Price Bailey speaks at Rising Festival - inspiring women around the region
Anna Harvey, Partner at Price Bailey Legal Services, and Claire LaRue, Financial Planner of PB Financial Planning, will be joining a panel of renowned speakers including Prof Dame Carol Black and Dame Mary Archer to discuss matters including ‘Changing Direction’, ‘Inner Leadership’ and ‘Career Journeys’ at the Rising Festival this Saturday (9 March).
Views sought on Cambourne to Cambridge better public transport scheme
Your views are sought on plans for the next phase of a new public transport link and Park & Ride site between Cambourne and Cambridge. The public consultation closes to comments at midnight on Sunday 31 March.
Hospital governor roles are open to all
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is looking for volunteers to take on an important role in helping shape its future.
Skilling up, smart
Businesses need the skills to adapt to new technologies, such as 3D printing, but when they emerge fast and change quickly, how do workforces plan for the future? University researchers are collaborating with small and medium-sized enterprises in the region to help find the best upskill strategies for driving innovation.
£250 win for top Suffolk civil engineering student
Civil engineering student Neil Thompson from Bury St Edmunds has won the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England Best Technician Student Award.
Cambridge prepares for Science Festival launch
Do scientists or the media decide what science we see? Can we prepare for and manage climate change? How can we reinvent ourselves for the future? Will we survive as a species?
The Cambridge Building Society reduces rates on 95% LTV mortgages
Cambridge Building Society has reduced rates on their two and five year fixed rate 95% LTV (loan-to-value) mortgages, specifically targeted at first and second time buyers.
1,000th apprentice signs up at Anglia Ruskin
Anglia Ruskin University welcomed its 1,000th apprentice, during National Apprenticeship Week 2019, which runs from 4-8 March.
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.