Making mistakes: who’s to blame?
Do you want to stop playing the blame game at work? How can you encourage people to share and learn from their mistakes? David Lynch at Namaste Culture invites you to re-think how you look at mistakes.
350 Scouts from Northamptonshire start their World-Walk Adventure
In a world’s first for the Scouting movement, groups of Scouts from Northamptonshire are walking in teams of 10 to Nyeri in Kenya – to the grave of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout movement – without leaving the county.
Open Day highlights centre's capability for decoding living systems
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) at Norwich Research Park invites you to its Open Day on Tuesday 3rd November 2015.
Charity goes green to highlight environmental improvements
Staff at disability charity Papworth Trust took to eating bugs and making murals from recycled waste as part of a week of environmentally-friendly measures.
Doctors liken keeping patients alive unnecessarily to torture
Trainee doctors think they are being asked to prolong some patients’ lives unnecessarily and describe such cases as being tantamount to torture and abuse, according to a new study.
Zettlex announced as 'Business of the Year' at Rural Business Awards
Cambridgeshire-based Sensors company, Zettlex, has been named as Outstanding Rural Manufacturing Business of 2015 at the UK’s Rural Business Awards, which took place last Thursday at Stapleford Park Country House, Leicestershire.
BlueCreation talks about life in the growing Bluetooth sector
St John’s Innovation Centre, the regional Centre of excellence supporting high growth businesses, had the pleasure of interviewing Rafik Jallad, Director of BlueCreation, on the benefit of an Innovation Centre location and why specialising in a growing market helps establish a business.
Young innovators gather to help improve the lives of patients with respiratory disease
An immersive gaming experience to give children a taste of life with respiratory problems and discourage them from taking up smoking – that was the winning innovation from the UK’s recent BREATHE Respiratory Hackathon.
Students and honoraries to receive awards
About 2,500 students will celebrate their achievements alongside eight inspirational honorary degree holders during graduation ceremonies at Anglia Ruskin University next week.
Why do experienced brand managers change jobs?
Brand management is one of the most sought-after career paths within the consumer marketing world. In a nutshell, a modern day brand manager’s job invariably involves developing, communicating and implementing a brand plan. However, executing this successfully is much more complicated and involved than it may initially appear.
Put the Cambridge cluster firmly on the map
The research phase for Tech Nation 2016 - an analysis of UK tech businesses - is now underway. Local companies are urged to take part in the latest survey to put the Cambridge cluster firmly on the map.
Commercial R&D property advisor, Creative Places, launches new brand identity
Step-change in the visual identity creates a look and feel commensurate with Creative Places’ innovative, strategic approach and reflects the company's evolution to date.
A kingly gift: Royal Library goes on display in Cambridge
An exhibition celebrating King George I’s gift of 30,000 books and manuscripts to Cambridge University Library - including the celebrated 8th-century ‘Moore Bede’, the world’s first atlas to include city plans, and a previously unknown Erasmus poem - has opened to the public.
Tame your computer - folder finesse
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to reply to an email that is not in the Inbox, and save the reply in the same folder (Microsoft Outlook)...
National Infrastructure Commission welcomed by civil engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has welcomed the announcement of the creation of a National Infrastructure Commission.
Kelly Bhamra joins Cambridge FinTech Money Mover
Kelly Bhamra moves from Lloyds Bank to join Cambridge-based financial technology business, Money Mover, to help SMEs optimise their international payments and transfers.
Study uses the Bath Experimental Stress Test for Children (BEST-C)
While acute stress paradigms in adults make use of adult panel members, similar paradigms modified for child participants have not manipulated the panel. Most work has utilised an audience of adult confederates, regardless of the age of the population being tested. The aim of this study was to trial a social stress test for children that provided a meaningful environment using age-matched child…
Huntingdonshire Business Network backs the world’s largest and oldest children’s charity
Huntingdonshire Business Network (HBN) today announces its decision to back the world’s largest and oldest children’s charity, the YMCA.
Birketts’ private client team announced as national winners at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2015
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, has been named as the UK regional private client firm of the year, at the 2015 Legal 500 UK Awards.
Clic+ 2015 returns to define best practice for event organisers
clic+, the award-winning event for event organisers, returned for a second year to inspire and engage professionals from across the conferencing and meetings sector.
R&D suites available now at Edinburgh House, St John’s Innovation Park
R&D businesses often experience exponential growth and this sudden expansion can be difficult to manage – both in terms of staff resource and space.
Technology advances place CCTV at forefront of commercial security
Jackson Fire & Security (Cambridge) offers advice about the latest CCTV in the market today.
Education debates feature at Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Does religious education have any relevance or value in British schools today? Is football a good vehicle for teaching languages? Can society afford open access to research? These current issues in education form part of this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas, which runs from Monday 19 October until Sunday 1 November.
Cytora receives investment led by the University of Cambridge
Cytora, a pioneer in event detection, whose risk analytics technology is deployed in some of the largest companies and governments in the world, has raised its second round of investment.
Rutherford Rotary Club creates a splash!
Ten thousand pounds has been raised for a specialist spa bath at the new Arthur Rank Hospice, thanks to the Rotary Club of Cambridge Rutherford who got involved with antiques, golf and fish & chips!