Howard Group marks Family Business Week with MP visit to Unity Campus
Cambridge-based property investor and developer Howard Group was delighted to welcome Anthony Browne, Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire to Unity Campus last week.
Level 42 added to The Cambridge Club festival line-up – to join Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers & Chic and more
The Cambridge Club is excited to announce Level 42 as its Friday headliner (10th June), joining an irresistible, dance-inspired line-up for 2022’s festival.
Interactive tool helps people decide how best to protect themselves and others from COVID-19
Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New interactive tool helps people make decisions on COVID-19.
Miniature grinding mill closes in on the details of ‘green’ chemical reactions
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new approach for observing mechanochemical reactions — where simple ingredients are ground up to make new chemical compounds and materials that can be used in anything from the pharmaceutical to the metallurgical, cement and mineral industries.
Parent-teacher relationship vital to home schooling
A research survey of primary school teachers in England has emphasised the importance of the relationship between parents and primary schools during lockdown school closures, with teachers providing a range of practical and emotional support alongside academic assistance to parents to try and negate perceived disadvantages in home circumstances.
Record numbers of young people send in ideas for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2021/22
Raspberry Pi Foundation and its partners ESA Education are delighted to announce that for this year’s Mission Space Lab of the European Astro Pi Challenge, a record number of 800 teams from 23 countries sent in their ideas for experiments to run on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Oxford-Cambridge Arc’s office and lab market to attract £1 billion of inward investment by year end
Spending on office and laboratory space in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is set to hit more than £1 billion by the end of the year, more than twice that seen in 2020 when investment levels hit £452 million.
Automatic testing of XR environments
The IV4XR project seeks to provide automatic testing of XR products - a leap forward from labour intensive manual testing.
Sixfold Bioscience completes $10.5M USD (£7.8M GBP) seed financing
London, UK, 02 Dec 2021: Sixfold Bioscience (Sixfold), a company harnessing computation and advanced chemistry to design RNA therapeutic delivery systems, today announced it has raised a total of $10.5 million USD (£7.8 million GBP) in its seed funding round. The funding will support the continued development of the Company’s Mergo® RNA therapeutics delivery platform.
‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments
Researchers have developed a new approach to machine learning that ‘learns how to learn’ and out-performs current machine learning methods for drug design, which in turn could accelerate the search for new disease treatments.
Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell Quantum Solutions combine to form Quantinuum
The two leading companies in the quantum computing industry have combined to create Quantinuum, thereby accelerating the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies in a platform agnostic manner to deliver real-world quantum-enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that classical computers have not been able to solve.
Karen Roem joins Executive Support Speaker Bureau
Cambridge-based software training expert Karen Roem – author of the popular ‘Tame your computer’ series of articles on the Cambridge Network site – has been invited to join the Executive Support Speaker Bureau.
Gavin Coull appointed President of London FOIL
Birketts' Partner Gavin Coull is the new President of London FOIL, the London arm of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers.
Thousands raised for East Anglian Air Ambulance
HCR Hewitsons rasied a huge £42,565 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance to help fund specialised CPR training in East Anglia.
Qualcomm announces world’s most advanced mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 will usher in the next generation of premium android smartphones with commercial devices expected by the end of 2021.
Submissions open for the 2022 Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards
An awards scheme to celebrate Greater Cambridge’s building design and construction industries is now open for submissions.
Form the Future seeks new volunteers to develop children’s career choices
Form the Future, a not-for-profit careers and employment company, has launched a campaign to recruit 300 volunteers by the end of the year who can support young people across Cambridgeshire as they navigate the wide range of options in employment locally.
IQGeo’s new Network Manager is a game-changer for electric and gas utilities by accelerating network modernisation
IQGeo (AIM: IQG), a developer of geospatial productivity and collaboration software for the utility and telecoms industries, has announced the commercial release of its new Network Manager Electric and Network Manager Gas software solutions. These products are fully optimised for the needs of electric and gas network operators, providing the industry's most agile and efficient planning, design,…
St Mary’s students debate their way to finals and next round of national competitions
Two St Mary’s debate teams are celebrating after one successfully reached the next round in the English Speaking Union’s (ESU) Schools’ MACE debating competition, whilst the other came second in the ESU Public Speaking Competition.
How can you manage notifications in Microsoft Teams?
With so many of us using Microsoft Teams to communicate and collaborate with our colleagues, it is very important to be in control of how and when we receive notifications, otherwise we may start to feel overwhelmed.
What equipment do you need for reliable humidity calibrations?
This blog post describes the kind of equipment that’s needed to set up a successful in-house calibration facility.
Children’s brain tumour charity launches '7 Wishes for Christmas' campaign as part of the Big Give
A leading children’s brain tumour charity, Tom’s Trust, is launching its '7 Wishes' campaign today to coincide with The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021.
CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ Multi-Organ Microphysiological System selected by The Scientist as a ‘Top 10 Innovation 2021’
CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), has been recognised by The Scientist for developing a Top 10 Innovation of 2021. This year’s list includes CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ Multi-Organ MPS; a next-generation OOC platform that provides advanced insights into the potential effects of novel therapeutics that…
Versius adopted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to improve access to robotic surgery in London
CMR Surgical (CMR) today announced Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as the latest NHS Trust, and first site in London, to adopt the Versius robot.
Games consoles, wearable devices, NFTs and chip investment to trend in year ahead – Deloitte's predictions for 2022
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, has today announced its predictions for the sector in 2022.