Funding available to support community organisations helping older and vulnerable people
The Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund is open to constituted community organisations throughout Cambridgeshire, who are supporting isolated older and vulnerable people at this time.
Engineering response to COVID-19: can you help?
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented global challenge, impacting profoundly on health and wellbeing, daily life and the economy around the world. The Royal Academy of Engineering is keen to help identify potential solutions and facilitate useful contacts across its national and international engineering networks that could help our governments solve problems and assist the public health…
COVID-19: next steps for businesses
As businesses struggle to cope with the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak and the shifting sands of governmental advice and warnings, it is hard to know where to turn and what actions should be a priority. Below Hewitsons outlines key considerations for any business to take at this stage in the outbreak.
SmithsonHill explores lessons from Israel and how the UK can help with scaleup in AgriTech
The number of Israeli AgriTech startups has tripled since 2016. SmithsonHill explores why the UK's scaleup strength makes Cambridge the logical home for these companies to grow and commercialise.
In summary of Coronavirus Crisis Communications webinar, a word from the host
Yesterday saw Cambridge Network’s first online seminars, brought together by communications guru Simon Hall. The two sold-out sessions offered advice, support, humour and most importantly they brought the community together. Links to the recording and presentation are below.
It's business as usual at Langham Press
Langham Press has issued a service update today.
How applying supply chain thinking to healthcare can improve care quality
Supply chain management, usually associated with manufacturing, can address inefficiencies in healthcare, argues a team from Cambridge Judge Business School.
Covid-19 – respite for private housing tenants
Boris Johnson announced this week that the government would be bringing in emergency legislation to prevent landlords starting possession proceedings for at least a three month period. The measures will protect tenants in private and social housing, says Rachel Sims of Hewitsons.
Green bin collections suspended in city and South Cambs
Green bin collections across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire will not take place between Monday 23 March and Monday 4 May.
HR Energy event explores how Relationship Intelligence can maximise influence and action
Fifty HR professionals from across the Eastern region attended the latest HR Energy event hosted by Pure and Mills & Reeve.
New date planned for postponed Awards dinner at Queens’ College Cambridge
The escalation of the UK’s battle against COVID-19 has prompted Business Weekly to postpone the 30th Anniversary Awards presentation dinner, due to be held at Queens’ College Cambridge on March 25.
Help for jobseekers during a time of uncertainty
Are you facing redundancy? If your future working life is looking uncertain, Cambridge Network's Recruitment Gateway team is here to help.
New online workshop: How to make your customer offer more Coronavirus resilient
This week, Customer Faithful and Level7 are launching Coronavirus Design Thinking workshops - an online programme, custom-built to specifically tackle the COVID-19 challenge of finding ways to adapt your customer offer in these uncertain times and beyond.
Hewitsons assists family firm in buyer’s biggest UK acquisition to date
Cambridge legal firm Hewitsons has played a key role in the sale of vehicle services provider C Walton Ltd (CWL) by the Walton family to Cox Automotive UK Limited (Cox) in what is its biggest UK takeover to date.
Working in uncertain times
Scott Bradbury's video ‘Working In Uncertain times’ is about accepting the challenge of uncertainty and achieving progress despite the unknowns.
Local charity moves into restored Watch Office at Alconbury Weald
Community charity Groundwork East has moved into its first permanent Cambridgeshire home – the newly restored Watch Office at Alconbury Weald.
Chancellor delivers ‘message business leaders needed to hear’ – IoD
Responding to the Government’s announcement of further support for the economy in response to Covid-19, Jonathan Geldart, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: “The Chancellor’s promise to do whatever it takes is the message business leaders needed to hear.
Arecor extends multi-product collaboration with clinical stage biotech
Arecor Limited, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, announces that it has extended its multi-product collaboration with a US-based clinical stage biotechnology company. Under the collaboration, Arecor will leverage its Arestat™ technology to develop liquid formulations of two proprietary novel products in oncology and a rare genetic orphan…
CyanConnode launches Cellular Metering products
CyanConnode Holdings plc, a world leader in Narrowband Radio Frequency (RF) Smart Mesh Networks, is pleased to announce the release of new products that provide Cellular capability to its Omnimesh platform.
COVID-19: how can medical device development be done remotely?
Steve Fowler of Team Consulting on how those in the industry of medical device development can work remotely in the current climate of COVID-19.
How to build the perfect team
Team Consulting's HR Director Andrea Pybus discusses the attributes of successful teams and how we can work more effectively with others.
Covid-19 – eg technology offers expertise to develop respiratory medical devices
Cambridge based eg technology is offering medical device developers help and support from its engineers, whose expertise in the area of ventilators, oxygen delivery and transfer to manufacture could assist in the race to provide ventilators to treat Covid-19 sufferers.
Keeping going during the Covid-19 crisis: how Cambridge TV Training can help
As most conversations have switched to online and video, Cambridge TV has set up a walk-in capability to coach, support, record or broadcast content without the need to be in contact with other people.
Budget 2020: the highlights from a Real Estate perspective
On 11 March, the Chancellor delivered the Spring Budget for 2020. The budget details a commitment to building more homes and improving infrastructure, says Hewitsons.
Inflammation in the brain linked to several forms of dementia
Inflammation in the brain may be more widely implicated in dementias than was previously thought, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The researchers say it offers hope for potential new treatments for several types of dementia.