State-of-the-art focal point for entrepreneurship in the East of England
The Hauser Forum was opened in 2010 by University Chancellor, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
Featuring two landmark buildings, the Broers Building and the Entrepreneurship Centre, the Hauser Forum is stimulating innovative collaboration between clusters of academics, start-up and established businesses.
The forum is situated on the University of Cambridge’s West Cambridge Research and Development Park which also includes many notable buildings at the forefront of science research including: The Microsoft Research Centre, Schlumberger Research Centre and the University’s Cavendish Laboratory.
The construction of the Hauser Forum was made possible by an £8 million donation to the University of Cambridge by The Hauser-Raspe Foundation on behalf of Hermann Hauser and his wife Pamela Raspe, and a £2 million grant from EEDA, the East of England Development Agency. The centre is managed and operated by the University of Cambridge.
About the building
The Hauser Forum was designed by Wilkinson Eyre with Archial Architects and features a modern and spacious design that rises from the beautiful agricultural land to the west of Cambridge. The development is naturally ventilated and includes many green features including an underground labyrinth to pre-cool incoming air, ground source heat pumps and an attenuation pond and reed beds to filter run-off water.
The Entrepreneurship Centre
This state-of-the-art, multi-purpose installation featuring a modular seminar and meeting space, café and atrium social meeting area, office units and landscaped gardens. The centre’s tenants are Cambridge Enterprise, ideaSpace West and Cambridge Network.
West Café
West Café at the Hauser Forum is a social hub serving the West Cambridge site. Hot food and sandwiches are prepared daily with an ever-changing street food menu. With a contemporary and spacious design, free wifi access, and great views over rolling fields, the café is an ideal place to meet, work or relax. The café is open Monday to Friday: 8.30–16.30.
The Broers Building
The Broers Building was named in honour of the former University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Lord Broers. The building is adjacent to the Entrepreneurship Centre and offers state-of-the-art office space and resources in which small to medium-sized enterprises can lease space to work in closer partnership with University researchers and commercialisation activities.
Contact us
Entrepreneurship Centre
3 Charles Babbage Road
Cambridge
CB3 0GT
Opening times:
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00
Telephone:
+44 (0)1223 746 800
