Survey investigates reopening of the high street
With the welcome news of pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers among businesses allowed to reopen in England on the 4th July, South Cambridgeshire District Council is urging all customer-facing SMEs to complete a short survey to share experiences and concerns about reopening, which the council will use to inform the support it offers to businesses over the coming months.
New hotel at IWM Duxford cleared for take off
A 168-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel at the Imperial War Museum (IWM), Duxford has been given planning approval by South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee this week.
Huawei to build an optoelectronics R&D and manufacturing centre in Cambridge
Huawei has won planning consent for the first phase of a new optoelectronics R & D and manufacturing centre in Cambridge. It plans to invest £1 billion in the first phase of the project, which includes construction of 50,000 square meters of facilities across nine acres of land and will directly create around 400 local jobs.
Unpicking the complexity of DNA mutations
A new study explores the evolution of tumours following chemical damage.
AlgoDynamix launches new analytics functionality to respond to ongoing changes due to COVID-19
Faced with ongoing uncertainty about COVID’s global economic impacts, financial organisations are turning in increasing numbers to cutting-edge technologies that blend artificial and human intelligence. The dynamic nature of the virus and of government responses mean that most existing financial models and indeed other typical assumptions have failed to provide any meaningful market…
Human interactions with wild and farmed animals must change dramatically to reduce risk of another deadly pandemic
Compiled by a team of international wildlife and veterinary experts, a new study has identified seven routes by which pandemics could occur and 161 options for reducing the risk. It concludes that widespread changes to the way we interact with animals are needed; solutions that only address one issue – such as the trade in wild animals – are not enough.
Genomes front and centre of rare disease diagnosis
Cambridge-led study discovers new genetic causes of rare diseases, potentially leading to improved diagnosis and better patient care.
Could coronavirus alter attitudes to climate change?
As an act of nature, coronavirus may make people change climate change behaviour, says Lord John Browne, former CEO of energy company BP.
Centre for Strategic Philanthropy established at Cambridge Judge, dedicated to high-growth markets
A new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy has been established at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, dedicated to examining strategic philanthropy within and from the world’s highest-growth markets, including Africa, Developing Asia and the Middle East, at a time when philanthropy’s role in building social and environmental resilience is seen as increasingly essential.
Volunteer marketplace set to explode as workers battle to keep themselves relevant
The volunteer marketplace has never been so important, as people try and ensure they have the skills and experience necessary to keep themselves relevant.
Innovative new short course to give a Fresh Start
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched a new two-week course to help people looking for a change of career prepare for an undergraduate degree.
10to8 offers free service to small independent retail outlets to help revive the High Street as it edges out of COVID lockdown
Consumers can use 10to8 to book a visit to small shops and stores at no charge – instantly beating the queues and blues until restrictions such as social distancing are completely lifted.
Why Deal Velocity means more to your business than just faster sales
Speed up procurement to rapidly realise savings…In the same way that sales leaders are targeted with increasing sales and maximising revenues, procurement leaders are targeted with reducing costs and managing risk. These two functions are vital to all organisations so in this article I would like to explore the importance of deal velocity for procurement contracts and how that drives …
Taylor Wessing advises The Athletic on Muddy Knees Media acquisition
Taylor Wessing has advised sports publisher The Athletic on its acquisition of UK-based football media company Muddy Knees Media, home of 'The Totally Football Show' podcast.
CPMS Cambridge offers rapid testing kits for Legionella - a must for re-opening dormant buildings
Important safety tests need to be run before a building which has been unoccupied for a long period can be re-opened. Water systems need special attention. The qualified and experienced team at CPMS Cambridge, a subsidiary of COEL, can help advise on all operational issues and guide you to meet government guidelines for the safety of all who may use the building.
Darktrace’s email security product wins 2020 Fortress Cyber Security Award
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, announced that its AI-powered email security technology, Antigena Email, has been selected as Application Security Winner in the 2020 Fortress Cyber Security Awards, hosted by the Business Intelligence Group.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sharath Srinivasan
“Without trust, we don’t flatten the curve,” says Sharath Srinivasan, whose work in developing countries has given him an acute insight into how people’s worldviews and perspectives affect who and what they choose to trust. Through a new communications tool he’s helping to engage communities in Somalia so that COVID-19 risks are communicated effectively and rumours are quashed.
Mayor’s ‘road-trip’ shares A10 options with public despite Covid
Thanks to a ‘virtual road-trip’ which went live this week, people can have their say on the shortlist of options being considered to improve the Ely-Cambridge stretch of the A10, despite Covid-19 safeguards restricting public gatherings.
ARU named in top 10 for graduate employment
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been named as one of the top 10 mainstream universities in the country for graduate employment.
Siemens acquires UltraSoC to drive design for silicon lifecycle management
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Cambridge, UK-based UltraSoC Technologies Ltd., a provider of instrumentation and analytics solutions that put intelligent monitoring, cybersecurity and functional safety capabilities into the core hardware of system-on-chip (SoC).
We need wet, wet, wet, says MP
From March 2020 to May 2020, East Anglia saw the fourth driest period since records began in 1892.
8power completes successful remote conditioning trial with Anglian Water
8power is pleased to announce that it has completed a successful remote condition monitoring trial with Anglian Water. The trial used sensors and analytic services on some large water pumping assets.
New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge
A new initiative at Cambridge will equip young researchers outside computer science with the skills they need to use machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to power their research.
Faulty brain processing of new information underlies psychotic delusions, finds new research
Problems in how the brain recognizes and processes novel information lie at the root of psychosis, researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London have found. Their discovery that defective brain signals in patients with psychosis could be altered with medication paves the way for new treatments for the disease.
Birketts’ Legal Director promoted to National Chair Resolution
Resolution has announced that Juliet Harvey, Legal Director and Chartered Legal Executive in Birketts’ Family Team, has been elevated to National Chair.