Keele Innovation District: Powering Innovation, Place, and Growth
Keele Innovation District will build on the existing foundations already in place: a world-class university and an established Science and Innovation Park.
It will take these strengths and scale them into a connected ecosystem where education, research, and innovation actively fuel one another to generate growth.
The District will accelerate ideas into real-world impact, attracting talent, investment, and forward-thinking partners.
It will create a vibrant, lived-in urban community, bringing together places to work, learn, and live, alongside dynamic “collision spaces” where businesses, researchers, students, and local services interact.
Image: Keele Innovation District CGI
The emerging masterplan
The Keele Innovation District will transform the existing Science and Innovation Park into a nationally significant hub for research and enterprise. Below is the emerging masterplan, which will be developed further with technical studies over the summer of 2026.
Integrated new housing surrounding the University and existing Science and Innovation Park will support a balanced community. A denser, mixed-use environment will create a vibrant place to work and live, structured around a strong east–west boulevard. Development will range from innovation hubs in the north to larger production-focused plots in the south.
Keele Innovation District - Site Map
An aerial view of the emerging Innovation District, showing existing facilities and future development opportunities.
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Existing Facilities
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Located in North Staffordshire, the Keele Innovation District is centred on Keele University’s campus at the edge of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
It benefits from a highly accessible location adjacent to the M6, with strong connections to Birmingham, Manchester and the wider Midlands and North West. Surrounded by a mix of urban centres and attractive countryside, the district combines a high-quality campus setting with close links to nearby communities and growth areas.
This strategic position enables Keele to connect research, business and talent, supporting its ambition to become an internationally significant hub for innovation and enterprise.
Keele Innovation District
The Keele Innovation District builds on the success of Keele University Science and Innovation Park, bringing together an interconnected community of innovators, researchers, learners, and educators to create opportunities for all. (Video vision accurate when produced May 2025)
Our ambition
The scale and long-term vision for Keele Innovation District.
Find out moreDelivering in Partnership
Our partners, governance and collaborative approach to delivery.
Find out moreInnovation at Keele
Research strengths, facilities and the established Science and Innovation Park.
Find out moreJoin the community
Workspace, development plots, specialist facilities and collaboration opportunities.
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To find out more, please contact Keele University Science and Innovation Park:
