Roz Bird, CEO of Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP, has been named interim chairwoman of the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA), which connects science parks, technology incubators and innovation centres. Ms Bird has long been associated with UKSPA, having worked for the organisation as business development manager in the early 2000s. Roz Bird, CEO of Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP, has been appointed as interim chairperson of the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) (Image: Lee Blanchflower)She went on to hold senior leadership roles at Granta Park in Cambridge and Silverstone Park, next to the British race circuit, where she helped establish the Silverstone Technology Cluster and pioneered the Ox Cam "supercluster" concept, known as the Oxford-to-Cambridge growth corridor. Ms Bird joined Norwich Research Park in 2022, supporting the site's continued growth with her marketing and surveying expertise and by working with real estate investment partners Vengrove to attract and retain innovative companies. "I am excited about UKSPA's future as the wealth of knowledge and good practice within the association can be used to support existing activity and inspire the next generation of knowledge economy practitioners."