Virtual visitors can tour Invisible Superheroes exhibition
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) ‘Invisible Superheroes’ exhibition shows real-life engineers as cartoon superheroes battling to save the planet from dangers such as climate change, flooding, and the spread of disease. For those unable to travel to London, the exhibition is now available as a 3D virtual walkthrough experience.
International Women's Day Conference 2018 - Inspire, nurture and retain
Birketts, Grant Thornton, Lloyds Bank and Pure Resourcing Solutions are partnering to celebrate International Women's Day 2018 on Thursday 8th March.
Looking for a charity challenge? Sign up to a 10K for Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals
Interested in running? Looking for a charity challenge this year? Or are you just keen to have an incentive to get fit? If you are any of these, you could be just what Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) and Hoohaah running events are looking for.
Ashtons advises on sale of Cornwall based WSB Tackle Ltd
Ashtons Legal has advised national company Gloveman Supplies Ltd in its acquisition of the business and assets of Cornwall based WSB Tackle Ltd.
How Facebook really knows what you want
User data is set to be one of the hottest topics of discussion among marketers in 2018, as the industry continues to utilise it for effective targeting and engages with developments like GDPR. And aside from the statistics, you can tell just how powerful user data has become from some of the anecdotes that have emerged online.
Fast Company names Darktrace one of 50 ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ 2018
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has announced that it has been named one of Fast Company’s 50 ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ of 2018 , alongside Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Instagram. Darktrace was the only cyber security company on the list, and ranked 3rd in the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ category.
Qualcomm and Microsoft collaborate with retailers to distribute Always Connected PCs
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) jointly announced that leading retailers from across the world will offer a range of new Microsoft Always Connected Windows 10 PCs powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Mobile PC Platform.
AI in telecommunications set to secure the ‘Augmented Human’
Cambridge Consultants today launches a major new report, stating that the telecommunications sector will be an AI pioneer, as many features of 5G and IoT networks will depend on AI to reach maximum potential.
Partners pioneer nurse apprentice plan
Cambridge University Hospitals has teamed up with partners Anglia Ruskin University to help beat the national nursing shortage.
Fake news ‘vaccine’: online game may ‘inoculate’ by simulating propaganda tactics
A new experiment, just launched online, aims to help ‘inoculate’ against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a “fake news tycoon”. A pilot study has shown some early success in building resistance to fake news among teenagers.
Help your hospital manage norovirus and flu
Cambridge University Hospitals, which runs Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, is urging the public to stay away due to increased cases of norovirus and flu in the hospital.
A new consultancy aims to guide you through your migration to the cloud
Qaixen is a digital workspace consultancy with a difference. Qaixen, founded by experience software consultant Randy Perkin-Smart and Peter Baddeley, will provide expert guidance to companies looking to adopt Microsoft cloud technologies. They will bring a fresh approach to traditional IT consultancies by adopting a continuous improvement model.
Murray Edwards strengthens events team with new appointment
A Cambridge College is building on the success of its Conference & Events business by welcoming a new member to the team.
Stocks in Focus: Tesco Plc
This week Danielle Gibson of NW Brown focuses on Tesco.
In living colour: Brightly-coloured bacteria could be used to 'grow' paints and coatings
Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colours in nature.
Cosmetics entrepreneurs tackling gender inequity scoop national business awards in Ghana
Two alumnae of Camfed's Ghana programme have won top awards for their successful businesses. Ayisha Fuseini of Asheba Enterprise, a shea butter processor which supplies The Body Shop, accepted two awards including Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the Invest in Africa Awards (IIA). Esther Naanbir, of Agape Moringa Processing, won Woman of the Year at the Vodafone Small and Medium Enterprises…
Maintain quality, improve processes and reduce costs with Lean Six Sigma
Many of TWI's customers work in industrial and process-oriented activities in an environment where quality is paramount and costs need to be kept competitive. To assist with this, TWI is offering Lean Six Sigma yellow belt courses in March 2018.
CCS launches Metnet 12Gbps 60GHz mmWave system
Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited today launches its Metnet 12Gbps unlicensed 60GHz mmWave access and backhaul solution. The ultra-high capacity 12Gbps multipoint system is the first element in CCS’s new software-defined Mesh network architecture, with multiple Metnet 60GHz nodes operating as a centrally managed SDN-capable networking switch.
Dutch trade shop Volkers announced as Bellissima DMS Supplier
Aniken Graphics, a joint venture between Hamillroad Software, a UK based prepress software company, and Apex International, a global leader of anilox and metering products, has today announced that Volkers, a flexo plate & sleeve maker based in Holland, will commence Phase One sales with Bellissima Digitally Modulated Screening (DMS).
It’s time to talk about men’s mental health - 'No man left behind'
Next Saturday (February 24th), Allia will bring together a group of 20 men at its Future Business Centre on Norfolk Street to identify solutions for encouraging men to talk more openly about their mental health.
Horizon Discovery announces leadership changes
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that Dr Darrin M. Disley has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer in order to pursue other business interests.
Cambridge Science Festival: making sense of the brain
Is normal perception simply a controlled hallucination? How does the heart control our thoughts and feelings? How close are we to being able to repair brain damage? Could a game help to defeat dementia?
Cambridge Index climbs 3.2%
The Cambridge Index surged 781.7 points or 3.2% to close at 24,936.6, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
The importance of the Circular Economy – why we should all be interested
Economic growth, while desirable, tends to be linked to consumption, yet consumption cannot continue indefinitely at the expense of the earth’s resources. But there is a movement, ‘the Circular Economy’ which encourages large and small businesses, organisations and individuals to look at all their processes and habits to minimise consumption and waste.
Lessons in yarn-spinning from The Story 2018
Discover what happened when Sookio's Chief Copywriter, Rory Stobo, went to hear all about the noble art of telling tales at The Story conference 2018...