Qton launches field service management solution for the utilities
Government plans to see a smart meter in every home by 2019 have brought about considerable changes to the way in which the utilities industry must work and manage its data.
Downing College looks forward to 2013
Event organisers were welcomed to Downing College this week as a thank you for their business during 2012 and to hear about new additions to the college's portfolio of conference facilities.
Eurotech enables the greenest supercomputer in the world
Cutting edge liquid cooling & GPU accelerator enable Italy’s Top Supercomputing Center to Leapfrog Current Green 500 No. 1 system
KISS strengthens creative department with two new appointments
Integrated marketing agency, KISS Communications has expanded its creative department with the appointment of two new talented designers.
Somersault Video Productions heads North to film Tesco store refit
Somersault Video Productions' latest project with Tesco Property involved filming the complete makeover of the Tesco Metro store in central Carlisle.
New year, fresh ideas: Network latest from the CEO
Cambridge Network's events calendar for 2013 got off to a great start last week with a leadership lecture from Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge, who sprinted through science and some of the applications and businesses conceived and grown here following blue sky research.
Workplace Law supports Workplace Futures Conference 2013
Workplace Futures 2013 takes place on February 12 at The Crystal, an excellent rated BREEAM landmark building in London’s Docklands. Organised by i-FM and the Facilities Management Association, the focus of the conference is on Strategic Partnership: securing the future for FM.
Charity inter-varsity Princess Rugby for The Turbo Trust to support Anna Penman
Do you like rugby, princesses or just a good time? Come and watch Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridge University women's rugby teams play Princess Rugby: 11:00 on Friday 15 February at Cambridge Rugby Ground, Grantchester Road, Cambridge in aid of The Turbo Trust who are helping Anna Penman get a state-of-the-art SnapDragon powerchair from Dragonmobility.
Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene as platform for emerging technologies
A major research initiative which will create a European network of academics and companies working on graphene has been approved, with the University of Cambridge set to take a leading role.
Researchers join forces against infectious disease
Professor Sharon Peacock leads a Strategic Research Initiative that is harnessing expertise in infectious diseases across the University of Cambridge. Here, launching a month-long focus on infectious disease research, she explains how the initiative is gearing up to play a major role in global health.
University gives approval for the first phase of the North West Cambridge development
The governing body of the University of Cambridge, the Regent House, has given formal approval for the commencement of the first phase of the North West Cambridge development.
WaveFX at the Castle
Great venue for a party – the Tower of London. WaveFX filmed a catwalk show for NewLook there at Christmas.
HS2 Phase Two - Civil Engineers welcome announcement
Yesterday (Monday 28 January), the Government announced the preferred route for the second section of the High speed rail link (HS2). The Institution of Civil Engineers welcomed the announcement and said it intends to take part in the consultation process.
It might look good, but you lose performance when you spin the wheels
A Coaching trend has appeared that says it’s OK failing, so long as you partly succeed. Is this strategy in the Client’s or Coach’s best interest? FCG Consultancy's Jonathan Wainwright comments....
Alan Calder of IT Governance speaks on cybersecurity at an Anglia IT Community event
Alan Calder, cybersecurity expert and CEO of IT Governance, will give a talk on cybersecurity and the benefits from ISO27001-certification this Thursday (January 31st 2013) at the Anglia IT Community event in Bury St Edmunds.
Medical device companies: are you prepared for FDA usability implementation?
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is on the brink of ratifying its guidance document on Human Factors Engineering for Medical Devices. Ian Scrimgeour of Cambridge Design Partnership highlights how you can navigate the changing design requirements of this new regulation.
Phoenix Systems ports Phoenix-RTOS to EnSilica’s eSi-RISC processor family
EnSilica / Phoenix Systems collaboration further expands the eSi-RISC ecosystem and paves the way for the development of embedded smart grid solutions.
MP falls in with TA to mark officer's distinguished service
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert will fall in with members of the city’s Territorial Army next month when he marks the retirement of an officer who has served for 39 years.
11th Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development 2013
American scientist and author Professor Jared Diamond is the speaker at the next in the Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development, organised jointly by Cambridge University Department of Engineering’s Centre for Sustainable Development and The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL). It takes place tomorrow (Weds January 30th) at the Department…
Alumni discuss world-wide involvement in Engineers Without Borders
In 2001, a small group of engineering students in Cambridge decided to form a new student society called Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UK). Since then, EWB-UK has grown into a national organisation with 35 university branches, seven regional professional networks and 4,500 members.
New research: graphene takes centre stage in latest MRS Bulletin
Read the special issue devoted to new wonder material graphene, free of charge.
Eurotech receives 1.2M Euro order for railway application
Eurotech receives 1.2M Euro order for on-board equipment for Alstom in Italy.
Welcome to the second Cambridge Publishing Management newsletter
Cambridge Publishing Management writes: Usually December is a quiet month for us, as our publisher clients wind up for Christmas, but this year there was a last-minute buzz of activity with a hectic round of sales meetings, which we hope will result in some exciting new projects.
Signagelive on show at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Amsterdam
Signagelive, a UK-based technology company that specialises in developing cloud-based digital signage applications, will be unveiling its latest product developments and partner collaborations at ISE, taking place in Amsterdam this week (29-31 January). Signagelive can be found in Hall 10, Stand Number Q112.
Researching smoking cessation? Use Salimetrics salivary cotinine assay
If you are researching smoking cessation, use the high sensitivity Salimetrics salivary cotinine assay in the run-up to "No Smoking Day" on 13th March 2013.