How much does money matter? What really motivates employees
When balanced against other factors like Culture, Purpose and Values alignment, money matters much less than we think when it comes to motivation.
Learner Guide Zuhura: 'I have found my path'
With few formal employment opportunities in rural sub-Saharan Africa, the most likely path for young people lies in entrepreneurship and self-employment - a challenge most under resourced school systems can’t equip them for. In our latest blog, Zuhura Ally- a Camfed Learner Guide - explains how the programme has helped her to find her path, as she is now helping her students find theirs.
‘Play of Light’ theme for 2017 e-Luminate Cambridge as festival seeks new supporters
The theme for the next e-Luminate Cambridge Festival has been announced as ‘Play of Light’, a theme which enhances the Festival’s uniquely interactive, fun and playful nature. The event will return to dazzle spectators from 10 to 15 February 2017.
Xaar wins Design & Innovation award at The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016
Xaar plc, the leader in industrial inkjet technology, is delighted to win the Design & Innovation Award and be a People & Skills Award finalist at The Manufacturer MX Awards ceremony (2nd November, Birmingham, UK). In addition, Xaar’s Justin Noble was a finalist for the Young Manufacturer of the Year Award.
Money Mover chosen to participate in PwC’s ‘Future of Work’ accelerator 2016
Money Mover, the online currency exchange and international payments service, is delighted to announce that it is one of the 12 organisations chosen to take part PwC’s Future of Work accelerator 2016.
Wockhardt introduces LabHQ LIMS for quality control
Global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Wockhardt has chosen the latest version of Broughton Software’s LabHQ LIMS for its new quality control laboratories in Wrexham.
New addition to the IT Governance catalogue: EU GDPR – An Implementation and Compliance Guide
The international information security experts IT Governance have added a new title to their catalogue: EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – An Implementation and Compliance Guide.
Brazing ahead with Glass Solutions
Innoval Technology – a global aluminium consultancy company – relies on Glass Solutions to supply precision-manufactured bodies for glass tube brazing furnaces.
Amazon announces winners of inaugural 'Design a Drone' competition
The innovative and inspiring ideas of six Cambridgeshire primary school pupils have won top places in the Amazon ‘Design a Drone’ competition.
Internet of Things: the real situation revealed at last
Researched in late 2016 with ongoing updates, the new IDTechEx report on the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) 2017-2027, is intended to assist investors, participants and intending participants and users.
The future of language learning?
Ever wanted to learn a language in a really short period of time? Do you think you could learn a brand new language in just six weeks? Cambridge International School believes it's possible and is giving it a try.
Defining your workplace culture is crucial to increasing your recruitment accuracy
Establishing a picture of your ideal candidate is tricky. Inevitably, everyone from the CEO to the recruiting manager is going to have a different opinion with strong ideas of who would fit in. These opinions are usually influenced by the ways in which they themselves are motivated.
A counterintuitive approach to fighting cancer
When you’re under attack, you fight back. You gather your troops and attack the invading enemy, hoping to wound and defeat them, while supporting and treating your own injured soldiers. It’s common sense.
Trencher and Williams elected to Board of Governors
Anglia Ruskin University has welcomed experienced duo Abigail Trencher and Sian Williams to its Board of Governors.
Make your donation go further - recycle your poppy
Daniel Zeichner MP will visit the Sainsburys store at Brooks Road, Cambridge, tomorrow (Friday 11 November) at 11am and stand in silence with Royal British Legion collectors, store staff and customers.
Birketts succeeds in Cambridge recruitment drive
Birketts, the top 100 law firm based in the East of England, has further strengthened its Cambridge office with ten new appointments during recent months.
Dolomite technology helps in novel carbon capture
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are using a Dolomite Fluidic Factory to help develop a novel carbon capture technology intended for industrial applications (1).
KISS offers mentoring start-up support at GIANT
KISS will be supporting the global innovation and new technology health event, GIANT this month.
IT Governance supports Furze Platt Senior School achieve Cyber Essentials certification
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber security solutions and CREST-accredited certification body, has helped Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, Berkshire, achieve certification to the UK Government-backed Cyber Essentials.
AlgoDynamix launches RAP 2.0 just in time to warn about US Election results
The updated AlgoDynamix RAP 2.0 platform successfully detected anomalies before market moves related to the US election results.
Phillips Profile celebrates 20 years of distinctive PR in Cambridge
Margaret Phillips, the owner and founder of Phillips Profile, says: "As we head into our 21st year as a PR consultancy, I find myself reflecting on why we have lasted so long as an independent consultancy when the industry norm is to burn brightly for a few years and then fade away, change ownership and personnel, or be absorbed into a larger concern."
Venturing forth: Prison Voicemail – helping prisoners maintain family ties
A social startup supported by the Cambridge Social Ventures programme at Cambridge Judge Business School helps prisoners communicate with friends and families – and hopefully cut reoffending rates.
Horizon Discovery and CareDx enter into OEM agreement to develop transplant testing
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies, today announces it has entered into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with CareDx®, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of clinically differentiated, high-value, diagnostic surveillance solutions for transplant patients.
Ectoplasm, spirit trumpets and paintings from Pompeii: 600 years of Curious Objects
Why does one of the world’s great research libraries have ‘ectoplasm’, a spirit trumpet and beard hair posted to Charles Darwin among its eight million books, manuscripts and digital collections?
Opinion: How the UK and India can lead the development of ecologically smart cities
Bhaskar Vira and Eszter Kovacs (Department of Geography and University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute) discuss how lessons learned about water management in Nepal and India can guide how cities can be made "ecologically smart".