Centre’s partnership with construction company leads to award recognition
A disability charity’s role in helping to brighten up the construction hoardings around the new Papworth Hospital site has led to them being named a runner-up in a national competition.
Departure from equal sharing principle on divorce – impact for inheritance claims?
The Court of Appeal recently ruled on the divison of matrimonial assets during a unique divorce settlement, highlighting that not all divorcing couples can split their assets on an equal basis. Lucinda Brown of Hewitsons discusses the issues.
See Eddington as part of Open Cambridge 2017
See Cambridge’s newest district for the first time as part of the Open Cambridge weekend 2017.
Martin Bell OBE presents to Cambridge Directors
British UNICEF Ambassador, former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician Martin Bell to speak at the Institute of Directors (IoD) business dinner at St John's College in September
SummerDaze set to offer fun for children and families
Boredom will be banished this summer thanks to a programme of summer fun for school aged children and their families, courtesy of Cambridge City Council’s Children and Young People’s Participation Service (ChYpPS).
MP helps to launch new boathouse for Cambridge rowers
A new boathouse for Cambridge rowers will be officially launched on Friday (28th July) by Daniel Zeichner MP and Annamarie Phelps CBE, Chairman of British Rowing. The new CRA (Cambridgeshire Rowing Association) and Camrowers Boathouse is on the Combined Colleges Boathouse site on Logan's Way.
Tech disruption concerns UK CEOs
UK CEOs reveal that their organisations are struggling to keep pace with technological advances but see technology disruption as an opportunity rather than a threat, according to KPMG’s CEO Outlook 2017.
PlantGrow: Totally natural garden fertiliser in demand following its launch
In less than a year since its launch, PlantGrow®, the totally natural plant food and fertiliser, is now available nationwide, following keen interest by horticulturists and retailers. To have achieved national distribution so swiftly is down to recognition of PlantGrow as a breakthrough product, long awaited.
Founders of DeepMind, OpenAI and Chief Scientist at Uber back Graphcore's $30m funding round
Machine intelligence company, Graphcore, has today announced a $30 million Series B funding round, led by Atomico. The new funding comes as the company prepares to ship its first Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU) hardware to customers later this year, with scale-up production for enterprise datacentres and cloud environments in 2018.
New degree apprenticeship to ease digital crisis
Several Cambridge technology companies are on board with Anglia Ruskin University’s new Digital Technology Solutions BSc (Hons) Degree Apprenticeship course – the first of a range of new courses designed to help people learn as they earn.
SUMR is here! Daily opening and great events at the Centre for Computing History
The summer holidays are almost upon us, but the Centre for Computing History has a great lineup of events to keep children of all ages occupied.
UK VEX Robotics champions 2017 The Girls of Steel visit The Innomech Group
The Innomech Group – an outsource product manufacturing and custom industrial process automation company from Witchford, near Ely, welcomed the UK VEX robotics Competition 2017 champions, The Girls of Steel, to their premises on the 7 July to demonstrate their winning creations in action. Students and staff from Witchford Village College, Ely Village College and Kings College, Ely were also…
Expanding British IVD business exhibits at world’s biggest clinical event
BBI Solutions, recent winner of a Diagnostics Marketing Association Award for its Morffi™ signal enhancement technology, is gearing up to attend the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo next month.
Darktrace gains momentum in South Africa
Darktrace, the world leader in AI technology for cyber defense, has today announced that total contract value in South Africa has increased exponentially since its first customer in the region, major regional airline Airlink, deployed Darktrace’s AI cyber defence technology in May 2016.
Ashtons Partner joins the Council of The Law Society
Ashtons Partner Michael Frape has been elected to the Council of the Law Society for England and Wales for Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
40% of candidates 'fall into' a job they’re not suited to
Hiring is never a simple (or easy) process. How do you spot the candidates with real potential, rather than the candidates with really good sales skills?
MyICUvoice – the patient’s side of the story
Most patients that are critically ill require artificial ventilation, often for prolonged periods of time while awake. Ventilation is facilitated by an artificial airway, which stops vocal cords from working and therefore the ability to talk is removed.
Budgeting: how much do I spend on marketing?
Out of curiosity, what’s your marketing budget?
India project shortlisted for Green Gown gong
A project led by Anglia Ruskin University students and staff to improve the lives of villagers in a remote area of India has been shortlisted for a national award.
Rights of way case: one gate too many
In the recent case of Kingsgate Development Projects Ltd v Jordan and Another (2017) EWHC (TCC) 343, the court had to settle a number of issues in dispute between the parties, including how far, if at all, three gates constituted a substantial interference to the claimant’s right of way. Barbara Judkins of Hewitsons discusses the issues.
Students gain valuable construction skills experience in Norfolk
Norfolk branch members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) recently visited the Constructionarium which offers hands-on training for the next generation of civil engineers. Based at Bircham Newton, the facility gives students the experience of constructing real engineering structures.
Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims: what it means
On 21 March 2017, the Ministry of Justice released the long awaited final version of the new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (the Protocol) which will take effect from 1 October 2017. Who will it impact and how will it affect businesses seeking payment of unpaid invoices?
Cambridge-led collaborations aim to tackle global food security and public health challenges
Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP, announced during a visit to Cambridge’s Sainsbury Laboratory.
High hopes that hospice will raise £20,000 thanks to fabulously foamy 5k
More than 1,250 people ran, walked, dived, skipped or wheeled through jets of green, pink, yellow, blue and white foam on Sunday (16 July) at Arthur Rank Hospice’s Bubble Rush 5K sponsored by Santander, in Huntingdon's Riverside Park.
Greenwoods’ training contract: why choose Greenwoods?
Greenwoods, which prides itself on developing ‘lawyers you’ll enjoy working with' is looking for hardworking, fun and tenacious individuals to apply to join the firm on a training contract. The application deadline is 31st July 2017.