Caius conference team wins hat-trick of awards
A Cambridge College is celebrating winning first prize for Best Customer Service in the Professional Business Category at the 2019 Cambridge BID Awards – for the third year in a row – as well as being recognised as one of the Overall Winners from all categories.
How can your business help people living in poverty in Cambridge?
How can your business help to end poverty? Do you want to develop your staff, raise your profile and engage with communities? Cambridge City Council is holding a free event on Wednesday 13th November to find out how businesses can help support people in Cambridge who are struggling financially.
Optibrium introduces Augmented Chemistry™ services to guide successful drug discovery
Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the introduction of its Augmented Chemistry™ services, which provide collaborators with novel artificial intelligence technologies to supplement their skills and experience, enabling them to make more effective decisions and advance their drug discovery projects.
Good news for commuters: A14 improvement scheme to open a year early
The new A14 dual carriageway between Cambridge and Huntingdon, part of the biggest road upgrade in the UK, is today confirmed to open a year ahead of schedule.
Brexit three weeks to go and counting: ensure you prepare
With every sign that this week’s talks between the UK Government and EU will fail to reach an agreement, most businesses are now preparing for all eventualities. The Institute of Chartered Accountants has published a checklist of key points to address this.
Council’s Community Chest fund increases to £49,000 as criteria is widened to allow more groups to bid
Changes announced to the eligibility criteria of a council’s Community Chest fund will give more Parish Councils in South Cambridgeshire a chance to bid for funding to support their community projects – while at the same time the total funding, available to March, will increase to £49,070.
Professor Didier Queloz wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for first discovery of an exoplanet
Professor Didier Queloz jointly wins the 2019 Physics Nobel for his work on the first confirmation of an exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun. Queloz becomes the 109th affiliate of the University of Cambridge to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
First cell map of developing human liver reveals how blood and immune system develops
In a world first, scientists have created the human developmental liver cell atlas that provides crucial insights into how the blood and immune systems develop in the foetus. It maps changes in the cellular landscape of the developing liver between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, including how stem cells from the liver seed other tissues to support the high demand for oxygen needed…
A bit fuzzy - not all communication provides information, says study
Vague versus specific: when it comes to communicating with direct reports, senior leaders shouldn’t always seek greater specificity, says Dr Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat of Cambridge Judge Business School.
geo expands international footprint with new head for Benelux region
geo, a leading provider of smart energy products and services, has announced the appointment of Hugo Le Breton to head up its Benelux operations, a move that reflects the company’s growing expansion internationally.
ARU signs groundbreaking £50m wind farm deal
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has signed an agreement to source electricity directly from onshore wind farms as it steps up its efforts to become fully carbon neutral by 2030.
Switch to electric company cars is set to reduce employee total cost of ownership bill by 95%
New company car tax rates on zero-emission vehicles, effective from April 2020, are expected to offer savings in the region of 95% for employees, according to new analysis from Deloitte. The projected cost reductions are largely due to the significant tax incentive of the incoming 0% company car tax rate on zero emission vehicles; down from 16% currently.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity shows public what it takes to provide end of life care during Hospice Care Week
Arthur Rank Hospice is one of more than 200 charitable hospices across the UK taking part in Hospice Care Week this week (7-13 October), led by the national hospice and end of life care charity Hospice UK.
How to help employees manage when life gets in the way of work
When every day becomes “one of those days” for an employee, they could be struggling with #stress and be in need of support. Find ways in which you can help and join the conversation for #WorldMentalHealthDay today.
Mayor calls for Cambridge South station action now
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has said that a train station at Cambridge South must be delivered locally, with very little chance of it arriving by 2027 as part of the Government’s East West Rail plans.
New 'Dragons' Den' panel to allocate £50 million of funding to local businesses
A new 'Dragons' Den' style panel including Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has been set up to hear pitches from local organisations for funding to help continued local economic growth. Applicants will be bidding for a share of a £50 million Local Growth Fund pot managed by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board to stimulate and support…
The value of investment advice in times of uncertainty
Sarah Austin, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners writes:The last few months should have reminded all of us involved in investing and providing investment advice that few things are certain in life. Market turbulence centred around Brexit, Trump’s trade wars, and longer-term issues like climate change and population dynamics all go to show that change is the norm and …
Report busts myth that social businesses are slow-growth businesses
Social Businesses are becoming an increasingly important area of the UK economy but need support to grow faster, a new report – produced jointly by the ScaleUp Institute and Barclays – reveals.
Four businesses gain 100% scores in Mystery Shopping awards
Four overall winners were toasting their success at Cambridge BID’s seventh annual Awards evening, held at St John’s College last week.
Keynote focuses on graphene - the route to commercialisation from the lab to the market place
James Baker C.Eng FIET, CEO of Graphene@Manchester will give a keynote talk at the prestigious 5th HVM New Materials Conference 2019 Cambridge (6-7 November 2019) on the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), creating a unique pipeline of capability to fast-track graphene’s commercial potential.
Metro Bank launches new game-changing digital insights tool for businesses
Metro Bank has announced the launch of ‘Business Insights’ – its artificial intelligence-led, in-app account insights tool for business customers.
Why Capitalists need Communists: Charles Seaford in conversation
Charles Seaford will be speaking on his new book Why Capitalists need Communists at an event in Cambridge next week (Tuesday 15 October 2019 / 5–6pm).
London Stansted boosts global network with new service to India
The first ever scheduled flights to India from London Stansted will take off later this month with the launch of Air India’s three-times a week service to Amritsar in the north west of the country.
R G Carter starts work on landmark building in Cambridge’s CB1
Regeneration specialist Brookgate, regional contractor R G Carter and fund Aviva Investors have marked the start of construction at 30 Station Road with a commencement ceremony on site.
Cell therapy safe to use in liver patients, clinical trial suggests
Liver disease patients could one day benefit from a new cell therapy that has just completed its first clinical safety trial, led by researchers at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.