How would you like to make a big difference to local children?
Blue Smile is a Cambridgeshire children's charity that provides arts-based, long-term therapy and mentoring in schools to help troubled youngsters fulfil their true potential and have happier childhoods. It can quite simply be life-changing and so far we’ve helped transform the lives of more than 400 children in eight schools.
AstraZeneca supports crowd sourcing challenge to find new combination therapies for cancer
AstraZeneca is making available preclinical data from over 50 of its medicines as part of the DREAM Challenge, an open innovation competition, to find the most synergistic drug combinations with the potential to treat cancer.
Costly permafrost emissions
New analysis of the effects of melting permafrost in the Arctic points to $43 trillion in extra economic damage by the end of the next century, on top of the more than the $300 trillion economic damage already predicted.
New study shows artificial pancreas works for length of entire school term
An artificial pancreas given to children and adults with type 1 diabetes going about their daily lives has been proven to work for 12 weeks – meaning the technology, developed at the University of Cambridge, can now offer a whole school term of extra freedom for children with the condition.
Final line up of 18 new retail units unveiled at Stansted
Stansted Airport today unveiled the exciting line up of global brands, returning favourites and new concepts that have secured a place in the final retail phase of the £80million terminal transformation to provide passengers with a greater range of tax-free accessory and fashion options from popular high street brands, designer labels to premium luxury.
Prospect Research run amok for charity!
Prospect Research ran the annual Chariots of Fire race in aid of EACH hospices and raised a massive £400 in the process!
CUH statement on CQC report and Monitor announcement
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Chair Jane Ramsey said:
Should you stop counting calories?
To better fight obesity and its related diseases, people should stop counting calories and instead focus on eating nutritious foods, several researchers argue in a new editorial.
ViewRanger integrates Apple Health and helps people find new places to get fit outdoors
ViewRanger – the app for adventure – has integrated with Apple’s Health app in its latest software release for Apple devices, to provide general health information relating to specific walks, runs, bike rides or other activities completed.
Electric-car charging firm is named one of the UK’s fastest-growing private tech companies
Electric-car charging firm with Cambridge Judge connections is named one of the UK’s fastest-growing private tech companies.
Alzheimer’s Research UK gives £730k boost to Cambridge dementia research
Cambridge dementia scientists are set to benefit from nearly three quarters of a million pounds of new funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
A new Chariots of Fire record for Studio 24
This weekend held the prospect of yet another charitable event in the Studio 24 calendar: Cambridge’s Chariots of Fire race. This exciting relay took place on Sunday 20th September on Queen’s Green, Cambridge.
Brand and website launch for Acoustic Hubs
Sieve Creative has worked closely with new business Acoustic Hubs to develop their brand, and produce digital materials, such as photography and video content, for the recent launch of the new responsive (mobile friendly) website.
St John’s Innovation Centre MD David Gill takes the Cambridge phenomenon to India
David Gill Managing Director of St John’s Innovation Centre, the regional Centre of excellence supporting high growth businesses, was invited to speak at the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) meeting on Innovation Ecosystems in India on 15th September.
Cambridge Regional College seeks two new governors from business sector
Cambridge Regional College is looking to the business community to help fill two vacancies on its governing board.
Grants to help reduce social and economic disadvantage in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council has launched its 2016-17 community grants programme, inviting non-profit voluntary and community organisations to apply for awards from a £900,000 fund.
CEO study co-authored at Cambridge Judge wins “Ig Nobel” award
Research on the impact of childhood disasters on CEO risk-taking wins Ig Nobel Management Prize, awarded to achievements that make people laugh and think.
Would better data visualisation improve farm profitability?
Farmers need a better way to assess the economic optimum for fertiliser and other inputs argues Simon Ward, founder of Increment Ltd and one of the speakers at the next Agri-Tech East ‘Big Data in Agriculture’ Special Interest Group meeting.
A nuclear future
Despite cost issues with Hinkley C, nuclear energy is important for our future says The Scientific Alliance.
Better late than never
With the announcement yesterday in the Enterprise Bill that the Small Business Commissioner will be given a budget of £1.3m a year to help resolve disputes over poor payment practises by large companies, My Credit Controllers has warned that small businesses don't just struggle to get payments from large businesses. Other small or medium sized businesses can be just as much trouble writes My…
42 Technology and Briton EMS join forces for pioneering wind tunnel system
42 Technology and electronics manufacturer Briton EMS have joined forces to help the Aircraft Research Association (ARA) develop and launch an innovative new research tool for use within its high-speed wind tunnel in Bedford.
Skype for Business top tip: Set up a Skype for Business meeting in Outlook
1plex writes - Here’s the next Skype for Business Top Tips taken from the Microsoft Office Support Website. There’s other posts to follow explaining some more of the basic functions in Skype for Business.
Leading seed technology business opens new R&D laboratory at Norwich Research Park
Norwich Research Park has officially welcomed one of the world’s leading independent seed technology businesses, Germains Seed Technology, to their brand new state-of-the-art laboratory.
Better luck next time C3PO
Spirus writes - I doubt you've missed this week’s biggest news story sweeping the internet and TV’s news channels telling us that robots are due to ‘take over’!
Cambridge marketing agency, Provoke Me, is expanding following a contract win
Social Media & Marketing specialist, Provoke Me, has expanded its team after securing a new B2B marketing support contract.