Event creation takes centre stage at clic+
Event professionals from across the UK gathered at Robinson College to explore event creation at the last clic+ Club seminar of 2016.
Pitchfest finalist Joyner Bolt selected for Innovate 2016 National Investor Showcase Day
Joyner Bolt, an Ely based start-up and developer of innovative task specific spiked timber fixing designed for the construction industry, has been invited to attend Innovate 2016, the annual global spotlight on UK innovation, hosted by the Department for International Trade and Innovate UK at the Manchester Central Convention Complex this week.
BBC’s 'The Apprentice' winner 2015 Joseph Valente joins Sleep Easy 2016
Could you beat the Apprentice? YMCA Cambridgeshire & Peterborough is excited to announce that the winner of The Apprentice 2015 and Managing Director of ImpraGas, Joseph Valente, will be joining the hardy souls of Peterborough for Sleep Easy 2016.
IT Governance offers 10% discount on cyber security solutions
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber security expertise and solutions, is announcing a 10% discount on a wide range of cyber security solutions.
Re-enacting the first night of television, 80 years on
Cambridge researchers and students have recreated John Logie Baird’s cumbersome ‘flying spot’ camera for a documentary about the first live scheduled BBC television broadcast on 2 November 1936.
Infrastructure golden age beckons if engineers adopt digital thinking, says new ICE President
A new golden age of infrastructure – delivering economic growth and better quality of life – is within our grasp if engineers embrace new technology and the mind-set to exploit it. That was the message of new ICE President Tim Broyd at his inaugural address last night.
Benchmarking clarifies the future of Internet of Things
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx, outlines a newly researched IDTechEx report, Internet of Things 2017-2027.
Repositive launches microbiome data collection
Repositive, a software company developing novel tools to improve discovery and access to human genomic research data, has expanded its Specialised Data Collections, with the addition of microbiome data.
Scheme provides a healthy boost for people in East Barnwell
A scheme to improve people’s health by boosting access to advice on benefits and a range of other issues is being extended thanks to its resounding success.
Documentation toolkits reduce costs by streamlining ISMS implementation, says IT Governance
IT Governance, the leading provider of information security expertise and solutions, is encouraging everyone involved in information security management system (ISMS) implementation projects to take advantage of the ISO 27001 ISMS Documentation Toolkit to reduce costs and time spent.
Stocks in Focus: GKN
This week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown looks at GKN, following its third quarter update announced last week. The engineering firm published positive numbers, with sales up 21% helped by the acquisition of Fokker Technologies last year.
IT Governance’s CEO, Alan Calder to participate at IMCA’s Hold Maritime Security debate
IT Governance, the international provider of cyber security expertise and solutions is excited to announce that Alan Calder, the founder and chief executive officer of IT Governance will participate at IMCA’s Hold Maritime Security Seminar debate taking place on Thursday, 10 November in London.
Organisations should update policies and procedures to ensure GDPR compliance
IT Governance, the leading provider of compliance documentation toolkits, is encouraging organisations to update and review current policies and procedures to ensure EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance before the Regulation comes into force in May 2018.
Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in lost tourism revenue
New research shows investing in elephant conservation is smart economic policy for many African countries.
Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain
Dr John Gallagher, Cambridge historian of early modern Europe, argues that Britain should look to its past to rediscover the importance of language learning.
UK’s first sake brewery blessed in traditional Jichinsai ceremony
A ground breaking ceremony like no other has been held at the construction site of the UK’s first sake brewery in East Cambridgeshire.
Saving lives in intensive care: Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s 20th annual lecture
‘Critical care: at the sharp end of saving lives’ is the subject of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s (ACT) forthcoming Annual Lecture and Reception on Thursday 17 November.
Windows operating systems vs non-Windows applications – contrasting vulnerability risk
The percentage of unpatched Microsoft Windows operating systems on private PCs seems to be stabilising after a year of steady decline. But the level of unpatched non-Windows applications on private PCs continues to rise.
How managers undermine free (workplace) speech
Many company leaders want workers to ‘speak up’ but their efforts are thwarted by abusive retribution waged by middle managers, says a Harvard Business Review article authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Ashtons appoints four 'home grown' solicitors
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce that four of its staff have qualified as solicitors with the firm, following completion of their training contracts.
Support from Allia continues to help start-up Form the Future deliver impact
Michaela Eschbach and Anne Bailey started their social enterprise Form the Future in July 2015 with a vision to inspire young people aged between 10-19 to learn about work and to have a better idea of the local opportunities available to them, increasing their employability skills to help local businesses to bridge the skills gaps in the area.
Introduction to Family History Research: new online course
To celebrate myfamilygenealogy.co.uk joining Cambridge Network, its team would like to introduce a new online course, Introduction to Family History Research with a discount for members.
JDR awarded contract for Dong Energy's Hornsea Project One Wind Farm
JDR, a leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy to supply subsea power cables for the Hornsea Project One.
Owlstone Medical and Imperial College to study underlying causes of asthma exacerbations
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, today announced it has entered into collaboration with Imperial College London, the world leading science-based research institution and university. The company’s breath analysis technology will be deployed in an ongoing study led by Imperial College to evaluate underlying causes of exacerbations in severe asthma patients.
Cambridge Index eases 2.0%
The Cambridge Index declined 2.0% or 459.2 points to end at 22,961.4, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses.