EY UK acquires Silicon Roundabout digital consultancy, Seren
EY UK has today announced its acquisition of Seren - a 60 strong digital consultancy based in Silicon Roundabout. The acquisition is the first of its kind for the UK Advisory practice, and it is part of continued investment and growth in the UK and globally.
Nemesis Bioscience receives Innovate UK Smart funding award
Nemesis Bioscience Ltd (Cambridge, UK) announced today that it has received a funding award from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. The Smart Award will be used to develop and protect a novel method for the delivery of polynucleotides, including therapeutics, into bacteria.
Leading agri-machinery dealer says advanced electronics will boost farm incomes
'Engineering, electronics and software' are the subjects under scrutiny at the next Agri-Tech East Pollinator, which takes place on Tuesday 22 September.
Robinson College harnesses the #powerof657 for The Muscle Help Foundation Charity Dinner
Robinson College is teaming up with national charity The Muscle Help Foundation (MHF) to host the #powerof657 Charity Dinner at 7:00pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015; an exceptional evening of fine dining in the heart of Cambridge.
'Recruitment gamechanger' arrives as 52N partners with Jobvite
52N Resourcing Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with Jobvite, the award-winning recruitment platform, to bring an integrated engagement and hiring solution to companies of all sizes and sectors.
Hurry Here Now can be high street hero!
The world’s first online local shopping community is being launched in Cambridge – thanks to help from students and academics at Anglia Ruskin University.
Alere partners with Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Alere Inc., a global leader in rapid diagnostics, today announced a grant of 2.5 million South African Rand to fund the Tutu Teen Truck project — a mobile healthcare unit that will provide comprehensive testing and linkage to care and treatment.
Anniversary installation at Norwich Research Park
Norwich Research Park is celebrating the formation of the Norwich Research Partners LLP and the first anniversary of its innovation hub, Centrum, with an installation showcasing the world-renowned institutes, the Park’s history and its key achievements.
Agri-Tech funding for expansion at Aspall
Renowned Suffolk cyder producers, Aspall, have been awarded a grant worth £150,000 from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative to support their expansion plans.
Bristol puts the APP in Pineapple!
Bristol launches its Elite Mobile app to help people who are relocating.
Collaboration to further geomechanical learning
The University of Cambridge, BG Group and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro have embarked on a collaborative programme to increase understanding of petroleum geomechanics and well monitoring systems.
Council recruits for Independent Remuneration Panel on councillor allowances
Cambridge City Council is looking to appoint two members to an Independent Remuneration Panel. The panel will advise the council on its councillor allowance scheme, which is to be reviewed.
Local online wine merchant offers next day corporate gift service
Hedonist Wines - a Cambridge based start-up wine importer - offers a corporate gift service with next day delivery anywhere in the UK.
Citystay opens new three bedroom apartment
Citystay is excited to announce yet another addition to its expanding portfolio - a three bedroom apartment at its already popular Ceres Apartments in the CB1 area, close to Cambridge Railway Station.
YouTube vs Vimeo - a video company’s opinion
WaveFX writes: There are many comparison reviews but this is our personal day to day experience using YouTube and Vimeo. Hope it’s of some help.
Are you making the most out of your digital tools?
Kiss Communication's PR Account Manager, Sophie, shares her top 5 social media tools.
Innovia helps create the world's first sustainable highway
Is it possible to have a ‘green highway’? The Mission Zero Corridor Project in West Georgia, USA, believes that it is. It has appointed breakthrough innovation consultancy Innovia Technology to help create a ‘travel corridor’ and rethink the purpose and function of this infrastructure to generate social, environmental and economic value.
Qualcomm completes $2.4 billion acquisition of CSR
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Global Trading Pte. Ltd, has completed its acquisition of CSR plc, a leading fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE) and automotive segments.
Get Exporting: GCGP highlights technology firms
Rutland based Surface Generation creates specialist technology which it sells to companies across the world to manufacture their products.
Blindingly fast computers within reach
Alumni of the University of Cambridge, including from the Department of Engineering, have gone on to found Optalysys, a company with the goal of making computer processors that use light instead of electricity.
Skills shortage starting to undermine UK export growth
Two thirds of exporters are struggling to recruit skilled staff, figures released today by the British Chambers of Commerce reveal.
Develop your negotiating skills in international trade
Enterprise Europe Network will be running a workshop on 6th October in Cambridge on negotiating internationally, which will equip businesses with the tools and practical support they need to succeed.
Maths A-level numbers continue to rise
The number of A-level mathematics entries across the UK is up 4.4% on last year, with 92,711 students sitting the exam.
New figures show UK workers are in need of excitement
More than one in three (35%) office workers in the UK have admitted to finding their work away days boring, with over a third (37%) confessing they actually dread them, according to new statistics* released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Chinese cave ‘graffiti’ tells a 500-year story of climate change and impact on society
Unique inscriptions found in a cave in China, combined with chemical analysis of cave formations, show how droughts affected the local population over the past five centuries, and underline the importance of implementing strategies to deal with climate change in the coming years.