LifeWorks! - all change at the Cambridge Science Centre
Summer's nearly here, which means a new exhibition at the Cambridge Science Centre on Jesus Lane.
Cellulose: new understanding could lead to tailored biofuels
In the search for low emission plant-based fuels, new research may help avoid having to choose between growing crops for food or fuel.
Tax could cut consumption of unhealthier cereals
A 20% sugar tax could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, new research shows. Researchers found demand for sugary cereals fell by 48% if consumers knew a tax was being applied and consumers purchased healthier alternatives.
Entrants sparkle at HEE Innovation Awards
Simon Fryer, CEO of KISS, attended the Health Enterprise East Innovation Awards. Here he takes the time to congratulate each of the winners.
Customer service training helps venues deliver an excellent experience
A recent initiative to further enhance the customer experience has resulted in the delivery of two bespoke training courses for conference and events staff at venues in Cambridge.
Downing College wins Considerate Contractor Award
Downing College is the first Cambridge College to win a Considerate Contractor Award for its efforts to minimise noise and disruption to its neighbours during recent construction work.
The wrong kind of sponsorship
Activists continue to campaign against BP's sponsorship of the arts. The Scientific Alliance discusses the issues.
New UV-blue light converter screens launched for Syngene imaging systems
New UV-blue light converter screens for Syngene imaging systems offer a safe, inexpensive way of visualising a wide range of fluorescent gels.
University of Peterborough moves a step closer
Funding has been secured for a team to progress plans to create a University in Peterborough, thanks to the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP.
Air Liquide sets up hydrogen station in the first all-hydrogen warehouse in Europe
Air Liquide has supplied and operates a hydrogen station that recharges the on-site forklifts of Prelocentre, a company based in Saint-Cyr-en-Val (France). This site, in charge of preparing and delivering fruits and vegetables to all Grand Frais stores located West of the Toulouse-Lille axis, is the first European all-hydrogen logistics platform already equipped with 46 forklifts.
Artist using ancient egg tempera technique exhibits in Cambridge
Ruth Stage, graduate of the Royal Academy and member of the New English Art Club, will be exhibiting at Lynne Strover Gallery in a group exhibition opening June 19th.
Better workplaces can lead to better financial results
Find the secret to increasing efficiency and profitability in your organisation at an event in Cambridge next month.
School work is not a dark matter at the Stephen Perse Foundation
Six-year-old pupil, Zahra, at the Stephen Perse Foundation – innovators in an education dedicated to creating independent thinkers – has shown how taking learning home can be fun, as well as educational, by creating a short film to investigate dark matter.
IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards: winners announced
David Sales, Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in the East of England Region, announced the two winners of the East of England Director of the Year 2015 awards.
Record numbers turn out for Woodfines’ Annual Road Transport Conference
Woodfines’ annual Road Transport Conference, which provides a mix of legal compliance updates and key speakers from the leading authoritative bodies in the sector, was attended by a record crowd.
AstraZeneca presents positive new data on treatment for lupus disease
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced that they will present positive new data on anifrolumab, an investigational monoclonal antibody that blocks all type 1 interferons, being developed to treat moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus), at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2016), taking place in London this…
The building blocks to a successful Euro2016
Pivotal moments in this summer’s European Championships will be immortalised on television, online and now, in Lego animation, thanks to an enterprising Anglia Ruskin University student.
MDU attends human factors stakeholder day
Medical Device Usability's Richard Featherstone will attend the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) human factors stakeholder day tomorrow (10th June 2016).
Health Analytics joins Capita PLC
Health Analytics has formally become part of Capita CHKS.
IT Governance partners with Allianz Insurance plc to launch free cyber risk assessment tool
IT Governance, the global provider of cyber security management expertise, has partnered with Allianz Insurance to launch a free cyber risk assessment service for their commercial customer base.
Ain't no mountain high enough for Bidwells – intrepid challenge with a difference
More than a dozen people from the Bidwells Project Management Team took part in a hazardous fund-raising event to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The team climbed to the top of Mount Helvellyn in the Lake District, but with an added challenge, as half the members were unable to see.
Minecraft tree 'probably' the tallest tree in the Tropics
A tree the height of 20 London double-decker buses has been discovered in Malaysia by conservation scientists monitoring the impact of human activity on the biodiversity of a pristine rainforest. The tree, a Yellow Meranti, is one of the species that can be grown in the computer game Minecraft.
MP backs new mental health campaign
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will back a new campaign to promote good mental health in babies as part of the first national Infant Mental Health Awareness Week tomorrow (Friday) at the Brazelton Centre on Devonshire Road.
Cambridge to host Europe-wide nursing event
Cambridge will welcome nurses, nursing leaders and researchers from across Europe following a successful bid by Anglia Ruskin University to host the fourth bi-annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) European Conference in 2018.
Make sure you've spoken to your spouse
It’s all too easy for those who have been married for some time to assume they can sign an agreement on behalf of their partner, particularly if one spouse is the normal decision maker where investments and the like are concerned...