Time: 9:00–10:30am
Come and join us for a relaxed and engaging networking event where you can get hands-on with making latte art alongside the HatHats
Come and join us for a relaxed and engaging networking event where you can get hands-on with making latte art alongside the fantastic HatHats team. Hosted in the Eagle Lab, this session is a great opportunity to connect with fellow tenants while enjoying great coffee.
Thursday 5th November 2026 | 9am – 4pm
Aylesham Community Trust, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 3AJ.
How can we create healthier communities, stronger local economies and better outcomes for people through social value?
As pressure on communities grows and traditional funding models face increasing challenges, organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors are being asked to deliver more impact with fewer resources. This conference brings together decision-makers, practitioners and changemakers to explore how social value can become a driving force for creating healthier, fairer and more resilient places.
Featuring keynote speakers from The King’s Fund, Better Society Capital and Plinth, alongside sector leaders and community voices, the day will explore the future of place-based collaboration, social investment and impact measurement. Through inspiring keynote sessions, panel discussions and practical conversations, we’ll examine how social value can be embedded into decision-making, how impact can be funded and scaled, and how innovation and AI can help organisations evidence the difference they make.
Whether you work in local government, health, business, social enterprise or the wider VCSE sector, you’ll leave with fresh ideas, practical tools and valuable connections to help turn social value from a policy aspiration into meaningful action.
Join us and help shape a future where investment, partnership and innovation work together to deliver lasting social impact for people and communities.
Tickets: £10 per person. Ticket price includes refreshments, lunch and all conference materials. Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.
Discovery Park is delighted to be hosting Social Enterprise Kent’s The Big STEM Challenge 2027, bringing young people from across Kent together to explore, experiment and showcase their ideas in science, technology, engineering and maths.
Run by Social Enterprise Kent, The Big STEM Challenge is open to schools and individual entrants, giving young people the opportunity to turn their curiosity into a STEM project of their own.
Projects can be completed at school, at home or as part of a science club and could involve anything from building a robot or designing an app to conducting an experiment or creating something completely new.
To enter, participants simply need to share:
Deadline for entries: 30 November 2026
📅 Wednesday 9th September 2026 📍The Oculus, EC4N 8AF
Discovery Park is partnering with One Nucleus to deliver an evening of engaging fireside chat featuring an accredited executive coach and a professional rugby player, highlighting the importance of leadership, teamwork, resilience and the value of coaching in developing high performing founders and teams.
Building a successful biotech company requires more than great science, it demands founders who demonstrate readiness, resilience and the ability to manage risk effectively. This London BioWednesday event will explore how life science entrepreneurs can position themselves as compelling investment opportunities, shifting investor perception from high risk ventures to credible, investment ready businesses.
📅 Wednesday 21st October 2026 📍Discovery Park
This October, Discovery Park are proud to be participating in the Wear It Pink event to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now—an incredible charity dedicated to research, support, and care for those affected by breast cancer. 🎀
Breast cancer affects so many lives, and every donation brings us one step closer to ensuring that nobody faces it alone. By donating, you’ll be helping to fund world-class research and life-saving treatments, and providing support to those who need it most.
How can you help?
Together, we can take steps toward a future where breast cancer no longer takes lives. Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and support!
Let’s wear it pink and make a difference!
📅 Wednesday, 23rd September 
11:00 AM 📍 1st Floor Innovation House, above canteen
From 11am until the last slice is gone, we’ll be serving delicious cakes and treats in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
If you’d like to get involved, you can either whip up something tasty at home or pick up a sweet treat from the shop — just let Janice know at J.Noble@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk.
Or, simply drop by, join the fun, and help us in the most enjoyable way possible… by eating cake! 🍰
📅 Wednesday, 14th October 10:00 AM 📍Lawrence Suite, Building 500, Discovery Park
Explore AI, automation & green chemistry transforming pharma. Free event with expert talks, exhibition & exclusive facility tours.
The pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is changing fast. AI is accelerating drug discovery. Automation is reshaping the lab. Sustainability is no longer optional. This event puts you at the centre of it all.
Join industry leaders, researchers and technology innovators at Discovery Park — one of the UK’s premier science and innovation campuses — for a focused half-day exploring what the future of pharma and life sciences looks like in practice.
Whether you’re working at the bench, leading an R&D function or driving operational change, this is a rare opportunity to see tomorrow’s lab today — and to connect with the people building it.
Sponsored by Asymchem, Venner Shipley, Particology and the IChemE Pharma Group.
This is a free event. Places are limited — reserve your free place now.
⏰ 10:00-16:00
The Big STEM Showcase is a free, hands-on STEM Fair that brings together schools, teachers, families, and businesses to celebrate the power of science, technology, engineering, and maths. Alongside interactive exhibits from leading STEM organisations, visitors will enjoy the exciting final of the Big STEM Challenge competition.
Event details:
📅 Date: Friday, 5th March 2027
🕘 Exhibitor setup: from 9:00 AM
🕙 Showcase open to visitors: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Gateway, Discovery Park, Sandwich CT13 9FG
🎟️ Cost: Free to exhibit and attend
We believe STEM has the power to change the world — and we’re here to celebrate the young minds who are leading the way.
We’re inviting schools, teachers, support staff, and families to an inspiring morning of innovation at the Big STEM Showcase 2027, a free, hands-on STEM Fair hosted at the incredible Discovery Park.
Explore the brilliant work of our Big STEM Challenge finalists and enjoy interactive displays and activities from some of Kent’s leading science, technology, engineering, and maths businesses. Whether you’re a teacher looking to inspire your students or a parent keen to spark curiosity in your child, this event is not to be missed!
Booking deadline: 8.01.2027
