Birketts and Savills team-up for charity golfathon
A team of golfers from Birketts and Savills successfully completed a ‘100 hole challenge’ at Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club last week, raising almost £1,000 for charity.
What can I learn about saliva testing today?
Ready to add salivary measures to your research? Read Salimetrics' key guides to gain a basic understanding of using saliva and its relevant biological data for your research.
Cambridge Design Partnership spins out new ‘connected devices’ business
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has successfully launched a new company, Gmax Technology Ltd, to commercialise advanced connected and wearable devices that revolutionise sports training.
Innovative 'Question Cambridgeshire' TV debate filmed at Cambridge Regional College
Leading county councillors have taken part in a ground-breaking TV debate, produced and filmed by Cambridge Regional College students working with Cambridgeshire County Council.
Charity opens new access route into Coton Countryside Reserve
Local conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) this weekend celebrated the opening of a crucial new access route from Coton village into Coton Countryside Reserve. More than 60 people gathered to mark the occasion, which included a ribbon cutting ceremony for a footbridge that the charity has replaced.
Neurological device designers are the latest to benefit from the Medical Materials Database
Granta Design, leaders in materials information technology, and ASM International, the world's largest professional society for materials engineering, today announced a new Neurological module in the ASM Medical Materials Database™.
Breakthrough Masterclass with McLaren: delegate stories
Three delegates at the Santander Breakthrough Masterclass explain what they learned from a recent visit to Formula One company McLaren, from the value of a focused approach to seeing the bigger picture.
Cambridge MFin programme banks 'Financial Times' ranking
The University of Cambridge Judge Business School Master of Finance (MFin) degree programme was today ranked second out of five in the Financial Times (FT) ranking of post-experience master of finance courses (Financial Times, 23 June 2014)
ZEISS launches next generation AIMS™ system
The new mask qualification system from ZEISS convinces with significantly improved performance.
It’s official, strawberries are the fruit that make us the happiest
As Brits gear up to eat an anticipated 7,500 tonnes of strawberries during the Wimbledon fortnight, scientists reveal that we are in for a very cheerful two weeks as strawberries are named as the fruit that makes us feel the happiest.
Investors in People award for Prospect Research
Prospect Research is delighted to announce that they have passed their accreditation for Investors in People with flying colours.
Angharad’s grand design impresses judges
Angharad Burnard, a third-year student at Anglia Ruskin University, has landed a work placement at Penguin’s Art Department after her book cover design was praised by the judges of the Penguin Random House Design Award 2014.
Free public Wi-Fi launches in Cambridge
Free Wi-Fi across central Cambridge is set to revolutionise like never before the way residents, visitors and students connect in the city.
Charity skydive will raise money for Sane
Five intrepid workers at Cambridge Regional College will be taking to the skies next month for a charity skydive in memory of a colleague who died suddenly last year.
Breakthrough Masterclass with McLaren: Engineering fast growth
Iconic automotive brand McLaren hosted another Santander Breakthrough Masterclass, providing delegates with insights into performance and quality that could be applied to their own companies. Breakthrough Business Editor Dan Matthews explains.
Abcam’s CEO wins European Mediscience Award
Abcam plc., a leading provider of innovative protein research tools and services, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Dr Jonathan Milner, has won the European Mediscience award for the ‘Most significant contribution to the Mediscience sector’.
County gets £1.9m for pothole repairs after Huppert takes issue to Westminster
Cambridgeshire is to get £1.9 million from the government to repair 36,000 potholes on the county’s roads just four months after Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert took the issue to Parliament.
Budding coaches seize online opportunity
A specialist university course aimed at footballers and coaches has seen a surge in demand since the start of the World Cup.
Software patents – US Supreme Court opinion brings US and Europe ever closer
Intellectual property specialists Marks & Clerk comment on today's US Supreme Court ruling on key software patent case, Alice Corp. v CLS Bank International.
Billion pound signing for innovative City Deal
An innovative City Deal that could see a £billion investment in the Greater Cambridge area has been signed by Government, Council leaders, businesses and the University of Cambridge.
Public perception of climate change
Recent Defra-funded work on the public attitude to adaptation measures makes interesting reading, says The Scientific Alliance.
Dr Richard Stallman discusses 'Freedom issues for web sites'
'Freedom issues for web sites' is the subject of a special community-based lecture next Thursday (June 26th) by Dr Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation, arranged by Anglia Ruskin University as part of the OWASP AppSec Europe 2014 Conference.
Alconbury Campus' Incubator scoops second award
Alconbury Weald’s Incubator has scooped a second award just months after opening. The building was named last week as the East Anglia Region Winner of Best Commercial Building by the Local Authority Building Control, and praised for its building excellence in the delivery of outstanding construction and workmanship.
Amadeus leads early stage investment in VocalIQ
Amadeus Capital Partners, the technology investor, has made the first investment from its latest UK early stage fund, the Amadeus IV Early Stage Fund, which announced a first close at £33m in January this year.
New software could transform voice recognition systems
New software developed by a University of Cambridge spin-out aims to transform voice recognition with technology that allows a more natural level of communication between people and their personal electronics