Cambridge shows solidarity with Paris
Following the Paris attacks, the French community in Cambridge is organising a rally to stand in solidarity with the victims, their families and the people of Paris.
Science Budget report – Cambridge MP reacts
The Government's Science and Technology Committee report on the Science Budget was published yesterday (Monday). A key conclusion is that innovation grants – rather than loans – should continue to be used as a key policy tool.
Anger as government finance ministers snub science debate
Daniel Zeichner MP has reacted angrily after the Government failed to send a treasury minister to a debate on the future of science funding.
Tipping point reached on science funding?
Daniel Zeichner MP has today (Weds) spoken out about the threat to science funding ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review in a Parliamentary debate, calling for a commitment on science spending and warning a tipping point is being reached.
MP calls for more digital champions during Get Online Week
Daniel Zeichner MP will visit local charity Cambridge Online tomorrow (Friday) at the Hester Adrian Centre, Hawthorn Way, Cambridge, CB4 1AX as part of the annual "Get Online Week" which aims to show thousands of people how the internet can make their lives easier.
‘The case for Cambridge’ heard in parliament
Two Cambridgeshire MPs, Labour’s Daniel Zeichner and Conservative Lucy Frazer, joined forces to call for more powers for Cambridge and surrounding areas to govern our own affairs in the House of Commons debate on devolution.
Cambridge MP takes on blindfolded challenge through the city
Cambridge MP, Daniel Zeichner will walk blindfolded through Cambridge tomorrow (Friday), setting off from outside the Guildhall, assisted by a guide dog and sighted guide from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The MP will experience the everyday hazards of street signs, wheelie bins, lamp posts and cars parked on pavements that blind and partially sighted people have to negotiate.
MP welcomes Cambridge finalist in Great British High Street Competition
Daniel Zeichner MP has welcomed the news that Mill Road, Cambridge has today been announced as a finalist in the Great British High Street Competition 2015.
Local MP supports green homes
Daniel Zeichner MP will launch the city's sixth annual Open Eco Homes event, this Saturday 26th September at 10.30am at 155 Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PW.
'Is government policy stopping universities recruiting top scientific talent?'
At the inaugural hearing of the Science and Technology Committee, Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner grilled Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson MP on the impact on science and universities of the government's immigration policies and possible withdrawal from the EU.
Daniel Zeichner and Jane Asher pledge to champion autism awareness in Cambridge
MP Daniel Zeichner joined actress, author and entrepreneur, Jane Asher to stand up for people with autism, a lifelong condition which affects over 3,000 people in Cambridge.
Cambridge MP takes on new Science and Technology role
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will sit on the Science and Technology Committee. The cross-party Committee undertakes detailed scrutiny of Government policy and monitors the Government Office for Science which is based within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
MP joins volunteers at Cambridge Rugby force weekend
Daniel Zeichner MP will join a scrum of volunteers tomorrow (Saturday) as Cambridge Rugby Club former players, senior, youth and mini members, all take part in the NatWest rugby force weekend.
MP puts Cambridge school funding under spotlight in education debate
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner, in an education debate in the House of Commons, has called on the Government to address the “chronic long-term underfunding” from which Cambridgeshire schools have long suffered.
MP highlights Cambridge skills crisis
A ‘skills crisis’ is damaging future prosperity in Cambridge – with employers having to turn to foreign workers to plug the skills gap, says MP Daniel Zeichner.
Cambridge residents speak up for the climate
Residents from Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Friends of the Earth, local churches, the Citizens Climate lobby, RSPB, and CAFOD will descend on Westminster for a day of action on climate change today (Wednesday 17 June).
MP Daniel Zeichner pledges support to Cambridge carers
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has pledged his support to carers across the city as part of the national Carers Week 2015 awareness campaign this week (8-14th June).
Tale of two cities highlighted in Cambridge MP's maiden speech
Cambridge's new MP Daniel Zeichner has given his first speech from the House of Commons' famous green benches. He used the occasion to call for bolder thinking and more powers for cities like Cambridge so that everyone living in our city can share in its prosperity.