What could you give up in the name of charity?
Could you forgo your daily coffee, give up smoking for a week or cycle to work instead of driving? East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices are asking people to give up a luxury this April – to raise money for their nook appeal.
New partnership with TWI fills skills gap with NDT Apprenticeships
Independent training provider Skills Training UK has teamed up with global leader in technology and engineering TWI (The Welding Institute) to provide specialist apprenticeships in the materials testing sector – helping to address a growing skills gap and encourage more young people into the industry.
CANTAB Recruit contracts show strong growth for Cambridge Cognition
Cambridge Cognition Holdings PLC, (AIM: COG) the digital neuroscience company which develops and markets software products to assess brain health, is pleased to announce that its CANTAB Recruit software is now established in two major Phase III trials with one of the early adopters increasing its contract value twenty-four fold in the first year of use, totalling over £1.2 million.
Life at Featurespace: Lucy Griffin, Senior Data Scientist
In the second instalment of its Life at Featurespace segments, Senior Data Scientist, Lucy Griffin, explains her role at Featurespace, and offers advice for others who may be considering a role in Data Science.
Cambridge’s Impact Accelerator seeks start-ups
Start-ups are invited to apply for the next cohort of Cambridge’s Impact Accelerator. Entrepreneurs who are creating new businesses that look to benefit people, planet or place can apply to join the three-month, equity free Allia Serious Impact programme.
Cambridge Index jumps 2.4%
The Cambridge Index rose 573.5 points or 2.4% to close at 24,735.7, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
March 2018 Market Review
This edition of the NW Brown Market Review considers the key drivers of recent market weakness before reviewing outlook and strategy.
Abducted by aliens: why planning for the worst makes business sense
You’d think that in the overall scheme of things, the threat of abduction by aliens would be towards the lower end of a CEO’s concerns. But being prepared for the possibility is always at the back of my mind, writes Simon Fryer, CEO at KISS.
CyanConnode publishes trading update for first quarter of 2018
Since the start of the year, CyanConnode, the world leader in narrowband radio mesh networks, has seen increasing momentum and demand for its products across multiple jurisdictions, which will result in the Company generating more revenues in the first half of 2018 than in the full year for 2017.
Local election candidates announced for Cambridge
On Thursday 3 May, elections take place across the city for 15 of the 42 seats on Cambridge City Council.
It's all in the data when it comes to drones
They say that size doesn’t matter, they say that it’s a myth! And while to some degree this is true (in this case we are talking drones), Ely Aviation has found that the truth is somewhere between the two.
Law firm staff cycle 150 miles in Tour de Hewitsons charity bike ride
Hewitsons staff cycled around 150 miles over two gruelling days to raise money for a good cause, in the law firm’s second Tour de Hewitsons charity bike ride.
Metro Man sorts out what goes on underground in Kolkata
Working on Kolkata's first metro railway led Parthajit Patra to look more closely at the city's water and sewerage infrastructure.
Leading tech giant Schlumberger opens its doors to Year 5 students for Cambridge LaunchPad
Sixty Year 5 students from King’s Hedges Primary School were given the exciting opportunity to visit Schlumberger for an activity day with Cambridge LaunchPad.
Magna to develop electric vehicle architecture for BAIC Group
BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd.) and Magna have announced that they will jointly develop a next-generation smart electric vehicle architecture for the Chinese market.
How to change organisational culture
Moral identity plays a role in achieving ethical organisational culture, as discussed by Dr Eric Levy of Cambridge Judge in an essay for a Financial Conduct Authority paper.
New Director for the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
The MRC welcomes Professor Matthew Lambon Ralph as the new Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU). The Unit, established in 1944, became part of the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine in 2017.
Cambridge Business Improvement District seeks new Chairperson and new Board Directors
Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID) is looking to appoint a new Non-Executive Chair and further strengthen its Board of Directors as it begins its second five-year term.
Cambridge proves a magnet for Magna
The Cambridge cluster continues to attract world-class companies keen to make the most of the wealth of skills, universities and research institutions found in the region. The latest to establish a presence here is leading automotive supplier Magna International, which has taken space at the Maxwell Centre on the West Cambridge site.
Owlstone Medical provides breath biopsy services to AstraZeneca
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for disease, announced it has signed a service agreement with AstraZeneca plc, a global biopharmaceutical company. The collaboration will explore how breath can be used to identify novel biomarkers to help differentiate between disease phenotypes relevant for asthma and COPD.
Deloitte CFO Survey: Transition deal boosts sentiment
Corporate uncertainty is at a two-year low and the Brexit transition deal has boosted business optimism, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey. Concerns about the effects of leaving the EU on hiring and spending continue to fall and weak UK growth has replaced Brexit as the biggest risk businesses face.
Researchers seek to provide a voice for trans and non-binary youth
A team of researchers are looking at ways of empowering transgender male and non-binary youth, and helping them find a voice on the issues that matter to them most.
Sookio dissects a great content marketing campaign
Join Sookio as it breaks down the brilliant content marketing of The Great Courses Plus, and provides tips for swotting up on your own communications strategy.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s Bubble Rush 5K – the foamiest fun-filled run for all the family
Sarah Doherty from Great Stukeley has done the fabulously foamy 5K Bubble Rush every year since it started, so this will be the third year for her and her extended family.
Dolomite offers dedicated microfluidics platform for drug encapsulation
Dolomite Microfluidics is simplifying research into drug encapsulation by offering a complete automated system for polymer micro- and nanoparticle generation.