First tenants move in at NetPark Durham's aspiring UK technology hub.First tenants on the multi-million pound NetPark development in County Durham “Durham county” redirects here. For other uses, see Durham County. County Durham is a county in north-east England. It can be used to refer to 4 different entities:
Two of the University of Durham's high-profile research units ( The Centre for Advanced Instrumentation (CfAI) and the Institute for Agility and Digital Enterprise Technology (IADET) ( are now located at the NetPark Research Institute, the first building to be completed in phase one of the 250- acre science park, near Sedgefield, which is aimed at becoming a major new leading edge technology hub for the UK. The CfAI has an international reputation for the development, design and construction of state-of-the-art instruments for optical and infrared astronomy infrared astronomy, study of celestial objects by means of the infrared radiation they emit, in the wavelength range from about 1 micrometer to about 1 millimeter. All objects, from trees and buildings on the earth to distant galaxies, emit infrared (IR) radiation. , and works closely with major observatories around the world to improve the quality of astronomical as·tro·nom·i·cal also as·tro·nom·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to astronomy. 2. Of enormous magnitude; immense: an astronomical increase in the deficit. imaging and observation. The university's IADET team brings together leading-edge digital enterprise technology research and knowledge and technology transfer aimed at promoting further research and economic development. Professor Paul Maropoulos, the director of IADET, said: "IADET has world- class computing, precision engineering and metrology metrology Science of measurement. Measuring a quantity means establishing its ratio to another fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. laboratories, facilitating the integrated analysis of design, manufacture and supply chain issues. "These research laboratories will provide the technology transfer team of the Agility Group with world leading technologies and systems for the benefit of regional and UK industry." Durham University believes that the move could lead to scores of jobs being created at NetPark out of its research activities alone. At present CfAI already has 40 staff, 15 of whom are based at NetPark and IADET has 25. Over the next few years up to 20 new jobs could be created as both projects develop. |
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