Wed 10 to Sun 14
Sep 2025
in association
with
OUR PARTNERS
UK Research & Innovation Headline Partner
This year the we're proud to partner with Swindon-based UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as our headline sponsor.
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UKRI is the largest public funder of research and innovation in the UK. They invest £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen, working across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care.
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UKRI have a long history of supporting the arts and have supported projects like -
- Using AI to help trip-hop legends Massive Attack create digital instruments
- Developing immersive audio recording techniques at Real World Studios in Wiltshire
- Investigating how music can benefit people living with mental health issues
- Inventing a violin that can be played with only one hand
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Swindon Link Key Partner
Swindon Link is part of Positive Media Group Ltd. Established in 1978, they are Swindon’s largest free news publication, in-print and online, being a well loved community news offering that provides important community news, reviews, interviews and what’s on information for the town.
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Paid for entirely by its advertisers, the Swindon Link hand deliver 40,000 copies of the magazine to Swindon homes each month, with a further 2,500 copies distributed to public places such as libraries, cafes and community centres.
It is a firm favourite on coffee tables as a useful go-to guide throughout the month, looked at when deciding which restaurant or takeaway to use, which event to go to or what plumber to call in an emergency.
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The Swindon Link website has a strong web presence too, with tens of thousands of unique visitors each month.
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The magazine and online offering is brought to you by a team of local journalists who are passionate about Swindon.
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Gastech Key Partner
Gastech are independent gas specialists working in Swindon and the surrounding areas, providing customers with a reliable and cost-effective means to ensure the safe and efficient operation of their heating systems.
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