Tax Day: EY comments on the release of Tax Policies and Consultations documents
Stuart Wilkinson, Head of Tax at EY in the East of England, comments: “Tax Policies and Consultations Day represents a welcome innovation in the UK’s well-regarded tax policy making process. Releasing a suite of forward-looking consultation documents on a single day, the date of which is announced in advance, reinforces the importance that the Government rightly places on meaningful…
Change starts at home, writes Cambridge lawyer
Hewitsons lawyer, author and charity founder Saffa Mir has urged UK workplaces to move away from dropping buzzwords without meaningful action behind them and provide tangible support to social justice causes.
BT Openreach is phasing out the copper wire telephone network
BT Openreach has announced it is phasing out the copper wire telephone network across the UK for homes, businesses and schools. Breathe Technology explains the implications for businesses and schools.
Another factory fire hits global chip supply
A serious fire at the semiconductor manufacturing factory of Renesas Electronics Corporation in Naka, north east Japan, last week1(9th March) has added to problems of component supply for the electronics industry.
Closing the digital divide
In January 2021 the UK went back into lockdown and all schools were closed for the foreseeable future. Data showed a massive shortfall in the number of children with digital access at home, including up to 9,400 children across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. To tackle this head-on, the Digital Drive campaign was launched.
PhoreMost closes £33M Series B financing
PhoreMost Ltd, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to ‘Drugging the Undruggable®’ disease targets, today announced it has completed an oversubscribed £33m ($46m) Series B investment round. The round was led by BGF, the UK’s most active growth economy investor, and included new investors XtalPi Inc., Astellas Venture Management, Trend Investment Group, and o2h ventures. Existing…
Marshall statement on MOD C-130 fleet withdrawal
Following confirmation of an early withdrawal of the RAF’s 14-strong C-130J fleet, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) is confident it can reduce the number of potential job losses by working with the Ministry of Defence to secure the effective resale of the aircraft.
CW and Huawei team up to create the digital leaders of tomorrow
A new programme to help students realise their tech industry ambitions to become the innovators of the future has been launched in the UK.
Result from LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics
UK physicists from the LHCb experiment at CERN have announced new results which may suggest hints of a violation of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Slashing research funding is a threat to Global Britain
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the power of publicly-funded research in tackling the biggest global health crisis of the past century. The strength of the response by universities has underlined the country’s genuine claim to be a global research superpower delivering real-world benefits to society.
Conversation on new vision for Cambridge Biomedical Campus launched
Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) is launching a new vision for the campus, with a request for the people of Cambridge to get directly involved in shaping its future.
Call for early stage entrepreneurs! Applications open for Ignite Founders Challenge - Spring 2021
Are you at the start of your venture journey? Now is the time to challenge yourself and put your founding team and idea in front of one of the world’s most successful startup environments. Take on the Ignite Founders’ Challenge this Spring with Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre.
Can exercise help the Down syndrome community?
A major international study has been launched to investigate whether exercise can improve cognition for people with Down syndrome.
Birketts hires expert Investigations and Employee Relations Consultant
Birketts’ top-tier Legal 500 Employment Team has recruited Sarah Empson as an Investigations and Employee Relations Consultant.
Cambridge Index declines 1.5%
The Cambridge Index dropped 397.7 points or 1.5% to close at 26704.6, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Hundreds of local families helped into homes
New figures show more than 460 families in need of housing were helped by South Cambridgeshire District Council during the past year.
Faith-based events address the big questions at the Cambridge Festival
What does the advance of artificial intelligence mean for religion? What can religion tell us about how we respond to major global challenges like pandemics and climate change? Does religion cause terrorism? These are just some of the big questions tackled by a series of religious-themed events at the Cambridge Festival.
European Project releases surveys aimed at the Robotics community
Robotics4EU, a three-year project funded under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, is releasing two surveys to support the project implementation and its goal: to boost a wider adoption of robotics in Europe.
Insightful Science joins forces with Dotmatics to form a leading cloud-first scientific R&D company
Bishop’s Stortford, UK and San Diego, CA— Insightful Science, a leading software provider serving the global life sciences community, announced that it has entered into a transaction to acquire Dotmatics, an industry leading cloud-based scientific R&D data management platform.
VOI supports Covid-19 vaccination programme by offering UK users discount rides to vaccination sites
Voi Technology is offering discounted rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in Cambridge and Peterborough and other regions where the company has e-scooter trials. This initiative follows the success of the Voi 4 Heroes programme, which continues to offer NHS and Emergency Service free rides. So far, in Cambridge and Peterborough, over 5,000 rides were taken with the Voi 4 Heroes 100%…
First Intuition bridges skills gaps and offers crucial careers advice by taking Accountancy Academy online
Following the success of last year’s Accounting Academy with over 800 registrations, First Intuition is bringing back its free careers and skills workshops for students interested in starting a career in accountancy and finance.
IONTAS identifies novel SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies
Cambridge, UK, Porto, Portugal, and London, UK – IONTAS Limited and FairJourney Biologics SA (FJB), leaders in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, have announced the identification of neutralising antibodies, which bind to multiple emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
AVEVA and OSIsoft combine to unlock the potential of data to drive increased performance for industrial organisations
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has joined forces with OSIsoft to meet the expanding information management needs of industrial companies and accelerate their digital transformation.
Covid-19 has increased the value we place on water for a third of people in the East of England, finds WaterAid this World Water Day
A third of people (31%) in the East of England say the focus on hygiene during the pandemic has increased the value they place on water, with almost three in four (72%) now saying they appreciate having clean water at home, finds WaterAid. Over half (54%) are taking steps to reduce the amount of water they use, beating the UK national average of 49% with their water-saving ways.
Computer Tutoring publishes Super Easy Accounts series
Computer Tutoring has published a fantastic series of videos designed to help micro and small businesses use Microsoft Excel for thir accounts and book keeping. Super Excel tips along the way.