Nokia UK has just announced that it will occupy a large building in the Hauser Forum development, a new site currently being planned in West Cambridge.

BusinessWeekly.co.uk called the move “the most significant letting in the region this year”. It looks set to herald further collaboration between the University and technology industries.

The firm will occupy the Broers Building in West Cambridge, an area home to collaborations between the University and Microsoft and Hitachi, among others.

Close to the University’s computer laboratory and major bases for electrical engineering, nanoscience and physics, the site is key in the strategy to put Cambridge at the forefront of research, teaching and industry.

Ian Leslie, the pro-vice-chancellor for research, said Nokia’s move strengthened its ties with the University.

“Our initial collaboration with Nokia in nanoscience is now broadening to other technologies,” he said. “We are very pleased that, even during challenging economic times, industry sees the value of long-term research in collaboration with other leading universities.”