Hundreds of ARU students join NHS front line
Arrangements have been made for more than 400 ARU students to join the NHS front line in the battle against COVID-19, as part of a national initiative.
Cambridge law firm partners join Legal Hall of Fame
Two lawyers at Cambridge law firm Hewitsons have been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, placing them among an elite group of individuals at the top of their respective practice areas.
Take action to avoid missing out on business grant funding
Businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are eligible for millions of pounds of grant funding which have so far gone unclaimed.
Celebrating Blues and Twos in Cambridge
Cambridge’s team of event professionals lit up the horizon once again last evening for the #makeitblue campaign. Last night was the turn of both Trinity College and the Royal Papworth Hospital which were bathed in blue light and projections to show support to all key workers.
Hospital launches hunt for scrubs super-heroes
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched an appeal for scrubs to help supplement existing supplies.
Mask makers benefit NHS charities and the local community
A group of creatives in Cambridge have started making fabric face masks for their local community to raise money for NHS charities. In a week they have raised almost £2000, and masks have been sent all over the UK and to Australia, Spain and Japan.
£2.8 billion provided to SMEs through Coronavirus lending scheme
The banking and finance sector has provided over £2.8 billion of lending to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as part of a broad package of support for UK businesses, according to the latest data1 published by UK Finance.
Beyond the inhaler: factors affecting drug delivery to the lungs
Team Consulting's Nia Stevens discusses the factors affecting drug delivery to the lungs.
Rejecting conspiracy theories aids public health
New research has found that UK adults who reject COVID-19 conspiracy theories are more likely to comply with social distancing measures.
‘Loan schemes starting to deliver but step change needed to accelerate support to distressed firms’ - CBI
The CBI has outlined a comprehensive range of measures aimed at accelerating emergency support to distressed firms amid the continuing COVID crisis.
Inivata launches RaDaR™ for the detection of residual disease and recurrence
Inivata, a Cambridge Innovation Capital portfolio company and a leader in liquid biopsy, announces the availability of RaDaR™, an assay for the detection and monitoring of residual disease and recurrence in the plasma samples of patients previously diagnosed with cancer.
Coronavirus: Home sweet home - or is it?
There are those who are used to working from home, and those for whom it is still quite a novelty.
The benefits of Independent Financial Advice
Sarah Austin, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners, explains the different ways financial advice can help you make sensible money choices, and make your money work harder for you.
COVID-19: Business survival tactics
The outbreak of COVID-19 poses not only a serious threat to the health of the UK, but also to the life of many businesses. Joe Greenstock of Hewitsons offers some advice...
Putting AI to work against COVID-19
Until the coronavirus pandemic took hold, it seemed that at least every other headline about healthcare innovations was related to machine learning or other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) - systems that can mimic human processes such as the capacity to learn and adapt on the basis of new information increasingly used in technology.
Adapting to Adversity: Four ways lawyers can be proactive in times of crisis
The current coronavirus pandemic, the implementation of GDPR back in 2018, and the upcoming phase out of IBOR and LIBOR in the banking world, are all examples of where businesses have had to quickly review their contracts in a short space of time. We would all like to be proactive at times like this, but that is often easier said than done.
Managing business risks during a pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic is posing many risks to businesses across the world, and it is essential that businesses understand how to manage this.
Employment Law: What’s happening in April?
A number of legal changes are taking place that have nothing at all to do with the current Covid19 crisis.
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 entry points
Study with Human Cell Atlas could help understand transmission of the virus.
Normal human uterus is colonised by clones with cancer-driving mutations that arise early in life, study finds
Many cells in the inner lining of the uterus carry ‘cancer-driving’ mutations that frequently arise early in life, report scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators. The research team conducted whole-genome sequencing of healthy human endometrium, providing a comprehensive overview of the rates and patterns of DNA changes in this tissue…
NIHR and UKRI launch call for research on COVID-19 and ethnicity
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are jointly calling for research proposals to investigate emerging evidence of an association between ethnicity and COVID-19 incidence and adverse health outcomes.
Jagex builds out development team leadership to create new games
Jagex, a leading UK developer and publisher of living games, has announced it has further strengthened the studio’s development team. The hires will drive forward the company’s plans to continue growing the RuneScape franchise and to build new game experiences. Even with the current coronavirus situation, 2020 is poised to be yet another year of significant investment in recruiting.
Legalesign partners with APSCo to provide free digital furlough agreements
Legalesign, the UK’s leading provider of electronic signature, has partnered with the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) to provide quick and easy digital signing for free furlough agreements available to its members as they face unprecedented turmoil during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cambridge business community benefits from local Skills Swap
Trying to think of ways to help others, Paul Lane, a website designer from Great Shelford, is using the free time he has been experiencing over the past week to benefit the local community.
Proposals invited for NERC COVID-19 public engagement grant
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is inviting proposals for public engagement with environmental science which understand, address or mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.