Membership Categories

Membership CategoriesThere are a number of categories for membership of the Association:

1) Full Members
Science Parks, Research Parks, Technology Parks, Technology Centres, Technopoles, Innovation Centres and technology-based Incubators. These centres are fully operational, having a site and partly or wholly occupied buildings, with a management staff in place.

2) Associate Members
Innovation-based Parks and technology-based incubators which are in the conceptual stage of development and aspiring to full membership.

3) Overseas Members
Innovation-based Parks operating in countries outside the UK and Republic of Ireland who wish to have direct membership of UKSPA.

For further details on UKSPA International Collaboration: click here.

4) Companions
Individuals who, by their work with the Association and Science Parks in general, are elected to honorary membership of the Association.

5) Affiliate Members
Organisations joining the Association, usually with reciprocal membership rights for the Association, whose objectives and activities have common ground with those of the Association and where membership could be mutually beneficial.

6) Multi-Site MembershipThose organisations that own or operate a number of locations have access to a sliding scale of subscriptions. Further details of the membership fees for this category is available here.

7) Personal MembershipIndividual membership for those who wish to engage with the Association but are not eligible for other membership is available.  Contact jim.duvall@ukspa.org.uk for information.