NW Brown Group comments on the 2016 Budget
Marcus Johnson, Chief Executive of the NW Brown Group, gives his opinion following Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech yesterday (Weds).
Advocacy not apathy – the vital role of internal communications
Jane Kroese, PR Account Director at KISS, explains the importance of internal communications and gives her tips on how to make it effective.
Ashton KCJ becomes Ashtons Legal
From April 2016, East Anglian law firm Ashton KCJ will become Ashtons Legal.
Experience summer dining at Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall introduces a new Spring & Summer Dining Menu, specially created by its talented chefs to showcase the best of this season's produce.
PneumaCare’s non-contact respiratory measurement product gets FDA 510(k) clearance
PneumaCare Ltd (Cambridge, UK) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Thora-3DI™ imaging device.
Small businesses get a Budget boost, but a few stings remain
Lizzie Hill, entrepreneurial business tax partner at Deloitte, comments: “Overall, this is a good Budget for entrepreneurial businesses, with reductions in capital gains tax (CGT) and corporation tax cuts, a boost to the small business rates relief and the extension of Entrepreneurs Relief to external investors in private, trading businesses. However, there are a few stings, particularly around…
University launches new undergraduate courses for 2017
The University of Cambridge has launched three new undergraduate courses for 2017 entry - Single Honours Archaeology and two Joint Honours programmes: History & Politics and History & Modern Languages.
Michell introduces new relative humidity probe that hands control to the user
The new HygroSmart HS3 advanced interchangeable relative humidity and temperature probe from Michell Instruments is 100% configurable to allow maximum flexibility to the user. This gives users the ability to alter their RH and temperature measurements to keep step with changes or developments in their process, with no extra costs.
Bidwells announces business growth and team expansion
One of the UK’s leading property consultancies – headquartered in Cambridge and with 12 further offices across England and Scotland – is celebrating significant business growth and the expansion of its Building Consultancy Project Management team.
More than 16,000 vulnerabilities recorded in close to 2,500 applications in 2015
Flexera Software publishes its annual Vulnerability Review from Secunia Research, presenting global vulnerability data for products in use in corporate environments.
Budget: changes coming into effect in April 2016
Paul Fox of NW Brown discusses today's Budget and the changes coming into effect in April 2016
Future shock
Rich Bland, Creative Director at KISS, comments on how communications has changed with society but the need for creativity has never faded.
Devolution announcement prompts further discussion
The Chancellor's Budget announcement today of ‘devolution’ to an Eastern Powerhouse is the culmination of negotiation between central government and leaders in the East of England over the past few weeks. But what does the devolution deal mean to businesses in the Cambridge region? Cambridge Network has organised a meeting on 31st March to explain and to engage more of the business community in…
Budget 2016 & R&D tax reliefs
The Budget announcement today did not contain any new changes to the headline rates of R&D tax relief or the way the schemes operate for the vast majority of companies claiming R&D tax relief. However, says John Moore at Kingly Brookes, if your company is making, or will make claims in the future, there are some announcements that are worth knowing about.
The Sepura Group keeps communication flowing at the Olympic Games
The Public Security Secretary of Río de Janeiro State has chosen Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, to provide communications for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, informally known as Rio 2016.
Civil engineers welcome Chancellor's go-ahead for infrastructure projects
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has warmly welcomed the Chancellor’s announcements into today’s Budget concerning infrastructure projects.
The future is green
Olefin is an already mature technology ready to be commercialised. Some of the catalysts developed by Apeiron and distributed by Strem are making the development of metathesis based processes feasible from the very beginning, thanks to their excellent compatibility with a wide range of solvents, high efficiency even in the presence of impurities, as well as easy, fast removal of residual…
Eyeteq-enhanced multiscreen content delivered through new server-based technology
Spectral Edge today launched a new way for operators to enhance accessibility for colour-blind and colour-deficient viewers, through a server-based version of its innovative Eyeteq technology.
Real-time global illumination reaches open-world gaming
Geomerics, an ARM company, today announced its Enlighten™ real-time global illumination technology is to deliver large-scale dynamic lighting to open-world games. The enriched technology can halve the performance cost of dynamic global illumination effects, such as time of day, in games where map sizes are vast and draw distances are long.
Updated global IoT standards will enable interconnection across devices and applications
oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), announced it has published updated editions of its Release 1 global specifications, a development that promises to enable IoT interworking and create a foundation platform to interconnect IoT devices and applications.
Anglia Ruskin’s the place to be for science fest
A range of exciting, hands-on science activities are taking place at Anglia Ruskin University as part of Cambridge Science Festival.
Researchers identify when Parkinson’s proteins become toxic to brain cells
Observation of the point at which proteins associated with Parkinson’s disease become toxic to brain cells could help identify how and why people develop the disease, and aid in the search for potential treatments.
Whose job is it to save the world?
Climate change, poverty, war, income inequality – someone needs to do something. But who? Cambridge Judge Business School asked three leading social enterprise specialists based in Australia who they think should save the world.
New Parliamentary Group sets out to explore promise of personalised medicine
The Cambridge biotech cluster is playing a significant role in establishing a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Personalised Medicine. It aims to help the NHS and patients make best use of cutting-edge technologies to provide more personalised health and care.
Hoarding study receives BA Leverhulme backing
Two innovative Anglia Ruskin University psychology studies have received backing in the form of BA Leverhulme Small Research Grants.