Ex-Navy officer’s 'Leadership' book wins plaudits
A book on leadership – written by Dr Kevin Roe, a former Royal Navy officer who is now Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Anglia Ruskin University – has been shortlisted for a prestigious academic award.
Pembroke College elects new Master
Pembroke College is delighted to announce the election of Lord Smith of Finsbury as its next Master.
Three start-up teams move on from Cambridge
Teams from the FinTech Startup Weekend at Cambridge Judge move on to the next stage of a Global Startup Battle.
Where there’s muck there’s aluminium
Technology developed at the University of Cambridge lies at the heart of a commercial process that can turn toothpaste tubes and drinks pouches into both aluminium and fuel in just three minutes.
Birketts recruits employment expert
Liz Stevens has joined the employment team at top 100 law firm Birketts as a professional support lawyer in Norwich.
Misuse of science
The Scientific Alliance asks: are some scientists guilty of policy-based evidence picking?
The CEOI-ST hosts its fourth Biennial Technology Showcase in London
The Centre for EO Instrumentation and Space Technology (CEOI-ST) recently hosted its fourth Biennial Technology Showcase at Hamilton House in London. This year’s event was organised by Qi3, as a part of an industry engagement programme and brought together over 80 delegates from a wide variety of industries, institutions and government for an exciting morning which included a schedule of formal…
Search and rescue teams find success with ViewRanger app
ViewRanger has confirmed its mapping and navigation app is now used by more than 90% of the mountain and lowland search and rescue teams across Great Britain, along with SAR teams across France and Ireland.
Google whack? Five alternative search engines
When searching online, a large percentage of users go to one of three search engines: Google, Bing or Yahoo. Ixer offers some alternatives that may change the way you search.
Monetizing video - it's not all about the sale
So you think monetizing video starts and ends with selling your video online? It’s true that a MAM or DAM that’s capable of delivering your media online, such as Imagen, is a great way to make revenue from your premium content. However, the introduction of an Enterprise Video Platform for your organisation affects your balance sheet in more ways than generating sales alone.
Team wins Frost & Sullivan European Technology Innovation Award
Team has earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2014 European Technology Innovation Award in the Wound Infection Diagnostic Industry for its innovative Spatial Reach concept for chronic wound monitoring.
Videojet introduces Royal Mail MailMark barcode printing
Coding and marking machines specialist Videojet Technologies has been approved by Royal Mail to print its MailMark 2D barcode.
Agri-tech growth market for remote sensing and monitoring
Entrepreneurs with technologies for remote sensing and monitoring are encouraged to explore the market opportunities offered by the agri-food sector.
CCS crowned winner at World Communication Awards 2014 for small cell backhaul innovation
CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has taken home another top industry prize – a prestigious World Communication Award 2014.
Thomson Reuters and Linguamatics release new solution to advance clinical trial R&D
Cortellis Informatics Clinical Text Analytics for I2E combines industry’s most powerful text analytics with the most comprehensive source of life sciences reference information.
New changes to the R&D and Patent Box tax reliefs
John Moore of Kingly Brookes draws attention to the changes made by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement yesterday (Weds) to the R&D tax relief schemes. He also examines the often reported demise of the Patent Box regime.
Good growth, falling unemployment, low inflation and rising real incomes
Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte, comments on yesterday's Autumn Statement: “Despite some headline grabbing measures the overall effect of today’s announcements are tiny, with a net easing of policy next year, equivalent to 0.05% of GDP, and a modest tightening thereafter. No one will change their economic forecasts for the UK on the back of these numbers.
Improved transport provides the foundations for growth
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is delivering on its promises.
Headway Cambridgeshire client nominated for national award
One of Headway Cambridgeshire’s clients, Joanne Davies, is a finalist for a national award – Achiever of the Year in the Headway Annual Awards.
Sagentia and Chrono Therapeutics work on wearable ‘smart’ smoking cessation device
Sagentia, a global science, product and technology development company, announced today that it is working with Chrono Therapeutics on the development of SmartStop™, the world’s first programmable and wearable nicotine delivery device to help people quit smoking.
Horizon Discovery CEO Darrin Disley wins Executive of the Year award at SCRIP Awards 2014
Dr Darrin Disley, the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Discovery Group plc, a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, has been awarded Executive of the Year at last night’s (Wednesday's) SCRIP Awards 2014 in London.
Cambridge MP and PPCs take to Twitter to thrash out general election issues
Cambridge’s Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) Chamali Fernando, and Green PPC Rupert Read took the first step in the fight for general election 2015 by addressing local issues on Twitter.
Traumatic brain injury linked to build-up of toxic proteins associated with dementia
Research in mice suggests that head injuries may cause problems with waste clearance in the brain, leading to the build-up of toxic proteins associated with dementia. The study has just been published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Nitrate shown to have health benefits
Cambridge researchers show potential health benefits of nitrate, a simple chemical found in green vegetables.
Local pupils named environmental champions in Brussels
Local pupils from Cambridge have been crowned environmental champions, beating off competition from other young people around the country to win a video competition run by Eurostar and Young People’s Trust for the Environment (YPTE). The group travelled to Brussels to share their views on sustainability with MEPs in the European Parliament.