Anglia Ruskin commits to Armed Forces pledge
Anglia Ruskin University, which provides courses for RAF, Army and Navy personnel, has become the first university in the East of England to sign up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.
Cambridge nutritionist pens novel: ‘Overweight – so whose fault is that?’
Cambridge-based Nutritionist, Susan Krueger, has written a novel describing a working woman’s struggle to control her weight. According to Krueger, Cambridge is already playing a key role in helping to improve the nation’s diet.
Stephen Perse Foundation students secure ‘world-changing’ offers
Two 6th Form students at the Stephen Perse Foundation, innovators in an education dedicated to creating independent thinkers, have secured offers to study International Relations at Sciences Po – a world-leading university for social sciences that aims to educate future leaders capable of changing the world.
IT Governance urges heads of HR to prepare for EU GDPR to avoid staff-related legal action
Cyber security firm IT Governance has urged heads of human resources to push for tighter employee data security measures to avoid data breaches that could result in costly law suits.
Papworth pair prepare for marathon attempt in support of disability charity
A pair of runners from the same village club will be pounding the streets of the capital when they take their place in the London Marathon this weekend.
‘White Villa’ sign up at London’s new trade park
Surrey Canal Trade Park, owned by leading Cambridge property investor and developer Howard Group, has officially opened, with two new occupiers now trading and others set to follow suit.
Free growth programme available for Cambridge SMEs
Feeling small? Want to grow? There is a new growth service for small businesses in town - and it's fully funded. GetSet for Growth is funded by the Regional Growth Fund.
Anglia Ruskin research to shape political debate
Research being carried out by Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute is to play a key role in shaping the work of a new All-Party Parliamentary Group launched last night (Tuesday) at the House of Commons.
Cambridge Nutraceuticals exceeds funding target on SyndicateRoom in just four days
Cambridge Nutraceuticals – formerly CamNutra – is now ‘overfunding’ on SyndicateRoom after securing its investment target of £600,000 in just four days.
Cambridge’s economy slows - but is set to be fastest growing city by 2025
The economy in Cambridge slowed in the final quarter of 2015, but it is expected to be the fastest growing city over the next 10 years, says a new report.
Don’t miss out on the chance of a sponsored place on Women’s Leadership Programme
Time is running out to nominate a talented woman working at a local, deserving organisation for a special sponsored place on Pure Resourcing Solutions' highly successful Women’s Leadership Programme.
SJIC announces Alviol and Directed Systems as finalists for Venturefest East Fast and Furious
St John’s Innovation Centre has announced Alviol and Directed Systems as the shortlisted finalists for the Venturefest East Fast and Furious Pitch-Off competition that will take place on 24th May 2016 at Newmarket Racecourse. The competition aims to discover and promote the most promising, innovative early stage technology companies in the east region
SyndicateRoom maps out the future of crowdfunding and announces its funding round
SyndicateRoom launches Bridging the Equity Divide, a a new, industry-defining report on UK investors, at a special event to be held at The Mermaid Conference Centre, London, on Monday 9th May (6pm – 10pm).
Why sat-navs could drive you to distraction
Psychologists have shown why checking devices such as sat-navs could have a negative effect on your driving.
TriSys recruitment CRM software delivers multi-language internationalisation services
TriSys Business Software expands its marketing reach through the provision of an extensive list of user interface language options.
Leading contract caterer Edwards & Blake launches new Super Saver Menu range
East Anglian-based contract catering firm Edwards & Blake has launched a new range of value healthy snacks called the ‘Super Saver Menu’ into its Education and B&I client business to meet their customers' needs.
Air Liquide accelerates its development in biogas purification
Air Liquide announces the commissioning of 12 biogas purification units in the past 12 months in Europe. With these new units, Air Liquide triples its biogas purification capacity on the European continent. Overall, Air Liquide has designed and deployed worldwide 50 biogas purification units in order to transform biogas into biomethane and inject it into the natural gas networks.
Points of view: Valuation dispersion
This week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown focuses on valuation dispersion.
Sonic hedgehog gene provides evidence that our limbs may have evolved from sharks’ gills
Latest analysis shows that human limbs share a genetic programme with the gills of cartilaginous fishes such as sharks and skates, providing evidence to support a century-old theory on the origin of limbs that had been widely discounted.
Money Mover - 'A breath of fresh air' for Business Logic Systems
As a company with overseas offices and customers in various parts of the world, Finance Director Denise Cadd and her team at Business Logic Systems had explored other foreign exchange systems, but found Money Mover to be ‘a breath of fresh air'.
Inheritance tax planning and the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister has recently been highly criticised for his ‘tax free’ inheritance. Woodfines Solicitors look at how his actions are actually perfectly legitimate inheritance tax planning and highlight the benefits of such planning.
Ashtons adopts market leading software LexisDraft
Ashtons Legal (Ashtons) is pleased to announce their adoption of LexisDraft, the market leading proofreading software.
EU Referendum: Should the UK leave or remain?
Anglia Ruskin University’s Labour History Research Unit is hosting a debate on the EU Referendum in Cambridge on Wednesday, 27 April (5-7pm).
Dr Belinda Quinn appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Precision Medicine Catapult
The Precision Medicine Catapult, the UK's innovation centre for precision medicine, announces today it has appointed Dr Belinda Quinn as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Cambridge Network’s Learning Collaboration welcomes Julia to the team
Julia Wix has joined Cambridge Network’s Learning Collaboration team as its new Learning & Development (L&D) Business Account Manager.