'Households now spend more time on the internet than watching TV'
Over half of UK households (56%) spend more time on the internet (including streaming) than watching TV, up from 49% in 2016, the results from EY’s latest annual digital home survey of 2,500 UK consumers reveal today. This is the first time that the internet has overtaken television to grab the largest share of household attention in the survey.
OCD teens have learning and memory problems, research finds
Teenagers with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have widespread learning and memory problems, research by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge has found.
HRH The Earl of Wessex visits Arthur Rank Hospice’s new facility for official opening
Arthur Rank Hospice’s home at Shelford Bottom was officially opened on Friday (19 January) by His Royal Highness, The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward. The Earl enjoyed a tour of the Hospice – meeting patients, volunteers and staff – before unveiling an official plaque to mark the special occasion.
PHOX ligands play specific role in transition metal mediated catalytic reactions
Phosphinooxazolines, also known as PHOX, are unsymmetrical bidentate P, N ligands which are successfully used in asymmetric catalytic transformations. [1, 2]
Anglia Ruskin students receive exceptional achievement awards
Two high flying civil engineering students at Anglia Ruskin University have been recognised for academic excellence by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Today is your last chance to get involved in this year's Business Excellence Awards
Nominations close at midnight tonight for this year's Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards.
Local homelessness charity launches its expansion campaign #10FreshStarts
Local charity, Emmaus Cambridge, is expanding its Landbeach community by 10 new rooms in a campaign aptly named #10FreshStarts.
Lauterbach enhances debugging solution for Renesas micros
Lauterbach, the leading manufacturer of microprocessor development tools, has announced that it has extended the kernel awareness for the embOS Real-time Operating System (RTOS) from SEGGER Microcontroller to the RH850 family of microprocessors from Renesas.
Daily commute becomes art at Anglia Ruskin
A new exhibition examining the concept of “place” will open in Cambridge this week – and an Anglia Ruskin University academic will be contributing in a rather unique way.
Council explores plans for future redevelopment of Cambridge Junction
Cambridge Junction could be expanded and modernised under proposals to be considered by Cambridge City Council.
Birketts advises leading travel insurance firm on sale to Private Equity House
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised AllClear Holdings Limited on its sale to Synova Capital for an undisclosed price. The deal sees Synova add to its insurance portfolio, which also includes its investment in Stackhouse Poland, the leading insurance broker.
Growing Underground – how smart monitoring is helping an urban farm to flourish
An innovative and award-winning urban farming facility is creating energy-efficient growing conditions in tunnels 120ft below the busy streets of Clapham in London. Micro greens and salad leaves are thriving with the help of a smart monitoring programme that records temperature, humidity and CO2 levels.
MP slams proposals to close Cambridge Magistrates’ court
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, has responded angrily to plans by Justice Minister Lucy Frazer (MP for South East Cambridgeshire) to close Cambridge Magistrates‘ Court.
AI and copywriting: do androids dream up eclectic tweets?
What does the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) mean for the creative industry? Rory Stobo, Sookio's Chief Copywriter, travels back from the future to save humanity.
Curiosity and curiousness are essential for great communication
Communication Coach Jon Torrens explains how to improve your communication by being interested and interesting.
Natural environments promote positive body image
New research shows that the natural environment has a powerful effect on promoting positive body image – and you don’t even have to set foot outdoors to experience the benefits.
Leadership and management MSc is specifically for the engineering world
Tailoring your leadership and management skills to the specific needs of an engineering workplace - that is what NSIRC offers with its new MSc courses in Engineering Leadership and Management. After proving popular with prospective students over the summer, the course is now recruiting for new starters to join NSIRC and Aston University from April 2018.
Webinar focuses on 'converting opportunities and sales in China'
The Chinese market can be very lucrative if you have the right product with the right pricing and you enter at the right time. But even then, the sales may not happen naturally – you will need to commit resources to develop the pipeline and convert inquiries to sales. You also need to know that your distributor or partner is working with you.
Taxing times: 'use it or lose it'
The run-up to the end of the tax year provides 'use it or lose it' opportunities to help secure your financial future and pay less tax on the inheritance you leave to loved ones.
Team effort exposes ‘naked’ facts on flu
Cambridge University Hospitals has teamed up with a popular BBC show to further spread the message that it’s really important to get a flu jab.
Could your firm join Owlstone Medical and Amino in the roll of honour?
The nomination deadline for the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards is approaching fast. Today's category focus looks at the Hewitsons Award for Innovation and the Barclays Large Business of the Year.
Is your drone footage safe and legal?
Drones are now a very familiar sight in our skies. You may even have one! Or if you are unlucky you may be among the hundreds of people who crashed one over the festive period...
AI 'scientist' finds that toothpaste ingredient may help fight drug-resistant malaria
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasite that have grown resistant to one of the currently-used drugs. This discovery, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, was aided by Eve, an artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’.
Beyond fixed price tags: study investigates 'participative pricing'
Buyers have a choice in what they pay owing to ‘participative pricing’ such as online auctions and pay-what-you-want music albums. A new study co-authored by Vincent Mak of Cambridge Judge Business School provides an academic framework for this trend and suggests areas for future study.
Price Bailey enhances insolvency offering with new appointment
Price Bailey chartered accountants and business advisers have appointed Marc Potter as a Senior Manager in their Insolvency and Recovery team.