Birketts secures international sale of leading technology provider
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised on the successful sale of Schools Website, the largest SaaS-based CMS software provider to schools in the UK, to US-based provider Finalsite for an undisclosed sum.
How bright is your digital future?
Dr Jag Srai, Head of the University of Cambridge's Centre for International Manufacturing, and his team have developed a new way to help companies embrace the challenges and opportunities of digitalising the extended supply chain. Here, he provides a glimpse of this digital future.
Onespacemedia launches website for Imperial Innovations rebrand
Onespacemedia is proud to announce the launch of a new project for technology commercialisation and investment specialist, Touchstone Innovations.
Scientists uncover hidden wheat treasures
A team of scientists in the UK and USA have generated a new ground-breaking resource of ten million mutations in bread and pasta wheat varieties.
Whole genome analysis leads to faster diagnosis and cost benefits
“Rare Disease Diagnosis – Shortening Odysseys, Improving Outcomes” is the title of a presentation by Congenica at the Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2017 on Monday (January 23).
Up close and personal
Too close for comfort? Richard Bland, Executive Creative Director at KISS, talks Minority Report, fridges and personalisation.
Talking politics: inaugural addresses
As we gear up for Donald Trump taking the oath of office as US President later today, Cambridge political scientist David Runciman talks about inaugural addresses from the past in his latest 'Talking Politics' podcast.
Graphene’s sleeping superconductivity awakens
Since its discovery in 2004, scientists have believed that graphene may have the innate ability to superconduct. Now Cambridge researchers have found a way to activate that previously dormant potential.
Runners raise record-breaking £138,000 for heart transplant charity
Runners in one of Cambridgeshire’s biggest annual charity events raised a record-breaking £138,030 for heart transplant research that could potentially save hundreds of lives.
President Obama's climate change legacy
President Trump may undo much of President Obama's legacy and lay down a challenge to the renewable energy industry, predicts The Scientific Alliance.
Darwin Lectures go to extremes
From climate change and extending the human lifespan to political extremism and reporting from war zones, this year’s Darwin College Lecture Series will focus on some of the extremes faced by society.
ECM report finds companies bullish about 2017 expansion plans
High-tech recruitment experts ECM recently released their latest annual Salary and Benefits Report. It finds that - despite the uncertain political climate - many Cambridge tech businesses have further, significant growth plans for the coming year.
Daniel Zeichner MP: 'Let's build bridges not walls'
Daniel Zeichner MP will join local campaigners tomorow (Saturday 21 January) at 12pm outside the Guildhall on Market Square to take a stand against the politics of hate and racism.
East Anglia Family Business of the Year Award shortlist announced
Family Business United, in association with leading East of England law firm Birketts, is delighted to announce the family firms that are in contention for the East and East Anglia Family Business of the Year Award 2017(#FBOTY2017).
First Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund engagement begins
Business and scientists in the UK are being invited to contribute their thoughts on how the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund can support them.
UK cities set for £12bn economic growth in 2017 despite Brexit uncertainty
Cambridge leads the way in GVA growth while London tops the job creation charts, according to a new study by law firm Irwin Mitchell.
Cambridge has Ambition for Excellence thanks to £1million from Arts Council England
Cambridge Junction and Wysing Arts Centre are to receive more than £1million between them as the Arts Council today announces the latest successful applicants to its National Lottery funded Ambition for Excellence Programme.
Landmark study on impact of 5G mobile technology released
5G expected to create 22 million jobs, produce up to $12.3 trillion of goods and services by 2035
CyanConnode Holdings plc reports strong growth
CyanConnode, the world leader in narrowband radio mesh networks, announces a trading update for the 12 months ended 31 December 2016. Trading for the period was in line with management’s expectations with revenues of approximately £1.8 million, which is an increase of 560% compared to the same period last year.
Severe space weather 'could cost billions'
The daily US economic cost from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with more than half the loss from indirect costs outside the blackout zone, according to a just-published study led by University of Cambridge researchers.
Comprehensive study outlines extent of Cambridge's student accommodation
A study into student accommodation undertaken on behalf of Cambridge City Council has indicated that the council’s approach, within its emerging Local Plan, to providing accommodation for students while also safeguarding market and social housing, remains appropriate as the city grows in the coming years.
Online boom from Baby Boomers
KPMG’s global online consumer report, which analyses the online shopping preferences and behaviours of more than 18,000 consumers in 51 countries, has revealed that Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1965) are the generation that spend the most online, while Millennials (born between 1982 and 2001) spend the least.
Cambridge remembers victims of the Holocaust and genocides worldwide
Cambridge City Council is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day with a free civic ceremony at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Sunday (22 January), the centrepiece of a week of events coordinated by KeyStage Arts and Heritage.
Howard Group supports Cambridge University
The Howard Group supports the Department of Land Economy’s flagship lecture series, The Denman Lecture, which attracts top speakers from around the world to present their latest ideas at the University of Cambridge.