Alastair Campbell at the ‘Nexus of Media and Politics’ in Cambridge
Alastair Campbell, writer, campaigner and former communications director to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will give a series of public lectures in Cambridge next week as Humanitas Visiting Professor of Media 2013.
Laura Hodgetts joins Birketts' Private Client team in Cambridge
Leading East of England law firm Birketts LLP is pleased to announce that Laura Hodgetts has joined the firm as an associate within the firm’s Private Client team in Cambridge.
Increasing public awareness of engineering is vital, says new engineering chief
Making the public more aware of the role that civil engineers play in shaping society – and how they improve lives – is crucial if we are to challenge and change perceptions of engineering, according to the new President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Geoff French.
Robinson College announces increase in new business wins from the medical sector
Robinson College, the University of Cambridge’s dedicated conference and meetings space, has reported a 10 per cent increase in events from medical science related clients.
Optim® enables straightforward protein characterisation at the NKI
Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (Nederlands Kanker Instituut, NKI) are benefitting from the advanced, multi-parameter characterisation offered by Avacta Analytical’s Optim® technology for the study of novel proteins.
iTAPP declares Radiometer’s AQT90 FLEX a ‘high impact innovation’
Radiometer’s AQT90 FLEX immunoassay analyser has been identified by the Innovative Technology Adoption Procurement Programme (iTAPP) as being significant to the NHS Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) agenda.
Meet Europe’s leading independent technology development company at The Møller Centre
Growing business and a forecast of continued strong demand at TTP Group plc (TTP) has generated 30 vacancies, the genesis of a focused recruitment drive to fill these places over the next three to six months.
One week left for Judge Business School proposals
Last call for proposals as deadline looms! If your company is considering a new venture, developing a new product, treatment or technology, or is expanding into a new market and could benefit from some analysis from a bright and resourceful team of MPhil/PhD students, the Cambridge Judge Business School would like to hear from you.
Unify recognized as Enterprise Trusted Advisor by IT professionals in Nemertes Research study
Unify ranked in top three among all vendors
Unify named a Leader in 2013 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony
Demonstrating continued momentum and drive to innovation, Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications, has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony.
Leading Cambridge consultancies merge to create new product design powerhouse
Businesses looking for award winning, effective product design will benefit from a merger announced today between two of Cambridge’s leading design consultancies. The combination of Cambridge Industrial Design (CID) and Think Product Design (TPD) will create a company with increased capacity and an expanded range of skills that span consumer and industrial products.
Feabhas sponsors the 2014 UK Device Developers' Conference
Feabhas will present an ARM Cortex-M Developers’ Workshop at next year’s UK embedded systems conference.
The Plough at Shepreth is to reopen
Chris McKay and Andrew McTear of McTear Williams & Wood are pleased to announce that The Plough at Shepreth has been sold subject to contract.
Cambridge researchers unveil anti-fraud lasers and inks for transparent electronics
Two prototypes – a detection device which users lasers to fight fraud, and a piano which demonstrates the potential of printed electronics – have been unveiled by Cambridge researchers.
Work begins on world’s most powerful radio telescope
This week, work begins on the next phase of development for the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, with the University of Cambridge leading major ‘work packages’.
Lightpoint Medical and Sagentia win £125,000 award in TSB Photonics for Health Competition
Lightpoint Medical and Sagentia Product Development announced that they have jointly received a grant award in the Photonics for Health Competition sponsored by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
Cambridge MBA granted a Worshipful Company of Marketors award
Nanna Saito Nielsen, an MBA 2011 student at Cambridge Judge Business School, has won an award of £1,000 for a paper entitled ‘A Market and Gap Analysis for New Charitable Social Investments.’
Free JTAG boundary scan workshop in Boston, USA
XJTAG is running a free JTAG boundary scan training workshop at the Regus Waltham Centre, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, December 3.
La Playa’s Gareth Cotton makes final 8 for 'Insurance Times' IT Pack Member of the Year
Gareth Cotton at specialist insurance broker La Playa has been called to the final shortlist for the Insurance Times IT Pack Member of the Year 2013. Now in its fifth year, the national competition brings together the brightest young stars in the broking industry to compete for the coveted title.
New online print services could eat print labs' lunch
"Traditional" photo labs, watch out: a new generation of web-based photo print services are getting ready to eat your lunch. They have their eyes set on the consumer market, and they are not wasting time.
RCPath chooses NetXtra to streamline revalidation and CPD with new Integra integrated website
Following a review of key online member services, The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) has chosen membership website solution experts NetXtra to develop and launch their new Advanced NFP Integra integrated online revalidation and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) portal.
There’s no hiding from Auto Enrolment
Auto Enrolment is a change in the law on pensions which means that every employer has to provide a work-based pension scheme by a certain date. Workers will see a slice of their pay packet being diverted into a savings pot for their pension, and employers will have to also make a contribution.
MCS appointed for the launch of Cambridge Ahead
MCS has been appointed to develop branding, a website and manage the social media for Cambridge Ahead, the new business, large employer and academic member organisation dedicated to the successful growth of the city region in the long term.
Non-Swiss residents can now buy and resell ski apartments and chalets in Switzerland
Thanks to an exemption, non-Swiss residents can buy and resell apartments and chalets in the famous Andermatt ski resort, which is offering a rare and unique opportunity to buy Swiss homes without the need of qualifications for UK skiers, home buyers and investors. Find out more at a half-day event in London on Tuesday 19 November.
Correct the vision rather than masking the problem - KeraSoft IC webinar
UltraVision CLPL will be hosting two KeraSoft IC webinars on 4th December 2013. The event is the first of its kind for UltraVision, bringing a more interactive format to customer communications.