UKRI funding competitions - registrations now open
Some 20 competitions are currently open, with the opportunity to win funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and partners.
Histon Road works start on Monday
Work on the Greater Cambridge Partnership's Histon Road project starts in earnest on Monday (3 February), with traffic management at the junction of Histon Road with Victoria Road and Huntingdon Road.
’It’s time to focus on the future and build a new relationship with Europe’
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn comments on the UK’s departure from the EU.
Back pain - a Myotherapist's perspective, causes, treatment
Back pain is something that can affect virtually anybody and not just office workers. There are many potential causes and many treatment options. The following article explores this topic in much more detail.
New Year's resolutions, injury prevention - a Myotherapist's perspective
Although many fitness activities are indisputably good for overall health and wellbeing, injuries can occur.
Do I need to change my investments because of the Coronavirus?
Jeremy Edwards of Cambridge Independent Financial Advice firm Martin-Redman Partners, talks about how the coronavirus could affect your investments and pensions, with a focus on the effect of emotionally-driven 'buy and sell' decisions on your investments outside of a long-term financial plan.
Perhaps ‘flight shame’ will increase worldwide employment?
The increased pressure on companies to source local staff, to reduce air travel, and to reduce product air miles, should increase demand for medium level employees and perhaps decrease the number of “high flying” staff.
Brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life
New brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new research.
Babel Cultural Newsletter: New Zealand
Each month Babel offers free briefings and expert advice for working with different cultures to its clients, learners and friends in the industry. This month the focus is on New Zealand which coincides with its 'Waitangi Day' on 6th February.
Cambridge hosts Climate Emergency Conference
Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry (CFCI) and Carbon Neutral Cambridge will be joint hosts of a conference looking at how the construction industry can play its part in tackling the climate emergency.
Ranplan announces partnership with China Unicom Network Technology Research Institute
The Network Technology Research Institute of China Unicom – one of the world’s largest mobile operators with more than a quarter of a billion active subscribers – has selected Ranplan Wireless as a preferred supplier for a complete platform for HetNet design, optimisation and management.
Stress: the individual, wellbeing, performance and the workplace (Part 3)
Effective measures can be taken to help reduce the adverse effects of stress, including building resilence.
Stress: the individual, wellbeing, performance and the workplace (Part 2)
The effects of sustained and intolerable long-term "Stress" on performance and wellbeing.
Stress: the individual, wellbeing, performance and the workplace (Part 1)
Stress is frequently thought of as a negative in terms of health and wellbeing, and yet it can also have a very positive impact. Tolerable stress can improve health, performance and wellbeing. Understanding how the human body deals with perceived stressors not only helps in the management of stress but also performance.
The 5 most important PPC KPIs you should be tracking
If you're running a Google Ads campaign, you'll want to make sure that your budget is generating a positive return.
Preferred route option between Bedford and Cambridge announced
Communities between Bedford and Cambridge move a step closer to faster, more sustainable connectivity today (30 January 2020), as a Preferred Route Option for this section of the East West Rail line was announced. This will lead to the Government making a final decision on whether to take this project forward, and to make an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO).
Cambridge Sensotec brings forming gas to the fore
The team at Cambridge Sensotec feels it’s important to listen to customers.
Low Carbon heat solution chosen for London Square Bermondsey urban regeneration
Metropolitan has been awarded the 40-year ESCo contract to adopt, own and operate the district heat network and hot-water systems serving London Square Bermondsey. This £220million new neighbourhood will transform a former industrial site, once home to Crosse & Blackwell’s Branston Pickle factory. All the homes in London Square Bermondsey will benefit from underfloor heating, with heat and…
Never too late to quit: protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, scientists have determined. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL and their collaborators have discovered that, compared to current smokers, people who had stopped smoking had more genetically healthy lung cells, which have a much lower risk of developing into…
Abcam expands cell engineering capabilities
Abcam, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, today announces the asset purchase of the gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell, Inc. (ASC) for life science research and diagnostic markets.
Family firms important for sustainability, says expert
Family businesses are a great fit with the Circular Economy concept, as they are linked by the need to preserve wealth, resources and longevity, argues Dr Khaled Soufani of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge Econometrics named as one of the UK’s leading management consultancies
Cambridge Econometrics has been named as one of the UK’s leading management consultancies by the Financial Times, based on a survey of recommendations by the clients and peers of consultancies.
Major funding boost for mathematical sciences
Major funding announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week will provide a significant boost to the UK’s world-leading mathematical sciences community, increasing support for this key discipline and increasing the pool of trained mathematicians.
EACH brings parents’ myth-busting photo exhibition to March and Whittlesey
A display of photographs taken by five parents who receive care and support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), with the aim of addressing misconceptions about children’s hospices, is being brought to March and Whittlesey libraries.
ThoughtRiver chosen to join exclusive Upscale programme
ThoughtRiver, the market leader in intelligent legal pre-screening, has announced today that it has been selected for the exclusive Tech Nation accelerator programme, ‘Upscale’, and will be coached over the next six months by some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs and leading startup founders.