Issue details

At the Combined Authority Committee meeting in July 2022 the Outline Business Case for ISTART was approved and the funding for Phase 0 of the project was delegated to the Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Executives of the constituent Councils. The project is a collaboration between the University of Bath, Bath Spa University, Bath College and Bath & North East Somerset Council and aims to deliver the integration and co-location of skills, innovation and research activity, which will encourage collisions between academic insight, business application and learning which together will drive innovation.

A Phase 0 Implementation Plan has been produced by the Council and partners seeking funding of £1.361m for this initial element of the project.