At Sister, we believe that economic growth must not come at the expense of people or the planet. Our aim is to enable a more inclusive, sustainable and socially responsible future for people across Manchester, the UK and beyond.
Sister brings talent, investment, learning, youth, experience, expertise and enterprise together on a grand scale. Building on the University of Manchester’s world class innovation heritage, it will provide the perfect conditions for ideas to spark and flourish into world-improving products and technology.
Sister brings talent, investment, learning, youth, experience, expertise and enterprise together on a grand scale. Building on the University of Manchester’s world class innovation heritage, it will provide the perfect conditions for ideas to spark and flourish into world-improving products and technology.
Research can illuminate the world. But to change it, you need business too. At Sister, companies and social enterprises will enjoy access to capital and to the networks, talent and brainpower of Manchester’s world class R&D institutions. And students will have all they need to turn knowledge into companies that succeed and careers that satisfy.
Sister builds on the dynamism of Manchester and the Oxford Road Corridor. It will further establish the city as a global hub for industries of the future, attracting the best international talent. But this won’t just benefit the city centre. Sister will also create jobs and growth across the wider city region, the North and the whole country.
Sister will place design gurus next to tech visionaries. AI experts next to health innovators. Arts venues next to laboratories. Corporations next to start-ups. Separate strands of innovation won’t just co-exist. They will interact and spark off each other.
People won’t just feel the economic rewards of innovation – they will be inspired by it unfolding before their eyes. They will participate in it. At Sister, innovation won’t be locked behind glass towers. Living labs and open ground floors will put it on show.
Ideas and inventions from Sister will accelerate the world toward its sustainability goals. The site will run on circular economy principles and promote low carbon lifestyles. Lush spaces will add to the city’s biodiversity while improving the mental and physical health of all who visit. In both philosophy and physical design, Sister will be abundantly green.
Sister is a place for everyone. It will attract the best minds and companies from around the globe. But it will also inspire local people from our neighbouring communities to immerse themselves in Manchester’s thriving culture of innovation and contribute to it. A place to live, work, visit, learn and explore.
A new industrial revolution is reshaping the world economy. It is a revolution Manchester can lead. Sister fulfils the city’s potential and honours its heritage as a place where brilliant ideas come to life and spread across the globe.
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