Board
Our Board is Chaired by Professor Duncan Ivison and other members include: Professor Malcolm Press CBE, Councillor Bev Craig OBE, Chris Oglesby OBE, Mark Cubbon, Pat Bartoli, Darren Banks, Esme Ward and Professor Linda Merrick CBE.
About Oxford Road Corridor
Oxford Road Corridor is a world-class knowledge quarter, transforming lives through research, innovation, skills, and education—a place where knowledge, business, and culture thrive.
Stretching south from St Peter’s Square in Manchester city centre, the Oxford Road Corridor is home to a unique concentration of knowledge, business and cultural assets. Within just one square mile are two of the UK’s leading universities, the country’s largest NHS foundation trust and a thriving cluster of digital, technology and life-science businesses, supported by designated Investment and Enterprise Zones.
The Oxford Road Corridor is home to 104,000+ employees and generates £7.8bn in GVA. It contains 48% of Manchester’s life-sciences businesses and supports world-leading research, with more than 19,000 participants recruited to studies each year. The area attracts 86,000+ students, including 22,000+ international students, with 42,000+ studying STEM subjects and 7,500+ studying creative disciplines.
Many of Manchester’s iconic music venues, auditoriums and exhibition spaces are located within the knowledge quarter, attracting more than 4.7 million visitors every year. The area also offers a vibrant nightlife and a wide choice of cafés, restaurants and bars.
The Oxford Road Corridor is overseen by a partnership comprising The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester City Council, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Bruntwood, Royal Northern College of Music and representatives from many of Manchester’s leading cultural institutions.
A collaborative ethos enables the Oxford Road Corridor to capture opportunities and bring ambitious projects to fruition.
Executive
Our Executive is Chaired by Claire Robinson and other members include; Dr Alexander Roy, Angela Harrington, Alex Byars, Professor Liz Price, Liz Bamber and Dr Katherine Boylan
Our Partners
The Oxford Road Corridor partnership
is the UK’s longest-standing, formally constituted knowledge quarter organisation.
Knowledge
Oxford Road is the heart of Manchester’s knowledge economy, specialising in life sciences, advanced materials, and creative industries.
Business
The Corridor is home to a high value business base with a concentration of life sciences, advanced materials and digital businesses.
Culture
A vibrant nightlife and home to many of the city’s most iconic music venues, theatre spots and high-end cultural offerings such as the Whitworth, HOME and RNCM.
Latest News
September News Round-up
September 2026New partnerships, fresh investment and ambitious ideas take centre stage this month across the Oxford Road Corridor.
August News Roundup
August 2026Welcome back to the Oxford Road Corridor. Catch up on August’s stories – health, space, education, culture and climate research.
Boost For Northern Knowledge Economy As Bruntwood SciTech Completes Greenheys At Manchester Science Park
July 2026Bruntwood SciTech completes Greenheys at Manchester Science Park, boosting life sciences, innovation and research.