporting the manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. In March 2020, as our activities and workforce expanded, we took the decision to relocate our corporate headquarters team from our existing HQ to a new facility on the Park. ARC have helpfully accommodated all of our commercial requirements and we are delighted with the quality of the building and the wider environment.
