The Rising Festival 2019: #BalanceforBetter for International Women’s Day
The Rising Festival will take place on Saturday 9 March and promises to be a thought-provoking day with plenty of opportunities for personal growth and professional development among speakers and attendees from a diversity of backgrounds.
Smartphone use risks eye examination misdiagnosis
Clinicians who use smartphones to capture photographs of patients’ eyes risk misdiagnosis if they base their decisions on objective data extracted from non-calibrated cameras, according to new research published this week in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.
Cambridge Judge Business Debate Podcast looks at energy and energy policy
A ‘tough sell’: why it is so difficult to address climate change on a global scale.
Unsettling research
No ivory tower here: how academics are affected by research in unsettling contexts like refugee camps, prisons and rape-crisis centres.
New senior appointments for Ashtons Legal Personal Injury team
Ashtons Legal has made three senior appointments within its Personal Injury division. Hannah Clarke, Mick Upton and Sarah Barratt have all taken on new roles in the Top Tier regional team.
Azuri and FirstBank Nigeria partner to bring solar to millions and deepen financial inclusion
Azuri and First Bank of Nigeria Limited today announced a unique partnership that will help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while bringing affordable, reliable and clean power to millions of Nigerians.
CIC leads PragmatIC’s latest funding round
Cambridge Innovation Capital has led the latest funding round for PragmatIC, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, raising a further investment of over £13 million. This investment, from existing and new investors, will enable PragmatIC to continue to increase production of its flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs).
BETT 2019: KISS Account Director at the world’s biggest education technology event
Jane Kroese, Account Director at KISS, writes: I recently spent the day at BETT 2019 looking at and talking all things education. Two minutes in and it was pretty clear that school life and learning has been revolutionised by tech. So what were my highlights?
Vision for new town north of Waterbeach confirmed
A vision for a vibrant, thriving new town in South Cambridgeshire has been approved by the District Council’s Cabinet.
Visiting restrictions protect patients against norovirus
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is seeing a rise in cases of norovirus, the bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting.
Two weeks left for rural groups to apply for £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund
Applications for grants from The Prince’s Countryside Fund close on February 21st 2019. The Fund gives out grants twice a year, and projects in rural areas across the UK can apply for funding of up to £50,000 in the spring round of funding.
Cambridge author shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
A writer from Cambridge has been nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious accolades in the world of books. Announced today (Thursday 7th February), Andy Shepherd is shortlisted in the Younger Fiction category for her book The Boy Who Grew Dragons.
Interested in highly rated, expert mental health training for your organisation?
CPSL Mind still has some space available in February and March for organisations who'd like to book onto its highly recommended mental health training.
IDTechEx Show - connecting brands with emerging technologies
The IDTechEx Show! on 10-11 April in Berlin brings together eight key disruptive technologies and their customers at one venue.
Abiom rewarded by Sepura following 2018 sales performance
Sepura recently recognised its long-time partner Abiom for a record-breaking performance in 2018 after Abiom was awarded significant contracts to provide communication solutions to public safety organisations in both Holland and Belgium.
Major funding awarded to improve mental health assessments for young people
Children and adolescents in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to benefit from a new £1.5m research study to improve assessments and care for emotional disorders.
What can worms tell us about human ageing?
Community-developed blueprint of worm metabolism holds promise for greater understanding of ageing.
Oxfordshire businesses rush to join launch of new low-carbon business network
Oxfordshire Greentech, Oxfordshire’s new low-carbon business network, will launch at the Said Business School, Oxford, today (6 February 2019) along with the release of the findings of a new study into the strength of the low-carbon economy in the county.
Telensa announces the Urban Data Project with Cambridge as launch partner city
Telensa, a leader in smart street lighting and smart city applications, today announced the Urban Data Project. Telensa has built a solution powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud platform that creates a trust infrastructure for urban data, one that enables cities to collect, protect and use their data for the benefit of all citizens. The first deployment will be in Cambridge.
I can’t think of anything to write….
What do you do when inspiration doesn't always come naturally?
IQGeo announces next generation geospatial platform to disrupt legacy GIS systems
IQGeo (AIM:IQG) has announced an exciting new next generation geospatial platform that challenges the conventional role and capabilities of legacy GIS environments. Designed specifically for telco and utility network operators, the new platform dramatically accelerates productivity and collaboration, reducing field costs and enabling digital transformation.
Meeting marks closer government co-operation on regional Industrial Strategy
Downing Street meeting marks closer government co-operation on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Industrial Strategy.
La Playa's advice on insuring against bad debt as economic uncertainty deepens
For many businesses, their largest asset (typically 40% of the value) is their sales ledger – which in many cases is completely uninsured. Credit Insurance is often poorly understood, but in times of economic uncertainty, it's worth finding out how it could help protect against bad debt.
Cambridge businesses - are you ready to join the 100 Miles in May challenge?
Are you a runner, cyclist, walker or swimmer? Perhaps your colleagues are too? Join the 100 Miles in May challenge event and help raise funds for new and innovative melanoma research.
RxCelerate acquires cutting-edge molecular modelling company Prosarix
RxCelerate, one of the leading out-sourced drug discovery and development platforms in the UK, announced that it has acquired UK-based molecular modelling company Prosarix.