The Welding Institute year in review
With the decorations up and staff sporting their festive jumpers, The Welding Institute is getting ready for Christmas. Yet, as thoughts turn to mince pies, mulled wine and a certain red-suited gentleman delivering gifts, it is also time to reflect on 2017 and look forward to the New Year at The Welding Institute.
Price Bailey secures £1.25m funding line for British military battery supplier
The Price Bailey strategic corporate finance team recently assisted with a successful £1.25m funding line for Denchi Power, a supplier of batteries to the British military.
e-Luminate Cambridge Festival 2018 programme announced
Colour and light will bathe the city centre in February when e-Luminate Cambridge Festival once again returns to enchant, entrance, fascinate and inform. As day turns to night, see Cambridge’s most iconic buildings drawn from the darkness and transformed by an array of breathtaking light-art installations, created by some of Europe’s leading artists.
Academic celebrates 'book of the week' accolade
To coincide with its paperback release on 28 December, The Daily Telegraph has chosen Arrowood, the debut novel by Anglia Ruskin University psychologist Dr Mick Finlay, as its book of the week.
Featurespace named one of the 50 Smartest Companies of the Year 2017 by The Silicon Review
Featurespace, a global leader in machine learning fraud prevention and creator of Adaptive Behavioural Analytics, is delighted to have been listed as one of the 50 Smartest Companies of the Year 2017 by The Silicon Review.
Options for intergenerational gifting
As the season of giving falls upon us, parents and grandparents may be considering gifting a portion of their wealth for the younger generations, perhaps with a goal such as education costs, or a house deposit.
A (Christmas) feast for your eyes
Brits can reap hidden health benefits by tucking into their Christmas dinner this December, according to health experts at Optical Express.
Opening up a restaurant (infographic)
Starting your own business can be a daunting experience, especially when you have never done so before and have limited funding or expertise in the industry.
Owners blow hot and cold about walkies when weather turns
Weather patterns have a marked influence on the amount of walkies a dog gets, according to pet technology company Pitpatpet Ltd, makers of the UK’s number one dog activity monitor ‘PitPat’.
Keyline Colchester helps children’s charity park toy cars at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
The Colchester branch of Keyline was delighted to donate materials to The Sick Children’s Trust to enable the charity to build a shelter for outdoor toys kept at Acorn House, which is based in the grounds of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Don’t be a turkey: visit the North Pole Festival and skate off the Christmas excess
Book tickets and reserve your skating slot at www.thenorthpolecambridge.co.uk.
CW, Knowledge Transfer Network & TM Forum partner to run the 5G Innovation Network
CW (Cambridge Wireless) is the lead partner for a winning consortium which includes the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the TM Forum.
Cresset publishes December 2017 newsletter
The latest computational chemistry news from Cresset.
13 good practices for effective management: RiverRhee Newsletter, November-December 2017
Over 100 managers have completed RiverRhee's Introduction to Management course since they started running it in 2013. There are 13 modules in RiverRhee's course and tenants at Great Chesterford will have the opportunity to gain a free taster of a key learning from each in January 2018.
A design marriage made in heaven
Designers and technology experts aren’t the most obvious bedfellows, but they’re often both essential to create the beautifully made we all value. A new initiative is offering to help them create marriages made in heaven — and not a shotgun in sight.
GeneGnome XRQ chemiluminescence imaging system offers quick and easy chemi blot imaging
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to introduce its new GeneGnome XRQ, a dedicated chemiluminescence imaging system designed to rapidly and accurately image chemiluminescent Western blots.
Win a place on an Anthias Consulting analytical training course
For a limited time only, Anthias is offering the chance to win a place on one of its training courses - of the winner’s choice.
Great Get-Together combats loneliness and promotes well-being at Christmas
Following on from the success this summer of the national initiative in memory of Jo Cox, The Great Get Together is now focusing on bringing people together this Christmas and Cambridge City Council is encouraging local groups to get involved.
Artist Ian Wolter celebrates ideal Rome show
Former Anglia Ruskin University student Ian Wolter has won the RomArt 2017 Sculpture and Installation Prize for his work highlighting the “greasy pole” of the business world.
Festive fun in Cambridgeshire raises vital money for children’s charity
Supporters of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) have been getting well and truly in the Christmas spirit by taking part in a series of festive fundraisers.
Festive fraud: how to protect your business and customers this holiday period
Fraud expert, Roger Lester, speaks to Card Not Present about the added risks of the holiday season, and the steps payments processors and merchants can take to limit their losses and protect their customers.
Howard Group sells central Milton Keynes office space to strengthen investment realignment
Howard Group has disposed of its prime office building Silbury Boulevard in Milton Keynes in a transaction generating in excess of £3m.
Cambridge to benefit from £1.5m investment to encourage US visitors to England
Visit Cambridge and Beyond has announced that Cambridge and its surrounding areas will benefit from funding for two exciting new projects to attract more US visitors.
Emirates to launch London Stansted service from June 2018
Emirates today announced that it is to launch a new daily route from London Stansted (STN) to Dubai (DXB) on 8 June 2018. With its strategic position close to the tech and pharma hubs of Cambridge and Peterborough, Emirates will be the first Middle Eastern airline to operate out of the popular North East London airport.
Bitcoin: Is it an investment worth making?
This week James Ross-Russell of NW Brown focuses on Bitcoins.