Cambridge businessman nominated as IoD Young Director of the Year
Jackson Fire & Security Cambridge announces that its managing director has been nominated for a national business award.
Haverhill set for huge investment as planning for retail park and employment scheme submitted
Planning applications have been submitted for a £5 million retail park and adjacent £3.5 million employment scheme that developers and local councillors hope will provide a welcome boost to Haverhill’s economy. The new proposals will create 250 full and part time jobs in total.
Supersized Enterprise Zone gives business the space to innovate
Ambitions to transform the economy of the East - boosting jobs, growth and innovation - take another step forward today as ten new Enterprise Zone sites go live.
Cambridge plant synthetic biologist wins 2016 Wellcome Trust Image Award
Fernán Federici, OpenPlant Fellow at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Synthetic Biology Lab at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Image Award for his micrograph of maize leaves, shot in the Department of Plant Sciences in collaboration with Professor Jim Haseloff.
Future of Wireless International Conference strengthens vertical sector expertise
Leading authorities in vehicle automation and industrial IoT from Magna, Carillion and Fujitsu are to speak at the London Tech Week conference on 21st and 22nd June.
Pure’s Jen completes fundraising Sahara trek as part of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity team
Jen Little, Practice Recruitment Specialist at the Cambridge office of Pure, has completed a 75km trek across the Sahara desert to raise money for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (ARHC) and has described it as ‘the most amazing and phenomenal experience’.
Metrarc wins funding from Innovate UK for data protection research
Cambridge-based Metrarc is part of a consortium which has won funding worth nearly £400,000 from Innovate UK to combat growing security threats to the management of personal health data.
New nuclear: one size fits all?
This could be the time for small modular nuclear reactors to make their mark, argues The Scientific Alliance.
Cambridge lights to burn bright at night, despite switch-off elsewhere today
From today (1 April), Labour-run Cambridge City Council is picking up the tab to keep street lights burning bright through the night across our historic, University city.
Map of rocky exoplanet reveals a lava world
The most detailed map of a small, rocky ‘super Earth’ to date reveals a planet almost completely covered by lava, with a molten ‘hot’ side and solid ‘cool’ side.
Two years after Heartbleed, what have we learned?
It’s the second anniversary of the disclosure of the Heartbleed bug – what has the industry learned from it? John Grimm of Thales e-security discusses the issues.
Embedded travel tracking announced with ground-breaking day to day functionality
Voyage Manager has announced today a huge leap forward in active travel tracking – embedded functionality.
Cambridge to get world’s first 3-D printed Science Centre
Using breakthrough technology and an ancient statute, Cambridge Science Centre has over come its problem of homelessness, creating a world first for the city.
Rachel Blackburn nominated for Open University Award
Rachel Blackburn of US2U Consulting has been nominated for the Open University Business School Alumni of the Year Achievement Award 2015-16.
Another piece in the DevOps puzzle – Redgate launches ReadyRoll at Build 2016
At the Microsoft Build Developer Conference 2016, Redgate is launching ReadyRoll, a key piece in the DevOps puzzle that addresses the pain often associated with managing database changes alongside the application.
Stagecoach freezes on-board passenger fares across Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire
Bus company Stagecoach has announced it is freezing its on-board fares on most routes throughout Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire (including Cambridge and Peterborough) as part of a major drive by the organisation to continue to offer its passengers value for money and encourage more people to travel by bus.
Is your baby really ill? There's an app for that
Daniel Zeichner MP will meet two Cambridge professors and a Cambridge mum and baby today (Friday) and see their potentially lifesaving app.
Anglia Ruskin student jets off for Gulf gig
Anglia Ruskin University student Oliver Cross is flying out to the Middle East this week to take part in events marking 200 years of cooperation and understanding between Bahrain and the UK.
Fine Art graduate lands major Italian art prize
Recent Anglia Ruskin University graduate Ian Wolter has won a leading Italian art prize for a hard-hitting performance piece focusing on child abuse in the Catholic Church.
WaveFX films and webcasts live from the Shard
The Sage European Debate that took place on Monday 7th March live from the Shard was moderated by Ian King from Sky News, with WaveFX filming and webcasting for Waters Productions.
Data analytics: why it’s crunch time for your business
Your business needs analytics, but get it wrong and the consequences could be dire, says Dr Stella Pachidi, ahead of her webinar on the subject on 24 May.
Cambridge agency wins pharmaceutical Digital Marketing Award
OST, the Cambridge-based social media agency, won the Digital Marketing Award at the 2016 Veterinary Marketing Awards (VMAs).
It's marketing - but not as you know it
Phrases like “ROI” get bandied about a lot in marketing, often accompanied by some sceptical eye-rolling. But Spirus is out to change the perception of marketing as an intangible, unquantifiable abstract.
Everything you need to know about blogger outreach
Meredith Ash, Senior Account Executive at KISS, has in-depth experience of running blogger engagement programmes. Here she shares her top tips for blogger etiquette.
Ashton KCJ (Ashtons Legal from 1 April 2016) appoints three new partners
Ashton KCJ has appointed Sharon Allison, Genie Barham and Claire Sleep as partners in the firm from 1 April 2016*.