
Meet new people without leaving the office
We’ve made it our mission to create a community within Future Space, built on mutual respect and interest in developing future technology and innovation. Our aim is to bring together the best and brightest and help them develop, collaborate and grow. You spend most of your week working, so why not be surrounded by like-minded individuals with enthusiasm for one another’s ideas?
Connecting and collaborating together
There’s nothing better than to collaborate with your inspiring office or lab neighbour, pooling your resources and creating something great.
At Future Space you can mix with creators in all kinds of industry. Our team work hard to plan events and casual meetups to bring members together to share ideas, showcase their work and create new opportunities for collaboration.
Connecting and collaborating together
There’s nothing better than to collaborate with your inspiring office or lab neighbour, pooling your resources and creating something great.
At Future Space you can mix with creators in all kinds of industry. Our team work hard to plan events and casual meetups to bring members together to share ideas, showcase their work and create new opportunities for collaboration.
Our members
Our members represent the cutting edge of innovation: You can mix with creators in all kinds of tech industry, learn from each other and build lasting collaborations; as individuals, and as a community collectively.
Our fantastic team
Our team brings a wealth of experience in managing lab and workspace designed for growing science and tech communities. You focus on your business, we'll take care of the rest.
Tom El-Shawk
Centre Manager
Tom has a diverse work history which will allow him to make Future Space a community of talent, creativity and big picture thinking and somewhere that businesses can grow and collaborate. As a centre manager Tom will always be visible and available to Future Space members and welcomes visits from those who are interested in learning more about what we do here. Tom is hoping to make positive changes, and he encourages everyone to share their ideas to make the most of an already brilliant place to create and innovate.
Thanh Quan-Nicholls
Innovation Manager
With 20 years of professional management and commercial experience, Thanh is business connector and an expert in business growth. She has set up three successful and award-winning co-working spaces and headed up Economic Development at Bristol City Council. Thanh was previously UWE’s Digital Innovation Lead and is also Co-founder of Women’s Tech Hub Bristol. As Innovation Manager, Thanh supports the FS business community to be at the centre of the region’s science and technology activities.
Matt Freeman
Centre Director
A Professor of Digital Media, Matt brings with him a wealth of innovation experience across both industry and academia. Having led a research centre at Bath Spa University and a marketing consultancy for immersive technologies, Matt’s skills revolve around R&D, strategy and audience development in the context of emerging technologies, publishing nine books on the topic. As Centre Director, Matt acts as Future Space’s figurehead, building a strategy for the centre’s future growth as well as cultivating partnerships across both UWE and the wider tech ecosystem.
Scott Fessey
Assistant Centre Manager
Scott has previously worked in the leisure and visitor attraction industry in varying management and facilities roles. As Assistant Centre Manager, Scott manages the maintenance, reception IT, billing and operational processes which keep our building running. Scott is found in his spare time playing touch rugby and other sports, reading and being outdoors with his family.
Sharon Chadwick
Lab Supervisor
Sharon has a background in molecular biology, and medical devices and has worked for several University spinout companies. She brings experience of working in many varied lab environments from Universities (with a Degree from Bristol University and PhD in Cancer Genetics from Birmingham University) to company labs, which is extremely helpful for assisting the businesses using the facilities.
Viktoriia Kuprovska
Customer Experience Assistant
Originally from Ukraine, Viktoriia has experience of working as both a receptionist and accountant for international agriculture company Cargill Ltd.. She looks after our events and meeting rooms, handling bookings and logistics and supporting Latoyah with the front of house duties.
Stephanie Rutterford
Customer Experience Assistant
Steph was previously a Police Officer for 15 years, working firstly on response teams, and later as a Detective Constable specialising in fraud and money laundering investigations. Steph is a keen gardener and has an allotment, hoping to get a good crop this year. She enjoys walks with her border collie in her spare time. Steph runs our reception and is your first port of call for all questions. She welcomes your visitors, answers your emails and handles access, parking and parcels.
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What's happening at Future Space
Find out more about the companies currently innovating within Future Space.
Future Space wins Tech South West Award
Future Space took home the Supporting the Sector Award at this year’s Tech South West Awards in Exeter.
A Welcome from New Centre Director Matt Freeman
Hi, everyone! It’s such an honour to be joining Future Space and helping to lead the centre and its team going forward. I started in the role only a month or so ago, but even in that short space of time I’ve been amazed to hear about what our businesses […]
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