Lone worker safety specialist Lookout Call targets clients hit by cutbacks
Cambridge-based lone worker system provider Lookout Call has launched a UK-wide campaign aimed at helping clients stave off the effects of shrinking budgets.
New ultra-efficient ARM Cortex-A32 processor expands embedded and IoT portfolio
ARM announces the latest addition to the family of ultra-efficient ARM application processors, the ARM® Cortex®-A32 processor, targeting next-generation embedded products.
Tame your computer - put the flags out
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to set a flag to remind recipients to reply by a specific date (Microsoft Outlook*)...
The reed warbler and the cuckoo: an escalating game of trickery and defence
Professor Nick Davies, who gives this week’s Darwin Lecture, has been studying reed warblers for more than 30 years – and has unlocked many of the secrets of their interactions with the cuckoo.
Guarantee your place for RideLondon-Surrey 100
Looking for a way to guarantee your place in this year’s sought after Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100? East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) are pleased to announce they have four spaces available for this year’s event which has seen thousands of people vying for a spot.
Raising chicks takes its toll on birds – new study
New research published in the Journal of Ornithology shows that laying eggs and raising chicks can have a negative effect on the health of birds.
St Catharine's elects new Master
The Fellows of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, have elected Professor Sir Mark Welland as the next Master of the College.
Training course covers signalling networks: from data to modelling
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) hosts a five-day training course on cell signalling; from gene regulation to cellular models, to study signalling networks of plants, microbes and animals.
Edwards & Blake opens state-of-the-art restaurant at Hexcel Composites
East Anglian-based contract catering firm Edwards & Blake has opened a contemporary and cutting-edge new staff restaurant and kitchen at Hexcel Composites in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
Maternity leave: where can employers go wrong?
In this month's blog, The HR Dept looks at recent Tribunal cases caused by pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
Having an impact: how the General Management Programme can make you a better manager
Identifying the weaknesses in your supply chain, stepping back from micro-managing to allow a junior to shine, working through unnecessary steps in a production process: they’re all relatively easy problems to tackle – when you are doing them in the classroom, that is. But it can be a lot harder to actually apply that new-found knowledge once you are back in the office.
Edwards & Blake features in '1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain' report
East Anglian-based contract catering firm Edwards & Blake is delighted to feature in the highly respected ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2016 report compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.
Cambridge is 'Britain's cleverest little city'
Cambridge is "the most civilised city on earth", according to the Sunday Times.
Engineering the future: Cambridge Science Festival 2016
Can we build computers and robots that learn? Could nature be the inspiration for building our future cities? How can we make someone a new arm?
Teltronic announces EN 45545 compliance for entire onboard portfolio
Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, has announced the compliance of its entire portfolio of onboard products with new European standard EN 45545.
Paul Bailey selected in Maserati 100 list of top UK entrepreneurs
Paul Bailey, Founding Partner & Managing Director of Bailey Fisher Executive Search has been selected as one of four Cambridge entrepreneurs in the Maserati 100 list of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs alongside Hermann Hauser, Jon Bradford and Hanadi Jabado. The Maserati 100 was announced in the Sunday Times yesterday (21 February).
Alumnus helps bring Dyson Centre to life
The recently opened Dyson Centre for Engineering Design at the University of Cambridge has been supported by a £300,000 grant from Denis Burrell CBE via the Burrell Family Charitable Trust.
The European Union - are you In or Out?
Our country faces an important collective decision in June with regard to our involvement in the European Union. In recognition of this, Ely Cathedral Business Group (ECBG) is holding a debate in the Cathedral on Thursday 3 March 2016 to explore the arguments on both sides of this important issue.
RealVNC announces partnership with ŠKODA® to deliver wireless MirrorLink® tech to drivers
ŠKODA will join RealVNC on-stand at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to demonstrate the MirrorLink 1.2 wireless feature on the ŠKODA Octavia vRS.
Cambridge South and 42 Technology join forces to support Indian hockey charity
Cambridge South Hockey Club is donating equipment and raising funds to support One Thousand Hockey Legs, a non-profit organisation based in Delhi, India that aims to give disadvantaged children an opportunity to learn about and play hockey.
Salimetrics highlights best practices for saliva swab collection
Salimetrics' latest newsletter features a guide to best practices for saliva swab collection.
Most complete Bronze Age wheel to date found near Peterborough
The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel in Britain has been uncovered at Must Farm, a site described as Peterborough’s Pompeii. The wheel will extend our understanding of early technologies and transport systems.
Manifesto for change
The business case for diversity is unassailable, but now is the time for actions to speak louder than words.
A world in flux
Dame Sandra Dawson, Professor Emeritus of Management Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Bayer appoints KISS PR for Seed and Seed Treatment
Bayer has appointed KISS PR to act as their PR agency for Seed and Seed Treatment.