How do we build trust within teams now?
Cambrdge Network Guest blog by Kelly Drewery, Business Psychologist at Talent Glue. We really are currently in a peculiar social place aren't we? For the many of us who have been lucky to remain well, we have created a little life bubble for ourselves.
OakNorth Bank completes GBP2.3m loan to Dewing Properties
OakNorth Bank has completed a GBP2.3m loan to Norfolk residential developer Dewing Properties. The loan was completed through the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) which OakNorth Bank is an accredited lender for.
CHR welcomes new Finance & Operations Director, John Arthur
CHR is delighted to announce that John Arthur has been appointed its new Finance & Operations Director.
La Playa Insurance joins forces with Partners&
La Playa insurance, the Cambridge based boutique specialist insurance adviser, has joined forces with four other firms nationally as a founding member of Partners&, creating a new advisory business in the insurance marketplace.
Fuz produces documents for the Milner Therapeutics Symposium 2020
This year, the Milner Symposium 'Building Collaborations to Transform Therapies' had to change tack and move from a physical to a virtual format. So did the documentation.
Tame your computer - no half measures!
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to round a number up or down to the nearest half (Microsoft Excel).
What business development is and isn't
Few would dispute that business development is vital for your company's long term success. But ask 10 people in your company what business development is and, more importantly, how you do it, and you're likely to get 10 different answers.
Government to protect UK research jobs with major support package
Two support packages will give greater job protection to thousands of researchers, scientists and technicians working at UK universities during coronavirus (COVID-19).
ARU builds partnerships to help region recover
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has announced measures to collaborate with business, public sector and community organisations to help the region recover from COVID-19 and to stimulate further economic growth.
AVEVA positioned as 2020 Asset Performance Management leader
Independent research firm recognises AVEVA as a market leader among the 11 most prominent global APM solution providers.
Existing drugs can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells
Researchers evaluate how the new coronavirus rewires human proteins for its own replication, and identify several antiviral drugs ready for clinical trials.
New Code of Practice for landlords and tenants
A Code of Practice has now been published to reinforce the importance of both landlords (Ls) and tenants (Ts), taking a collaborative approach to limit the damage resulting from the pandemic. At the moment it is merely voluntary and published as guidance only, however the guidance supplies details of best practices and should serve as a helpful basis for negotiating. Alex Messham of Hewitsons…
Double-whammy: Conscious Communications announced as finalist in two PRCA Dare Awards categories
Cambridge-based public relations and marketing agency, Conscious Communications, has been named as a finalist in two categories in this year’s PRCA Dare Awards (South East and East
ARU launches virtual showcase of student work
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched Present, a virtual showcase of some of the best work by students graduating this year from the faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS).
Domino Printing scientist wins award for African initiative
A senior scientist at a Cambridge company has been nominated by his peers for his outstanding contribution to proactively and inclusively supporting colleagues and the wider scientific community.
Vision for Northstowe town centre approved
A blueprint for Northstowe Town Centre has been approved by South Cambridgeshire District Council – including a vision for it to be ‘connected to nature’.
First phase of EACH shop reopenings delivers more than expected – 13 more outlets reopen next month
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is to open the doors of another 13 shops, with the first phase of its reopening plan having been deemed a big success.
Cambridge groups in need of support can apply for emergency £500 grant
Tesco has announced an additional £2million for its COVID-19 Community Fund, forming part of its £52million package of support to help local communities tackling the Coronavirus outbreak, with £500 grants available for groups across the area.
TRB’s composites apprenticeship scheme success
The value of the global composites manufacturing market is set to skyrocket, particularly as demand for clean transportation continues to increase. In the UK alone, it is predicted to be £12.5 billion by 2030. This growth is largely dependent on a workforce with the appropriate skillset, and TRB Lightweight Structures is investing in the development of…
Five things you probably didn’t know about the Human Genome Project
On 26 June 2000, the UK and US governments announced simultaneously the completion of the first draft of the entire human genome – the first map of the three billion base pairs that make up human DNA.
Jagex announces record £110.9 million revenue
Jagex, the award-winning developer and publisher of the RuneScape videogames, has revealed its fifth successive year of growth with revenue increasing by 19.4% year-on-year to £110.9million in 2019.
Taylor Wessing advises on complex public M&A transaction for Boku Inc.
Taylor Wessing has advised Boku Inc., a leading global mobile payment and mobile identity company, on its conditional acquisition of Fortumo Holdings, a transaction valued at a maximum enterprise value of $41 million. The acquisition will cement the Group's positioning as a leading mobile payment and mobile identity solutions company.
Transformative public transport route and quality cycling schemes approved
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Executive Board has approved plans for a new high quality public transport route that will mean thousands of people can leave their cars at home and travel into the city and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) more sustainably.
£186m of R&D funding will boost local economic growth across the UK
Seven major new research and innovation projects will boost economic growth and benefit people across central Scotland, Northern Ireland, south Wales, and three areas of England.
Taylor Wessing wins big at the LMG Life Sciences Awards
Taylor Wessing has received three awards at the LMG European Life Sciences Awards 2020.