Life-saving Uganda project gets cash boost
A Cambridge-based partnership which spearheads health programmes in resource-poor communities across the globe has won a cash injection towards more life-saving work.
Organise images from any source to connect multi-modal data
ZEISS ZEN Connect software module is now available for materials researchers at universities, multi-user facilities or industrial labs. It enables users to bring all imaging technologies together – ZEISS or otherwise – to answer their questions.
How will the end of free movement impact independent schools?
Stone King's specialist immigration lawyer Julie Moktadir explains what independent schools need to know for their EEA students.
Smashtag Chill uses Bluetooth to make temperature monitoring easy
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) developer, Smashtag Ltd, has launched a Bluetooth temperature data logger designed for operation by anyone with a smartphone or tablet.
Teens filming and TV skills course runs in April holidays
A four day course for 13-16 year olds is on offer during the school break.
Cambridge PhD student recognised by Forbes' 30 Under 30 list
Cambridge University PhD student Catherine Richards has been named on Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2019.
Pay to View event streaming available from WaveFX
Ticketing and Pay to View events are increasingly becoming the norm for event producers who need a place where they can sell and manage their content with ease.
TWI wins €17 million GeoSmart project
TWI will coordinate part of a new €17 million collaborative project to develop technologies to allow geothermal plants to cost-effectively respond to network heat and power demands.
Graduate wins prestigious apprenticeship award
An Anglia Ruskin University graduate has been named as Apprentice of the Year by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – after originally having to leave university when he was 19 due to mental health issues.
HR Dept Service of the Month: Recruitment
If you're looking to recruit for your business but can’t find the time to get started, then HR Dept can help. Recruiting can cost time and money, especially if you end up hiring the wrong person. But with bespoke service and expert advice, you can get a head-start with your recruitment.
Three-fifths of East Anglian residents believe university isn’t worth the debt
Three fifths of East Anglian residents (60%) believe spending thousands of pounds on a university degree is not worth the debt when it comes to improving career chances, according to new research from Greene King.
Ten UK researchers selected as 2019 'New Generation Thinkers'
BBC Radio 3, BBC Arts and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have announced the ten 2019 New Generation Thinkers. Among them is a PhD candidate from the University of Cambridge.
Engineers’ printed transistor unlocks potential for portable real-time sensing
Cambridge engineers have developed a high performance printed transistor with flexibility for use in wearable and implantable electronics.
Recruitment event is another roaring success
Cambridge Network's latest Recruitment Evening, which took place last Tuesday, gave large numbers of potential candidates the opportunity to meet with some of the region's leading technology companies.
£13,000 raised by 20 businesses taking part in Arthur Rank Hospice’s Accumulator Challenge
See how far innovative businesses took £50 for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity!
Over £400,000 worth of Premium Bonds prizes remain unclaimed in Cambridgeshire
Since Premium Bonds were launched in 1956, a very special machine has won the affections of the British public, one representing the hopes and dreams of 21 million people across the UK. ERNIE, the Premium Bonds random number generator, is responsible for drawing over three million prizes each month, worth more than £90 million.
IDTechEx Research asks: why isn’t the aerogel industry booming?
Aerogels are a class of advanced porous materials with a huge amount of potential. However, despite being discovered back in the 1930s, this potential has never turned to a booming commercial reality.
Birketts donates over £150,000 to good causes
Top 100 law firm Birketts has announced that lawyers and support staff managed to raise a staggering £150,000 through fundraising activities and investment in Birketts’ Charitable Fund in 2018.
Making a plan... and trashing it
Plans are essential, but beware! Being a slave to them can mean missing a big opportunity when it comes to giving a talk or teaching, writes Communications Consultant Simon Hall...
Darktrace in top ten of ‘FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies’
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that it has ranked ninth in the ‘FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies’ list.
Cambridge Sensotec introduces the new Rapidox 2100Z
After October’s flagship Rapidox 1100 received an upgrade, Cambridge Sensotec decided to update its Rapidox 2100 oxygen gas analyser to follow suit! With a modern blue fascia and a host of upgrades, the team believes the Rapidox 2100Z is the ideal instrument for all your oxygen analysis needs.
Schedule for Business of Software Conference Europe is announced
The schedule for Business of Software Conference Europe (11-12 April in Cambridge) is now available. Speakers include Claire Lew (CEO, Know Your Team), Derek Sivers (Founder, CD Baby), and Dame Stephanie Shirley CH (Founder, Freelance Programmers).
East of England tech start-ups rise by 5 per cent in 2018
The number of new tech companies being set up in the East of England rose by 5 per cent in 2018 according to new analysis by RSM.
Bidwells celebrates its 180th birthday by announcing £50m turnover for first time
Leading real estate advisor to the Cambridge and Oxford growth corridor, Bidwells has announced record full year results with turnover at £50.25m (Dec YE), demonstrating a rise of 4.2% from 2017.
Photocatalysts available from Strem Chemicals UK
Photocatalysis is a type of catalysis that results in the alteration of the rate of a photoreaction - a chemical reaction that involves the absorption of light by one or more reacting species - by adding catalysts that participate in the chemical reaction without being consumed.