Mentoring: why honesty pays
Siobhan Sweeney and her mentor Professor Dame Sandra Dawson discuss the ways informal mentoring works for them.
Seven new business apps for Office 365
So much has been launched recently in the Office 365 space, but what’s on the horizon before the end of 2016? There is a lot of development going on at Microsoft at the moment, and here are a handful of the applications on the hot list of project developments that are coming soon, and being drip fed out via various channels.
Kerio Connect 9.2 helps small and mid-sized businesses stay better connected
Latest release of award-winning messaging and collaboration solution introduces new desktop clients, integration with the Spark smart email client and more.
'e' is for excitement at e-Go aeroplanes
e-Go aeroplanes is still looking for a buyer to take its amazing ‘fun flying machine’ into full production, and is excited to have had contact from a number of interested parties over the past few weeks.
London Stansted Airport responds to Government runway announcement
London Stansted Airport’s CEO, Andrew Cowan, said: “Today's announcement highlights the important role that aviation plays in connecting Britain to the world.
FindTime - possibly the most useful business tool ever
One of the biggest pains with organising meetings is trying to find a time when everyone is free (a) at the same time, (b) for the right amount of time, and (c) in the right location. It generally involves sending a load of emails, and spending more time trying to organise the meeting than actually meeting. Let's be honest - it's a complete nightmare. That's where FindTime comes in, and I…
Startup seeks £500,000 on Crowdcube to transform the pet care industry with technology
PitPat, a Cambridge-based pet-tech company, is thrilled to launch its next funding round on Crowdcube.
Cambridge extends world leading role for medical imaging with new brain and body scanners
The next generation of imaging technology, newly installed at the University of Cambridge, will give researchers an unprecedented view of the human body – in particular of the myriad connections within our brains and of tumours as they grow and respond to treatment – and could pave the way for development of treatments personalised for individual patients.
GTC unveils UltraStream300 fibre network
GTC today officially unveils its UltraStream300 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, providing housebuilders with a cost-effective, hassle-free way to offer the high-speed, reliable broadband service homebuyers demand.
Cambridge Index slips 1.3%
The Cambridge Index dropped 1.3% or 302.3 points to settle at 23,420.6, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses.
Lumie light therapy key to coping with clock-change
Cambridge-based light therapy specialist Lumie shares its top tips for coping with the clock-change and beating the winter blues.
TTP wins IOP Innovation Award for acoustic gas sensor
The Institute of Physics (IOP) recognises an innovative sensor from The Technology Partnership (TTP), used by Philips Healthcare to help COPD patients.
Cambridge MP welcomes drug innovation review - but will it work?
The Government's long-awaited and much delayed Accelerated Access Review, which hopes to get ground-breaking new drugs to patients more quickly, has finally been published - but Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has questioned whether it will break the logjam.
Can Britain build a scale-up nation?
In his first column for the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Michael Hayman MBE explores the opportunities for creating a scale-up culture in the UK.
Bango wins Payments Award
Bango has been crowned the Best Alternative Payments Project winner at the Payments Awards 2016. Bango received the award in recognition for implementing the first Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) launch for Google Play on the Indian Sub-Continent, in partnership with Idea Cellular.
Great line-up at Centre for Computing History this half-term
Cambridge Centre for Computing History has a great line-up of events to keep you and your family occupied this half-term. Level-up your Scratch skills in an advanced workshop, get your hands on a BBC micro:bit, or attend one of the centre’s famous Family Gaming Nights - there's plenty of choice.
Kettle’s Yard on the move to celebrate 50th anniversary
Works by some of the leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries – including Ben Nicholson, Alfred Wallis, LS Lowry and Helen Frankenthaler – are to go on display in Cambridge as Kettle’s Yard celebrates 50 years as part of the University of Cambridge.
Businesses support fireworks and bonfire night on Midsummer Common
On Saturday 5 November, Cambridge will be living up to its reputation for providing the biggest fireworks display in the Eastern region with the annual Bonfire Night event on Midsummer Common.
Sir Clive Woodward supports Young Leaders’ Programme
Rugby World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward, patron of the Møller Centre’s flagship young leaders’ programme, Churchill Leadership Fellows, today (25 October) delivered an outstanding presentation to a sell-out audience of 230 business leaders at Churchill College’s Wolfson Hall.
Business community excitement grows at John Bradfield Centre event
Trinity College Cambridge is celebrating a major milestone in the construction of one of the UK’s largest innovation centres, delivered in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Central Working.
Abcam commits to lease a new facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announces that it has committed to the lease of a new facility for its global headquarters at the expanding Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, UK, subject to the grant of full planning approval.
Collaboration takes centre stage at property’s premier debating event
Three leading Cambridge businesses focused on the growth of Cambridge and the region have confirmed their involvement in the property industry’s most coveted debating event, taking place in the city on Friday 18 November.
Wellcome Genome Campus partners with Onespacemedia for digital revamp
Onespacemedia has been appointed to redesign the Wellcome Genome Campus website.
Does your employee benefit package still stand out from the crowd?
The latest salary and recruitment survey for the Eastern region from Pure shows that benefits are playing an even greater role in competing for high calibre employees, especially within sectors facing candidate short markets.
Cambridge group competes for share of NatWest £1.25 million community fund
A Cambridge-based group which aims to enhance financial education and enterprise in the community is one of 15 organisations from the Midlands and East of England region in the running for a share of a £1.25million fund set up by NatWest.