Young people invited to take part in Form the Future Website Hackathon
Form the Future is refreshing its website and wants to hear from its primary audience, young people, to explore and learn from their ideas. Next Friday 10th July, its team is hosting a virtual Website Hackathon.
How to navigate the job market and put your best foot forward
Cambridge Network and Belbin are offering jobseekers a helping hand, as everyone who signs up to attend the Network's Virtual Jobs and Careers Fair on Thursday 16th July can benefit from the insights of a Belbin Self-Perception report.
Call for photographs for Open Cambridge online gallery
Photographs for an online gallery at this year’s Open Cambridge weekend (11th – 13th September) are now being accepted in an open call to the public.
Marshall receives £890k order for sonobuoy carousels
Marshall Advanced Composites has received an order worth £890,000 from Honeywell for 21 sonobuoy launch carousel assembly units.
Schools and colleges to reopen in full in September
Detailed plans have been unveiled for all children and young people to return to full-time education from September.
Alzheimer’s disease can develop without symptoms in people with Down syndrome
A study with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust has shown how people with Down syndrome can develop the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease by their forties, with no clinical symptoms to help detect them.
BBC sets out plans to transform its local services
The BBC has set out plans to transform its local services in England as it seeks to serve audiences better, respond to lessons learnt during the COVID-19 crisis and make savings to tackle its financial challenges.
Domino Printing appoints new Chief Information Officer
Domino Printing has announced the appointment of Alberto Sanson as Chief Information Officer (CIO), following the retirement of Dick Wallin who led the company’s IT team for the past 20 years.
SCF Small Cell Awards 2020 winners announced
Small Cell Forum (SCF) has announced the winners of the SCF Small Cell Awards for 2020, recognising and celebrating excellence, innovation and achievement in every aspect of the global small cell industry as it transitions to the 5G era.
Golf tournament to drive forward EACH fundraising efforts
Golfers will be excited to hear East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has launched the EACH Summer Matchplay, in partnership with Competition Golf.
Office design - the way forward
Oxford PharmaGenesis is a project COEL is incredibly proud of. This Health Science Communication Consultancy put their employees needs first when they hatched an ambitious plan to restore a residential Georgian farmhouse for their headquarters in Oxford. COEL helped them create a workplace which is fresh and attractive; providing employees with an enriching and elevating workplace environment.
Government fires up R&D across the country to cement the UK as science superpower
R&D Roadmap sets out vision to attract global talent, cut unnecessary bureaucracy and cement the UK as a world-leading science superpower.
Cambridge Network website marks 22nd anniversary
It is exactly 22 years since the original Cambridge Network website went live (2 July 1998), when it led the way as one of the world's first sites to offer a user login and interface for increasing numbers of members.
Green light for Soham station
Proposals to build a new station for Soham were confirmed by East Cambridgeshire District Council last week, giving the go-ahead for the new station to be built.
Businesses urged to check eligibility for small business Discretionary Grant Funding and apply soon
Over £420,000 of grants have been paid to small businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations in Cambridge in the first three weeks of the Discretionary Grants Fund, the latest Coronavirus grant scheme being run by Cambridge City Council.
Darktrace extends Enterprise Immune System to protect dynamic workforces
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced a range of new products and features that extend its Enterprise Immune System platform to endpoints, video and chat apps, SaaS applications, and identity and access management integrations to protect today’s remote and dynamic workforces.
Birketts advises Vanilla Electronics on PE investment from Literacy
Leading East of England law firm Birketts has advised the shareholders of Vanilla Electronics on a significant investment from Literacy Capital plc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Startup innovation boost
Two cutting-edge startups currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School receive £100,000-plus Innovate UK funding boost.
Organisational culture matters
There are some key techniques to help an organisation’s culture survive despite staff working remotely, says Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Secrets of naked mole-rat cancer resistance unearthed
Naked mole-rats can live for an incredibly long time and have an exceptional resistance to cancer thanks to unique conditions in their bodies that stop cancer cells multiplying, according to new research.
Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop heart disease
Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop heart disease and heart failure in later life, according to an international team of researchers.
Affordable homes success could pave way for more schemes in other South Cambs villages
An initiative to provide local affordable homes for local people in South Cambridgeshire is celebrating its first major milestone – and it is hoped it will be the forerunner to other similar schemes elsewhere in the district.
Governance for SME and start up directors for HSE compliance
Inspiration-all Ltd offers a new and unique online managed service to support organisations to assess their current Health, Safety and Wellbeing maturity directly against HSE legislation and ISO standards.
EY appoints Adrian Bennett to support growth across the East of England
EY has welcomed partner Adrian Bennett to its East of England assurance team, to help support growth in the Cambridge office and across the wider region.
Who's Who Legal recognises outstanding practitioner
Taylor Wessing's Paul Callaghan has been named a Global Elite Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal Labour & Employment 2020 - Legal Marketplace Analysis.