ARU sees spike in interest in Nursing and Midwifery
Anglia Ruskin University has seen a surge in interest in courses such as Adult Nursing and Midwifery during the COVID-19 pandemic, with web traffic to these course pages increasing by 114% year-on-year.
Taylor Wessing advises The Rohatyn Group on investment in Optimapharm d.d.
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised The Rohatyn Group on its investment in Optimapharm d.d. (Optimapharm), a contract research organisation headquartered in Croatia, with 14 offices across Europe, including a heavy presence in CEE. The investment establishes a partnership with the company’s founders Gordana Gregurić Čičak and Igor Čičak.
Achieving your life goals through financial planning
Sarah Austin, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners explains the firm's financial planning advice process; and how it could help you understand, plan and achieve your life goals.
A Cambridge kindness in blue
Last night the event professionals behind some of Cambridge’s brilliant blue installations returned to the city’s landscape with a focus on Mental Health Awareness Week.
Hackathons seek environmental solutions to Covid-19
People across disciplines are invited to take part in a series of hackathons to crunch data to gain new insights into the impact of Covid-19.
Daily internet use is linked to social isolation
New research has found that older adults who go online every day are more likely to be socially isolated than those who use the internet less frequently.
Business transformation – how to make the best of COVID-19
The Covi-19 pandemic has forced swift and radical business transformation on organisations, large and small, in countless sectors, right across the world.
Council adopts Zero Carbon Strategy for South Cambridgeshire
The first ever Zero Carbon Strategy for South Cambridgeshire pledges to lead a green local economic recovery out of lockdown and reduce the Council’s carbon emissions by at least 75% by 2030.
Council agrees grant to keep Milton Country Park open
Milton Country Park is being provided with up to £50,000 by the District Council, to ensure residents can keep enjoying the green spaces and paths.
10 ways to help Cambridge avoid return to pre-lockdown congestion
Sean Moroney, Founder & CEO, Cambridge Electric Transport, sets out ten action points to prevent a return to pre-Covid congestion and pollution levels. He proposes a public-private Transport Task Force to map out a sustainable transport strategy for Greater Cambridge.
Meet Cambridge lockdown videos selected for university’s ‘Collecting COVID-19’ archive
Meet Cambridge, the official, free venue-finding service for spaces at the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, hotels and other unique properties in and around the city, has been supporting its venues during lockdown by checking in on staff at its member venues in a series of video chats.
The Cambridge announces support for the Women in Finance Charter
The Cambridge has formalised its commitment to a gender diverse and inclusive workplace by signing up to the Women in Finance Charter.
Birketts advises The Milbank Group on the acquisition of pioneering plant bio stimulant business
Birketts, the leading law firm, has advised The Milbank Group on the acquisition of pioneering plant bio stimulant business Orion Future Technology Ltd.
Charity launches virtual balloon race across the globe
Join East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) this Coronation Day, Tuesday, 2 June, for a virtual balloon race, hosted by Ecoracing.
Intuitive design: lessons from my toaster
Team Consulting's Ed Slipper discusses intuitive design and why his new toaster looks more like a nuclear submarine...
Hewitsons supports business community with its online event programme
The spirit of ‘business as normal’ throughout the pandemic continues at local law firm Hewitsons which has taken its programme of events, designed to support the local business community, online.
Surging numbers of first-generation learners at risk of being left behind in education systems worldwide
‘First-generation learners’ – a substantial number of pupils around the world who represent the first generation in their families to receive an education – are also significantly more likely to leave school without basic literacy or numeracy skills, a study suggests.
Tackling COVID-19: Karl Wilson
Operations Director Karl Wilson has helped lead a herculean effort to transform a standard laboratory into a bespoke testing centre, to aid the national response against COVID-19. For him, there was never any question about whether we should - or could - do this.
Long-term relationship leads the way in coding and marking
The combination of high-quality, consistency and reliability has made Xaar printheads the continual choice for Squid Ink and its industrial coding and marking printers for over 20 years.
Breedr and Tru-Test integration reduces weigh-time to <20 seconds and enables smarter decisions live at the Crush
Join the ‘Weighing Made Easy’ webinar on 3rd June at 1pm for the chance to win an S3 weigh scale worth £395.
AstraZeneca advances response to global COVID-19 challenge as it receives first commitments for Oxford’s potential new vaccine
AstraZeneca is advancing its ongoing response to address the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, collaborating with a number of countries and multilateral organisations to make the University of Oxford’s potential vaccine widely accessible around the world in an equitable manner.
University of Cambridge suspends mass lectures but small group teaching continues
A statement from Professor Graham Virgo, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Cambridge, regarding the academic year 2020-21.
Brytlyt secures Series A to turbocharge real-time data analytics
Brytlyt, provider of the world’s fastest data analytics and visualisation technology, has raised $4 million in Series A funding from global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners and Finch Capital.
Orchard Street completes first letting at iconic Radio House Cambridge following major refurbishment
Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed its first letting at Radio House office scheme in Cambridge to Sentec, a globally leading supplier of smart home technology and consultancy services.
National trial launched to test re-purposing existing drugs to treat COVID-19 patients
A new trial to prevent organ failure and death in COVID-19 patients has been launched led by clinicians and scientists in Cambridge and London.