Common social media mistakes
Almost everyone is on Social Media nowadays and of course companies of all sizes have foreseen the advantage and are flocking to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and elsewhere to exhibit their services and products and promote their brands.
Two-day Mixed Reality hackathon challenge in Cambridge, hosted by Allia Serious Impact
Ever wanted to try on an Oculus rift, look through a HoloLens or build something in Unity? This weekend (18th and 19th November), Cambridge will be hosting >sudo : immerse, a free weekend-long team hackathon using leading mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) tech. The weekend is the latest in a series of Challenge Weekends led by Allia’s Serious Impact programme, which supports impact…
Deloitte bestows prestigious award on Darktrace
Darktrace’s Revenue Potential Recognized with ‘Rising Star’ Accolade
Records break as Deloitte announces the 2017 UK Technology Fast 50 winners
Cambridge makes a strong showing as Network members CyanConnode, Ieso Digital Health, Kymab Ltd, Featurespace and Arcus Global all feature in the latest Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 rankings.
BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge
BT and Huawei have announced a new five-year initiative which aims to see the two companies establish a joint research and collaboration group at the University of Cambridge.
Adonis: New infrastructure can bring new towns and billions to national economy
A ground-breaking new deal between Whitehall and local leaders in one of the most economically-important parts of the country - the arc covering Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton and Cambridge - could add hundreds of billions of pounds to the national economy each year and lead to the first new towns in the UK for half a century, Lord Adonis said today.
Improving infrastructure in East of England key to productivity boost – new report finds
Improving intra-regional rail links to unblock road congestion, particularly around the Cambridge area, as well as rail links to the South East and London, are key to helping to boost productivity in the East of England – according to a new report issued by KPMG today.
Route into nursing is step to success
A new and more flexible route into the field of nursing at Cambridge University Hospital was celebrated yesterday (Thursday).
Price Bailey awarded the Best Corporate Partner by the Institute of Fundraising
Price Bailey has been awarded the Best Corporate Partner accolade by the Institute of Fundraising East Anglia for its efforts to defeat dementia. Price Bailey was nominated for the prestigious award by the firm’s charity partner, Alzheimer's Research UK.
Featurespace ranked in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for second year
Featurespace, the leading multinational machine learning company for fraud prevention, has been ranked 36th in the 2017 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, moving up 10 places from placing 46th in 2016.
IT Governance welcomes cyber resilience action plan launched by the Scottish public sector
IT Governance has hailed the recent launch of the Scottish public-sector’s cyber resilience action plan as a progressive step forward to address the multitude of information security challenges that traditionally exist in public sector organisations.
Cambridge MP attends Huawei Technologies and BT MoU signing
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, will attend the Memorandum of Understanding signing today with Huawei Technologies, BT and the University of Cambridge. The signing will be followed by a tour of the University's Engineering Faculty.
Key milestone for new £10.5 million skills centre
A new £10.5 million skills centre at Alconbury Weald marked a key milestone when it was officially topped out by Huntingdon MP Jonathan Djanogly.
Cambridge City Leader welcomes infrastructure report on Cambridge/Milton Keynes/Oxford arc
Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council, has added the voice of Cambridge in support of the detailed recommendations in the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) latest report, just published. It calls for major extra Government investment in next week’s Budget to fund new rail and road infrastructure for Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the whole Oxford/Milton Keynes…
Cambridge News & Media Business Excellence Awards 2018 nominations now open
The countdown is on now to the 2018 Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards.
Local businesses join forces, using 3D printing to preserve artisan craft
Part time letterpress printer and Director of Cambridge University's Careers Service, Gordon Chesterman, has collaborated with local 3D printing bureau, Print My Part, to explore a new method of creating letterpress printing blocks: an approach using modern technology to support traditional printing methods.
‘Mini liver tumours’ created in a dish for the first time
Scientists have created mini biological models of human primary liver cancers, known as organoids, in the lab for the first time. In a paper published in Nature Medicine, the tiny laboratory models of tumours were used to identify a new drug that could potentially treat certain types of liver cancer.
New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced
Professor Greg Hannon is announced as the new director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.
'Half of UK consumers don’t believe commercial organisations care about their privacy'
Businesses face far more than just fines for non-compliance with GDPR, according to a new report from Thales e-Security.
Book examines social purpose investing
A student project on investing with social purpose, undertaken as part of the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, has been adapted to form part of a new book entitled Conscious Investing.
Black Friday! Save on analytical training with Anthias Consulting
Anthias Consulting is launching a Black Friday deal on 24th November – offering you the chance to SAVE on analytical training in 2018.
TWI strengthens links with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
TWI’s Cambridge headquarters hosted a visit from a delegation from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), with a view to demonstrating its industrial support in mechanical engineering. The visit points to closer collaboration between the two organisations with opportunities for sharing and publishing technical knowledge of interest to their members.
LEP announces new Interim Chief Executive
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP has announced its new Interim Chief Executive following a decision made by the LEP Board last week.
Join the ‘big conversation’ about the future of Greater Cambridge this autumn
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (GCP LEP) is pleased to host a series of business briefings and workshops to help shape the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s future investment strategy.
New resource for youngsters seeking a civil engineering career
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has launched a new information, advice and guidance portal for young people and career changers to find out more about civil engineering.