CIM announces speaker line-up for its tenth Digital Marketing Conference
After nine successful years in Cambridge, the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the line-up for the tenth Digital Marketing Conference. Taking place at The Imperial War Museum Duxford on 7th July, the Conference theme is: ‘What’s working now, and where are we heading?’
The Open University Trends in Learning 2016 report identifies seven key trends
The Open University (OU) launched its annual Trends in Learning report at the CIPD Learning and Development Show at London Olympia last week.
Cambridge Beer Festival opens on Monday
The 43rd Cambridge Beer Festival is just around the corner. On Monday (May 23rd) at 5pm the doors will open to the public on Jesus Green and within those doors will be around 200 British real ales from over 100 breweries and 80 ciders and perries from near and far, along with the foreign bar, mead and wine.
TTP Group announces charity of the year
TTP Group announced last week their charity of the year for 2016/17 will be East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Science, safety and prejudice
An authoritative new report on GM crops is unlikely to change minds, argues The Scientific Alliance.
Biocair opens new office in Los Angeles, US
Biocair is proud to announce the opening of an office in Los Angeles, US.
Our data, our destiny: young women deliver community accountability to girls
On Thursday, 19 May, at the Women Deliver conference, Theresia Moyo, Head of Education at Camfed Tanzania, illustrated Camfed’s model of accountability to girls and their communities.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity goes shopping for Volunteers’ Week
Hospice shops and online retail are on the search for new recruits.
Birketts out in force to raise thousands for Walking With The Wounded
Birketts, the full service, top 100 law firm based in the East of England, has raised over £10,000 for the Norfolk-based charity by participating with inspirational wounded servicemen and women over the stunning peaks of the Lake District in this year’s 'Walking With The Wounded’ Cumbrian Challenge.
First evidence of icy comets orbiting a sun-like star
Astronomers have found the first evidence of comets around a star similar to the sun, providing an opportunity to study what our solar system was like as a ‘baby’.
Thales hardware security modules achieve Common Criteria EAL4+ certification
Thales, leader in critical information systems and cybersecurity, announces that its nShield hardware security modules (HSMs) have received Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ certification, ensuring customers have the utmost confidence in Thales’s range of advanced cryptographic solutions.
Black Death research inspires debut novel
Publishers Random House Canada have bought the debut novel by critically acclaimed author, editor and Anglia Ruskin University academic Dr Helen Marshall, which is inspired by her research into medieval manuscripts during the time of the Black Death.
Victoria Corbishley joins Eastern Academic Health Science Network
Victoria Corbishley has been appointed as the Eastern Academic Health Science Network’s (EAHSN) programme lead. Victoria joins from NHS England where she is currently Head of New Models of Care.
Anthias partners with laboratory supplies firm Stratlab
Anthias Consulting is pleased to announce partnering with laboratory equipment, consumables and chemicals/reagents supplier Stratlab.
Navigation lessons for Uber? How Victorian upstart Thomas Cook grew mainstream
Turning stigma into acceptance: the Victorian story of the Thomas Cook travel agency holds parallels for modern-day disruptive companies such as Uber, finds new study at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Helena Marsikova of Kerio Technologies recognised as one of CRN’s 2016 Women of the Channel
Helena Marsikova, Partner Marketing Director at Kerio Technologies, has been named to the 2016 CRN Women of the Channel.
Civil Engineers hail National Infrastructure Commission’s statutory footing in Queen's Speech
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has welcomed the inclusion of the National Infrastructure Commission, announced in the Queen’s speech (Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill).
Record year for Biofortuna Contract Services division
Biofortuna Ltd is pleased to announce a record year of growth for its IVD Contract Services division. This growth has been driven by the expansion of its service portfolio, together with increased demand for its core lyophilisation services.
Register for a UKTI Webinar with Google's Digital Garage - reach new customers online
Discover how understanding your online offering can improve your export journey. Join the UKTI online on 26 May to learn how to optimise your site for search, the benefits of online advertising, and how to gain customer insights and measure success.
Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival launches at Addenbrooke's!
Businesses from across the region are signing up to be part of this year's Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival in aid of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.
Brexit: put right the mistake of 1054
Is there anything positive to say about the EU? Marcus Johnson of NW Brown admits there is a very strong case to remain in the EU but it is nuanced and complex.
Prize for enterprise!
Rachel Blackburn of US2U Consulting was a judge at the University of East Anglia's Young Enterprise final.
East of England SMEs increasingly choose apprenticeship route to aid future growth
WIth the Government aiming to fund three million new apprenticeships by 2020, and with apprenticeship participation having hit a record of 871,000 during the 2014/15 year¹, new research from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has found that many of the UK’s 5.4 million SMEs² are realising the benefits of having one or more apprentices in their workplaces – including many thousands in…
How the brain controls what we eat
Dr Giles Yeo of the University of Cambridge will present a BBC Horizon programme in the summer on the science of obesity and is speaking about his research at the Hay Festival.
Sexual transmission involved in tail-end of Ebola epidemic
Some of the final cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone were transmitted via unconventional routes, such as semen and breastmilk, according to the largest analysis to date of the tail-end of the epidemic.