THE Duke of Kent is set to visit Swindon today.

The Royal is due to go the University of Bath in Swindon's campus in Marlowe Avenue to see the Museum of Computing, the business hub and the innovation centre.

He will then move on to the Science Museum in Wroughton, which last week launched its Inspired bid to transform itself into an educational tourist destination.

University vice-chancellor Professor Glynis Breakwell will host the Duke on his visit to Oakfield and introduce Dr Faith Butt, campus director.

At the Museum of Computing, the Duke will meet its founder, Jeremy Holt, and its curator, Simon Webb.

He will be introduced to volunteers who support the work of the museum and have an opportunity to see local children enjoying its Pong to Playstation hands-on games console exhibition.

The Duke will be introduced to the museum's principal sponsors, Intel, represented by John Woodget, director of marketing for Intel in Europe, Middle East and Africa and managing director of Intel Corp UK, and Jim Murray, technical marketing engineer.

Innovation Centre manager Phil Merrick will welcome the Duke to the business centre, describing the mentoring and guidance it provides to new science and technology-based business start-ups.

The Duke will meet two entrepreneurs based at the centre, both managing fast-growing companies.

The Duke will also meet four women who have completed its Women into Enterprise training programme and launched companies.

He will then be introduced to the crèche manager, in acknowledgement of the facility's role in enabling women into business.

After visiting the university, the Duke will go to the Science Museum, where he will have lunch and be briefed about the 18,000 exhibits the museum holds, and also be told about the Inspired project that will allow people to learn more about 200,000 iconic objects.

There will also be a tour of D4 hangar, which includes objects from the museum's transport collection such as a Lockheed Constellation airliner and the Lotus bike that won gold in the Barcelona Olympics, and the L1 hangar that includes the massive wood printing press, MRI scanners, the first ever block of reinforced concrete and premium bonds machine ERNIE1. Head of development Sally Pettipher said: "We are delighted that His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent is able to visit the Science Museum.

"It provides a wonderful opportunity to talk to him about Inspired, our exciting project which will not only provide a brand new type of museum with access to previously unseen inventions and innovations, it will also inspire future generations of scientists to step up to the challenges of our world."