Conscious Communications celebrates team and client growth
Cambridge-based public relations and marketing agency, Conscious Communications, is celebrating the appointment of two new team members and expansion of its client portfolio in the education sector, in the midst of COVID-19.
How to supercharge your furloughed and remote employees
Are you worried that your furloughed employees might lose interest in your business? That they might start looking for other work, and may never come back? Perhaps you worry for their mental health, as many struggle with being in lockdown. Maybe this ‘downtime’ feels, at best, like pressing pause on your business and everything you’ve achieved so far.
5 benefits of Automated Contract Review
Pre-screening contracts is not a new phenomenon: it has been around for centuries, performed by paralegals and junior lawyers on almost every business contract ever signed. Now, it is being performed by technology.Contract pre-screening is a part of AI contract review and is the act of reviewing a third-party legal contract for issues and risks against your companies’ policies.
Taylor Wessing advises The Athletic on Tifo Football acquisition
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised sports publisher The Athletic on its acquisition of UK-based football media channel Tifo Football.
Life laundry - setting up a comfortable home working environment
If you’re marooned at home due to the coronavirus lockdown, you may have time on your hands right now. So, you might be contemplating a little " life laundry"?
Anthias Consulting's Absolute Basics of HPLC & LC-MS training course approved for CPD by RSC
Anthias Consulting is delighted to announce that its Absolute Basics of HPLC & LC-MS training course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Spark scales by joining Advanced Propulsion Centre’s Technology Developer Accelerator Programme
Spark is committed to using its intelligent electric vehicle software to help accelerate the take-up of EVs and transform the environment around us as we move to a low-carbon future.
Visors from Makespace benefit healthcare workers across the region
Volunteers at the Makespace community workshop in Cambridge have engineered and delivered more than 5000 plastic visors to Addenbrooke's Hospital and other community organisations, in just two weeks. They have also designed and manufactured more than 50,000 mask clips - disposable cardboard clips used to make surgical masks fit closely enough to be safe.
Dark skies - where does this leave us as investors?
Benjamin Sear, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners, explores the effects Covid 19 is having on the economy and the importance of diversity in your pensions and investments.
Cambridge Network webinars attract more than 1000 and keep members connected
Diverse topics and great presenters have attracted more than 1000 people to Cambridge Network webinars over the past few weeks.
Small businesses boosted by bounce back loans
Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced yesterday (Monday).
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital supports NHS during coronavirus pandemic
Nuffield Health and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust work together to support cancer patients.
MP urges 'silence for workers'
Today, International Workers’ Memorial Day, the country will remember all those who have died because of their work – and renew our pledge to fight for the living.
Marshall Centre offers free ‘Principles of Project Management’ course
Marshall Centre has set up a free course for those who may be currently out of a job – or in danger of losing employment - due to the coronavirus situation. The modular course has been designed to offer project management experience and skills that can be applied to any industry.
Cambridge Index jumps 4.2%
The Cambridge Index advanced 862.2 points or 4.2% to close at 21228.6, as eight of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
From farmer to pharma: What is the potential for cannabis?
Agri-TechE webinar featuring George McBride of Hanway Associates on 14th May looks at the opportunities for UK farmers around cannabis.
Birketts achieves success in Planning Law Survey 2020 national rankings
Leading East Anglian law firm Birketts has been recognised as one of the top 20 firms for planning law by the Planning Resource publication as part of its twenty third annual Planning Law Survey.
How to look good on video
Lucy Carlson of Integrated Resources provides guidance of how to look good during video conferences from home:
50 free virtual backgrounds on offer from WaveFX
Swap the kitchen sink for that city office or your favourite coffee shop (without even getting dressed)
Darktrace named one of UK’s ‘Great Places to Work’
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has earned designation as one of the UK’s ‘Great Places to Work’ 2020.
Cambridge Sensotec highlights its accessories section
Cambridge Sensotec takes great pride in its products and services. Certain areas of the business, however, do not always get a mention or the recognition they deserve.
Tame your computer - the name game
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 explains how to set the name of the person who created a file to be displayed in all folders (Windows 10).
Eisai pledges its support for the Babraham Research Campus’ Accelerate@Babraham initiative
Eisai joins AstraZeneca, LifeArc and Mundipharma in providing funding towards the continued development of the Babraham Research Campus bio-incubator programme, supporting early-stage science and new life science companies within the Cambridge cluster.
ARU academics use expertise to tackle virus
Academic experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) have been called upon to use their expertise in the global battle against coronavirus – including trying to reduce the time it takes to test for the virus.
Where are we at with Brexit negotiations? – an update
With the global concern surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak taking up everyone’s bandwidth you would be forgiven for thinking that Brexit has been put on the back burner and forgotten about...