What impact can human resources (HR) have on your business?
Many people view human resources (HR) as a purely administrative role involving arranging interviews, creating offer letters and termination letters, tracking absence and holidays and issuing numerous policies, procedures and forms. While the clerical function is important, HR is so much more than that.
Case study -Consulting firm helps improve the performance of international distributors
Spline Gauges, a world leader in its engineering niche, approached Chris Dunn Consulting to objectively assess relative distributor performance to maximize future international business opportunities.
A novel way to entertain your kids - the #LOCKJAM half term school disco
Children at a loose end this afternoon? Join the #LOCKJAM half term school disco - your kids have great (virtual) fun and you help raise money for freelance musicians and sound crews out of work due to Covid-19.
Evolution Metals hardens defences with Darktrace email security
Darktrace, the world’s leading Cyber AI company, announced that Evolution Metals Corp. (EMC), an environmentally-responsible mining and refining company, has selected Darktrace to protect its critical minerals supply chain from email attacks.
BroadbandUK updates its Broadband Speed Test
BroadbandUK's updated Broadband Speed Test records very high value speed tests.
Professor Andrew Fabian awarded Kavli Prize
Professor Andrew Fabian from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy has been awarded the 2020 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, one of the world's most prestigious science prizes.
School segregation by wealth is creating unequal learning outcomes for children in the Global South
Millions of the world’s poorest children are leaving school without mastering even basic levels of reading or maths because of an overlooked pattern of widespread, wealth-based inequalities in their countries’ education systems, new research suggests.
Artisan food market site scoops £5k in Big Pitch
A social enterprise which brings together artisan and small food producers from around the UK into a central website has won Anglia Ruskin University’s Big Pitch 2020 competition.
Foreign Direct Investment in East of England grows 11% in 2019, EY reveals
The East of England recorded a 11% increase in FDI projects in 2019, from 36 to 40 in the last 12 months, according to the EY 2020 UK Attractiveness Survey which launched today.
Redgate database monitoring survey highlights the challenges of the new remote working era
Redgate’s third annual State of Database Monitoring Report found that businesses are reprioritizing cloud adoption and automated database monitoring due to the effects of a global lockdown, remote working and a focus on business continuity.
Charity aspects of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill was published and had its first reading in Parliament on 20 May 2020. Saffa Mir of Hewitsons talks about the implications for charities.
Customising medical devices
Team Consulting's Cara Cooper takes a look at the medical devices that aren't designed to blend in...
Flagship sustainable public transport schemes take next steps
Two major infrastructure schemes that will transform sustainable travel for thousands of people across the region will be considered by the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) Executive Board next month.
GCP reveals plans to make cycling and walking easier during pandemic
The Greater Cambridge Partnership has revealed how it will support efforts to make it safer for people to cycle and walk around Greater Cambridge during the Covid-19 pandemic.
CfBI's Cambridge Innovation Summit moves online
The Cambridge Innovation Summit 2020, organised by the city-based Centre for Business Innovation (CfBI), goes online this year, with the headline theme of Artificial Intelligence.
Hewitsons promotes high flyers
Law firm Hewitsons has promoted three high-flying lawyers from its private wealth team, based in Cambridge.
CJBS Perspectives: Leadership in unprecedented times
A new video series produced by Cambridge Judge Business School begins with a lesson for leaders of organisations facing big challenges such as the Covid-19 crisis.
Antibody designed to recognise pathogens of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a way to design an antibody that can identify the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells – a potential advance in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
Healthcare rationing could see unlawful deaths from COVID-19, researchers claim
Current medical guidelines risk unlawful deaths of patients – with doctors, hospitals, and even the government potentially liable – if a second peak forces hard choices due to shortages of ventilators and other critical care resources.
CBI pays tribute to East of England tourism sector in English tourism week
CBI Regional Director Richard Tunnicliffe comments on the value of tourism to the East of England economy.
New Arm IP delivers true digital immersion for the 5G era
Paul Williamson, vice president and general manager, Client Line of Business at Arm, says: "These unprecedented times are changing the way we interact with our mobile devices and we are increasingly relying on more immersive visual content, which demands stronger compute capability and better efficiency. Arm’s new suite of mobile IP delivers real-world impact on performance for smartphone…
Prism leads the sale of Orion Future Technology to Milbank Group
Prism Corporate Broking has advised the shareholders of Orion Future Technology Ltd (Orion FT) on its sale to Milbank Group Ltd.
Next steps published for Local Plan which determines how and where future homes and jobs will be created
The thousands of people who took part in a recent consultation on the future of Greater Cambridge are being thanked by councils – as a report published on Friday (22 May) sets out that the consultation ‘reached more residents than ever’.
IT Governance becomes an IASME Consortium-licensed Cyber Essentials certification body
IT Governance is delighted to continue to support organisations to achieve Cyber Essentials certification as it becomes an IASME Consortium-licensed Cyber Essentials certification body.
Cancer study lands Imran Noorani a coveted award
An Addenbrooke’s Hospital clinician scientist has scooped an international award for cutting edge laboratory work that could help patients in their battle against cancer.