Peaky finders: Vango and Outdooractive team up to get you to the top
Have you been to the highest place in Cambridgeshire*? Climbing the three highest mountain peaks in Britain may not be achievable for everyone, but there are other, more achievable challenges suitable for families and others new to walking.
How to get media coverage
Media coverage is the best publicity around, and here's how to go about getting yourself in the news with only a few hours' work, writes former BBC News Correspondent Simon Hall...
Online dementia webinar provides vital support for carers
Law firm Stone King will be joined by dementia research charity BRACE and financial advisors Hart Greaves for an event next week, designed to help carers.
Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival returns
Last November the University of Cambridge launched its first global festival, dedicated to raising awareness of climate change and decarbonisation through engagement between academic and broader communities.
Cambridge Mosque Trust named RIBA Client of the Year 2021
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Cambridge Mosque Trust as the winner of the RIBA Client of the Year 2021. The annual RIBA award recognises exemplar clients who champion and commission outstanding architecture.
The inside story of England COVID pandemic described in new study
The Covid-19 crisis that gripped the UK between September 2020 and June 2021 can be thought of as a series of overlapping epidemics, rather than a single event, say researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and their collaborators.
Lockdown wellbeing: children who spent more time in nature fared best
Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with nature than their wealthier peers, a new study suggests.
Tell the City Council your business's priorities and challenges
Cambridge businesses are encouraged to complete an online survey which will help inform the City Council’s budget priorities ahead of a virtual business briefing by Council Leader Lewis Herbert on 11 November.
Frozen in time: climate change challenge showcased at upcoming sustainability conference
A dramatic art installation symbolising our warming climate will be launched at the Cambridge Cleantech annual conference next week (20 October) as the city’s innovators and scientists gather together to brainstorm how technology could reduce our carbon emissions.
Uploading data is about to get faster on 5G
Verizon, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Qualcomm Technologies Inc continue to push the limits of 5G technology, using innovation to continuously drive greater performance from this transformational technology. Recently, the companies reached upload speeds of 711 Mbps in a lab trial using aggregated bands of mmWave spectrum.
Cambridge Film Festival returns for its 40th outing
Film lovers can rejoice as Cambridge Film Festival (CFF) prepares for its return next month with an eclectic showing of 95 titles from 44 countries, 21 UK feature premieres and a further five features making their European premieres.
Take part in the annual travel to work survey
Employers are being urged to take part in the Cambridgeshire wide annual travel to work survey.
Report update shows SITS sector M&A deals increase
Software & IT Services (SITS) continues to be a strong sector. Research undertaken by the Prism team shows that M&A activity in the sector during the first six months of this year has increased by over 40% in the UK and by 22% worldwide, compared to the previous six months.
Your mental health depends on your nutrition
Depression may be induced by genetics but environmental factors play a very important role. The latest research indicates that gut bacteria play a crucial part in the development of depression.
Essay focuses on empathetic leadership
An essay on how digital natives may be best equipped as managers to respond to crises, written by Cambridge Judge PhD candidate Ariel de Fauconberg, is a Top-10 finalist in the student category of the Peter Drucker Challenge contest.
Business rate reform essential for green investment, say CBI and trade associations
The CBI and 41 trade associations spanning the UK economy have issued a joint statement outlining how action by the Chancellor at the Budget to reform the current business rates system could unleash a wave of business investment across key government priorities, including net zero and levelling up.
Mutations in liver cells linked to liver disease and fat metabolism
For the first time, DNA mutations in liver cells have been identified that impact metabolism and insulin sensitivity in patients with liver disease. These mutations are specific to liver disease that is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and chronic alcohol consumption.
Mutated cells drive out early tumours from the oesophagus
Cells carrying mutations can out compete early tumours in the mouse oesophagus, so they never make it into cancers, new research has shown.
Price Bailey announces nine senior level promotions
Top 30 chartered business & accountancy firm Price Bailey has announced nine senior-level promotions in October, including two new Directors and seven Senior Managers.
Birketts’ Construction and Engineering team builds on expertise with appointment of new Legal Director
Birketts has built on its existing reputation for construction and engineering expertise with the hire of new Legal Director, Patrick Cooney.
Top prize for AlgoDynamix at Capgemini and Efma Financial NewTech Challenge 2021
AlgoDynamix wins top prize in the Wealth Startup category at Capgemini and Efma Financial NewTech Challenge 2021. The challenge features top Financial NewTech solutions and collaborative projects transforming the financial services industry.
Two new partners lead promotions round at HCR
Two new partners lead the latest promotions round at Harrison Clark Rickerbys (HCR) – real estate Worcester-based lawyer Nathan Guest, head of the firm’s plot sales team, and Katherine Hague, from the Cambridge private client team.
Immigration update on temporary visa scheme
Amid worker shortages, the government has introduced a temporary visa scheme for HGV food drivers and poultry workers, which opened this week (11 October).
Want to make your phone system cost less and do more?
If you are looking for a telephone system that costs less and does more, then don’t stop reading.
The economy saw some revival in August – EY ITEM Club comments
A 0.4% month-on-month (m/m) rise in GDP in August was a welcome improvement on the previous month’s small contraction, which was revised down. The August rise left the economy only 0.8% short of its pre-pandemic size. However, the economy faces headwinds which will make the remaining shortfall harder to make up.