New app will open eyes to vision issues in babies
An app that helps student midwives detect rare eye conditions in newborns has been developed by a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Kleinwort Hambros: Why is wealth planning so important?
In the latest Expert Views video, Andrew Dixon, Head of UK and International Wealth Planning at Kleinwort Hambros, explains how to structure your wealth with sound wealth planning.
How to manage your time efficiently
Are you struggling to finish tasks on time or find yourself staying in the office late? Time is precious, especially when you have a busy schedule. The trick is to work smarter, not harder and to plan and set yourself realistic deadlines.
Most Contagious 2019: Sustainable global consumption
At my recent visit to Most Contagious 2019, I wasn’t expecting global consumption to be the emerging trend of the day, however this was a topic that came up time and time again at one of the UK’s biggest marketing conferences.
Birketts’ final Race4Business raises impressive sum for Little Havens Hospice
Birketts’ Chelmsford office has announced that this year’s 21st annual Race4Business event raised a fantastic final total of £20,000 for Little Havens Hospice which cares for babies, children and teenagers living with complex or incurable conditions across Essex.
How to maintain client relationships
Business is based on relationships and every interaction is an opportunity to improve clients' experience. Good relationships will help you to maintain trust with your clients and can help you find the right talent for your clients which leads the way for long-term success.
Managing absence throughout bad weather or travel disruption
Wind, rain and train delays! Keep your business operating throughout bad weather and travel disruption with these top tips from the HR Dept blog.
Run efficient paper-based exams with OMR Sheets
While there’s much talk about the efficiencies of digital exams, for many, paper exam delivery is still a significant and integral part of their exam operations, says Speedwell Software.
The fast-moving monolith - application modernisation with Red Hat Openshift®
Much of the promise of Red Hat® OpenShift® tends to be medium-long term – for example, the benefits of cloud-native development approaches require a re-think of architecture.
New launch of a free Hertfordshire business growth support programme
Hertfordshire small businesses can now access a free business support programme ‘Get Enterprising’, which gives them fully-funded access to specialist support and opportunities to help them expand and grow.
Public consultation begins on railway station for Cambridge South
Network Rail has today (Weds) announced it is launching a public consultation in early 2020 on proposals for a new railway station for Cambridge South.
Poor sight causes people to overstep the mark
Visually-impaired people risk falling by stepping higher and more slowly over objects, says a new study.
Chinese students learn about UK Early Years education in a pioneering project in Cambridge
Chinese students spent two weeks in Cambridge thanks to a pioneering link-up educational project between Cambridge Regional College and PurpleBee Learning.
Stansted gears up for a busy Christmas getaway
More than 1.2 million passengers are expected to travel to and from one of London Stansted’s 200 destinations over the Christmas and New Year period (Dec 19 – Jan 5).
Iprova identifies real-time disruption with AI-based ‘disruption mining’ platform
Iprova, the Data-Driven Invention pioneer, has announced its Disruption Mining™ platform, which enables organisations to identify emerging technological, commercial and social advances which will potentially impact their businesses.
MRC, NIHR and ESRC join forces to launch an ambitious multidisciplinary initiative in Multimorbidity
Applications are sought to build a national portfolio of interdisciplinary Multimorbidity Research Collaboratives as part of “Tackling Multimorbidity at Scale” - a £20 million Strategic Priorities Fund initiative, jointly funded by the MRC and the DHSC, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and in close collaboration with ESRC.
Points of View: “Bricks and mortar” property funds
M&G’s recent announcement that it had suspended dealing in its UK Property Portfolio Fund came as an unwelcome surprise to investors.
Benefits of hiring seasonal temporary employees
Hiring temporary employees can help your business in busy periods - for example, at Christmas, for large deliveries or database updates. Temporary employees can assist with staff sickness and skills shortages - many businesses employ temps to get to know someone before they offer them a permanent position.
Data-driven invention receives industry boost from global innovation leaders
Global CIPOs, CTOs and innovation leaders interacted at a recent event to promote adoption of AI techniques in the invention process.
Early Christmas present as residents given keys for new Council homes
South Cambridgeshire residents have been given the keys to nine new energy-efficient Council homes in Balsham.
PCE Instruments offers a range of condition monitoring systems
PCE Instruments, founded by engineers in Germany, has been on the market for test instruments, weighing technology, laboratory equipment and control equipment for nearly two decades now. The company has its subsidiaries in 11 countries. PCE Instruments offers a wide range of products, particularly of their own trademark “PCE Instruments“ but also from other manufacturers. All of PCE Instruments’…
Abcam and SomaServe announce partnership
Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, and SomaServe Ltd, a Pharma service and specialist reagent business exploiting PolyNaut® Technology, have announced a partnership to commercialise the cell delivery potential of the polymer-based ‘bionic’ nanoparticles, which can carry a range of payloads directly to live cells.
Students tackle construction stereotypes with Morgan Sindall Construction
For the latest Cambridge LaunchPad project day, Year 4 students from Stapleford Community Primary School and Icknield Primary School visited Morgan Sindall Construction.
Cable detectors enable search and find
Cable detectors are used when cables, wires, circuits, short circuits and earth faults are to be localised. Detection is possible in masonry and concrete, in the ground as well outside on the road during field measurements.
Cambridge Index rises 1.5%
The Cambridge Index gained 417.9 points or 1.5% to close at 27413.2, as four of the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.