Acteon supports Diamond diversity monitoring for the UK TV industry
Acteon is delighted to be working with the Creative Diversity Network to develop blended learning in support of the new Diamond diversity monitoring initiative for the UK TV industry.
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Stansted Airport traffic grows by 11% in June
Stansted Airport saw more than two million passengers pass through the terminal in June 2015, up 11% on the same month last year and an increase of more than 200,000 passengers. It was the airport’s busiest June since 2008.
Holiday fun as Cambridge Centre for Computing History extends opening times
Looking for something to do with the family during the summer holidays? The Cambridge Centre for Computing History has a great range of workshops and activities going on over the next few weeks. What's more, it will be open seven days a week...
Digital boost for businesswomen
Women across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being offered extra help to grow their own businesses or return to work by gaining digital skills and taking up faster broadband.
Swavesey student starts summer in style with Apple Watch
A Swavesey Village College student is starting the summer holidays in style - with a new Apple Watch, the prize in a competition for young people who attended Cambridge Network's recent Apprenticeship Jobs Fair.
Cambridge Biomedical Campus attracts Precision Medicine Catapult HQ to Cambridge
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is pleased to announce that its bid to attract the headquarters of the prestigious Precision Medicine Catapult to Cambridge was successful. Funded by Innovate UK and established in April 2015, the Precision Medicine Catapult is the UK’s new national innovation centre for precision medicine.
Cambridge solar racing team rises stronger from the ashes
Stronger for its battle-scars, the Cambridge University Eco-Racing Team (CUER) is determined to show that innovation, backed by solid engineering, will give their new vehicle Evolution the edge at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2015 from 18-25 October – a biennial endurance event across the harsh Australian outback.
Health costs of ageing will shoot up without technological innovation, argues think tank
Opportunity Knocks, a report published today by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK), in conjunction with the Institute of Engineering and Technology and the University of Cambridge’s Engineering Design Centre, warns that without technological innovation over the next decade, health and care cost could be higher than currently projected by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Quotient Clinical announces expansion of pharmaceutical sciences capacity
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics® Company, has announced a significant expansion of its pharmaceutical sciences capabilities, doubling capacity through the acquisition of a second GMP manufacturing facility and the construction of new formulation development and pharmaceutical analysis laboratories.
Activ8rlives updates its best-selling Buddy Step Counter: getting the whole family active
With summer already here, keeping active will be easy and fun with the NEW version of the Activ8rlives Buddy Step Counter.
Hewitsons reappointed on NFU legal panel
Following an intensive six-month review that considered legal services, fee structures and commitment to the organisation and its members, alongside feedback from members and NFU staff, Hewitsons has been reappointed for a further three years as the NFU panel firm for Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
BroadWeigh appoints Paradigm as US technical partner for wireless load monitoring technology
UK instrumentation specialist Mantracourt Electronics has announced the appointment of Paradigm Rigging as Technical Partner for the supply of its BroadWeigh™ wireless load monitoring equipment to the Canadian and United States entertainment sector.
Global Regulatory Services launches new support ecosystem for Biologics Sector
Global Regulatory Services (GRS) launches a truly holistic service for the Biologics Sector, providing a pathway from concept to the patient.
New research allows doctors to image dangerous ‘hardening’ of the arteries
Researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, have shown how a radioactive agent developed in the 1960s to detect bone cancer can be re-purposed to highlight the build-up of unstable calcium deposits in arteries, a process that can cause heart attack and stroke.
Daniel Zeichner and Jane Asher pledge to champion autism awareness in Cambridge
MP Daniel Zeichner joined actress, author and entrepreneur, Jane Asher to stand up for people with autism, a lifelong condition which affects over 3,000 people in Cambridge.
Awards for Britain’s newest businesses open for entries
The 12th annual Startups Awards – the UK’s most prestigious awards for up-and-coming companies – are now open for entry.
Plant science: funding opportunities event for industry and academia
Are you interested in hearing about opportunities in plant sciences, agriculture, animal health and conservation? CambPlants Hub invites you to a Translational Funders Day, where you will learn about the latest funding schemes and have the opportunity to network with academics, industry and research council representatives.
Uncover your website's full potential with a free audit from local digital agency
Cambridge digital and marketing agency IBE has launched a new service to help tackle the website woes of businesses in the region.
Salivary Uric Acid assay enables non-invasive test for cardiovascular disease risk research
Salimetrics' Salivary Uric Acid enzymatic assay enables the easy monitoring of Uric Acid levels with saliva samples (no needles, no phlebotomist; fast, easy and less expensive). This Uric Acid assay is the ideal tool to further elucidate correlations of oxidative stress and disease states.
Summer Budget - tax tips for employers
The Summer Budget has received mixed reactions with many people getting the calculator out and working out what it all means for them personally and the household budget. Although employers can’t change the outcome of those calculations, there are ways to put a smile on people’s faces with a few thoughtful but low cost ideas. Here are a few to consider if you haven’t already done so.
Sable&Hawkes delivers Road Transport Safety Guide for national infrastructure company
Part of the the Colas Group, Colas Rail is one of the world’s leading suppliers of rail infrastructure services, from high speed rail systems to light and urban rail. Safety First: is a new Road Transport Safety Guide produced, written and designed by Cambridge design communication company Sable&Hawkes.
From EARTH to Africa – leading lessons in sustainable agriculture
In January 2015, Camfed’s partner communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe experienced first-hand the mercilessness of changing weather patterns as villages and schools flooded. Subsistence farmers in the poorest, most hard-to-reach rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa are also those hardest hit by climate change. The need for strategies to adapt to such disasters has never been greater.
Cambridge Publishing Management Summer 2015 newsletter
Welcome to Cambridge Publishing Management's summer newsletter!
Precision Medicine Catapult network launched with Cambridge hub
The Precision Medicine Catapult, the UK's new innovation centre for precision medicine, announces today the launch of its national network, to be centered in Cambridge.