Sieve Creative welcomes new apprentice to the team
Cambridgeshire based design firm, Sieve Creative, has taken on a new apprentice, to help support and grow the digital marketing side of the business.
Women's Minister meets businesses at the cutting edge
Innovative businesswomen who are using the latest 3D printers to create world firsts - such as edible fruit - will demonstrate the cutting edge technology to the Minister for Women and Equalities, Jo Swinson, when she visits Cambridge today. (Monday 1 December).
Cambridge academics are winners in GSK’s Discovery Fast Track Challenge
Three University of Cambridge projects have been selected as winners in GSK’s 2014 Discovery Fast Track Challenge, which is designed to accelerate the translation of academic research into novel therapies.
Nail the presentation - start well
Communication Coach Jon Torrens explains why starting a presentation well is essential for its success.
Spectral Edge launches Eyeteq for video
Patented image enhancement technology from Spectral Edge transforms TV viewing for colour-blind people.
Black Friday blues: 'Help! Our e-commerce site crashed'
Some retailers riding the Black Friday wave faced problems when their websites crashed under the demand or were slowed to a crawl. Was this a case of not planning the IT side of things for increased visitor traffic?
AstraZeneca and Lilly initiate pivotal clinical trial for patients with early Alzheimer’s
AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) today announced enrolment of the first patient into AMARANTH, a Phase II/III study of an oral beta secretase cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitor currently in development as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. They aim to enrol more than 1,500 patients in 15 countries.
PraxisUnico events drive academic-industry partnerships
At the first in a new series of industry-partnered events, PraxisUnico brings expert practitioners from the commercial and public sectors together to share best practice in building strong, successful academic-industry partnerships.
Motorists may fail new EU vision standards
Many UK drivers shouldn’t be on the road as they don’t meet new EU vision standards, according to research by Anglia Ruskin University.
Success For Managers Tip: How to love mistakes
If you feel paralysed by the fear of making mistakes or you are still kicking yourself for mistakes you’ve made in the past -or perhaps you can’t forgive someone else for their mistakes - this week’s Success For Managers tip will be great for you.
Centrum building on Norwich Research Park wins top design award
Stunning Centrum building wins New Build Award in South Norfolk Council’s Design Awards 2014.
Crane Electronics strengthens 42 Technology development partnership
Crane Electronics has appointed 42 Technology (42T) for a major new product development programme, building on an existing successful partnership that has already helped bring to market an innovative new technology to test and calibrate torque wrenches.
Anglia Ruskin named Entrepreneurial University of the Year
It’s official – Anglia Ruskin University is the Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2014.
Alzheimer's Research UK is chosen charity for carol concert
The Salvation Army’s Norwich Citadel Band will take to the stage on Sunday 7 December with their popular Christmas concert in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. A collection will be held following the concert and there will be Alzheimer’s Research UK Christmas cards available to buy – with all donations going to the charity.
Hard choices
The world could be faced with the need to use geo-engineering to tackle climate change, says The Scientific Alliance.
The Open University’s virtual laboratory achieves success at Times Higher Awards
The Open University’s innovative OpenScience Laboratory (OSL) was among the winners at the Times Higher Education Awards in London last night (Thurs).
Julian backs prestigious competition to showcase creative talent
Musicians, singers and film-makers are being urged by Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert to take part in prestigious competitions to showcase their talents.
Double triumph for Cambridge Intelligence
Cambridge Intelligence had two big reasons to celebrate this week.
‘Digitizing Government’ requires more than technology
New book co-authored by Mark Thompson calls for ‘revolution’ in design of public services.
AstraZeneca to collaborate with Cancer Research UK in screening for new cancer medicines
AstraZeneca and Cancer Research UK today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding through which Cancer Research UK drug discovery investigators would be given access to state-of-the-art drug discovery facilities at the new AstraZeneca MRC UK Centre for Lead Discovery to be built in Cambridge.
Customised response from Michell future-proofs paint spraying facility
Michell Instruments has developed a customised solution to measure relative humidity and temperature in the paint spraying facility for a major European car manufacturer. This enabled them to upgrade the humidity and temperature control on their existing ventilation system.
TGAC explores the role of open science in human genomics
Dr Manuel Corpas, Project Leader at The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) was invited to speak at DNAdigest’s symposium, “Open Science in human genomics research – challenges and inspirations”, held at the Future Business Centre in Cambridge.
Henkel commissions Somersault to document new office construction
Somersault recently completed a series of three videos for global manufacturing company, Henkel. The company operates worldwide and owns many recognised brands, including Schwarzkopf, Loctite and Pritt Stick.
New OU/BBC series Wild Weather: learning resources available
To accompany the release of the new BBC series, Wild Weather with Richard Hammond (produced in partnership with The Open University) the OU has compiled a great range of free resources available to anyone who wants to learn more about our ever-changing weather.
The new ZEISS art calendar: Opera with a Twist
Opera stars make the 2015 ZEISS art calendar a real experience.