Get expert advice at Anglia Ruskin University's Clearing Centres
Anglia Ruskin University’s dedicated Clearing Centres will open at 7am on Thursday 13 August for people looking to discuss their university options.
Sable&Hawkes delivers positioning, prospectus and website for Cambridge college
Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies is a specialist, independent sixth-form college based in Cambridge, that tutors young adults from the UK and internationally. Sable&Hawkes was appointed by recommendation and charged with delivering a new college strapline and competitive position, prospectus and corporate website.
Self-employment in Cambridgeshire up 8% since the financial crisis
The number of self-employed people in Cambridgeshire has risen by 8 percent since the financial crisis and now stands at 57,900, according to new figures published by the Office of National Statistics.
Resource Central expands international sourcing and recruitment services team
Cambridge and Sarajevo-based Resource Central has expanded its recruiting team and resourcing services, with significant ongoing investment in delivering a range of resourcing solutions to meet most budgets.
ZEISS celebrates 50 years of scanning electron microscopy
ZEISS celebrates the 50th anniversary of commercial scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In 1965, the first commercial SEM called Stereoscan was built by Cambridge Instrument Company, a UK based predecessor company of Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd.
The emerging needs of the corrugated print industry
A vision from Steve Wood, Marketing Manager, Corrugated Display & Packaging, FUJIFILM Speciality Ink Systems. Fujifilm are the exclusive distributor of Inca's Onset flatbed printers.
CCS recruits Helen Stalker VP Marketing
CCS, creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system, has appointed Helen Stalker as VP Marketing.
How do local companies measure performance?
How do small and medium sized businesses measure performance? A new research project is trying to answer this – and suggest improvements – by studying firms across the East of England.
The 'Magna Carta' of scientific maps goes on display 200 years after first publication
One of the most important maps of the UK ever made – described as the ‘Magna Carta of geology’ – is now on permanent public display in Cambridge after being restored to its former glory.
Tame your computer - dapper deletions
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 shortcuts to help you delete material (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint* and Access)...
Antenova announces Sinica - a novel embedded GNSS antenna
Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is announcing a new, embedded GNSS antenna, named ‘Sinica’, which operates on the 1559 – 1609 MHz satellite bands. This new antenna uses a novel design approach and new materials to achieve high performance from an ultra low profile antenna.
PhD student wins prestigious Google Fellowship
Cambridge University Department of Engineering PhD student Thang Bui has been awarded one of 15 prestigious Google European Doctoral Fellowships for his research into speech technology.
Hagen scoops top job at CUHP
Dr Hans Hagen is to join Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) as its chief operating officer and research lead on 10 August 2015.
St John’s College leads the way with first French culinary exchange
A Cambridge College has recently achieved a ‘training first’ by hosting two French students from an internationally-renowned Hotel School, to share experiences and examples of best practice with its own catering and front of house teams.
November dates for two new executive pay courses from Yellow Hat
Saffron Walden-based Reward consultancy Yellow Hat is offering two new one-day seminars in executive pay as part of the E-reward ‘Mastering Reward’ series.
Ten years on - what do you think of the Learning Collaboration?
As Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration approaches its 10th anniversary this November, the Network is calling on all those who've used its training courses to provide some valuable feedback on the service. Please can you help by filling in a short survey?
Largest warehouse letting in the Eastern region so far this year
Cavenham Estates, advised by Bidwells and Merrifields, has let the 118,500 sq ft Galaxy warehouse, Mildenhall to regional timber and builders merchants Ridgeons.
Pure’s Graduate trainee shares her top tips for fellow graduates looking for work
With the summer holidays underway, many university graduates across the region will be looking to find their first step on the career ladder. So Pure Resourcing asked Gemma Pritchard-Jones, its Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant, to share her top tips for fellow graduates looking for work.
Outsourcing bridges the accounting skills gap for SMEs
Running a small or medium business involves managing a range of priorities and challenges, many of which can needlessly burden the management team. By investing in qualified accounting resource, finance doesn’t need to contribute to the burden.
Cambridge Sensotec celebrates its 15-year anniversary!
July 2015 has marked the 15-year anniversary since Cambridge Sensotec began manufacturing the Rapidox gas analyser range.
Funding for the creative industries
The Creative local growth fund recognises how arts and culture can contribute to local economic growth by helping fund activity to support the creative industries, tourism and a stronger cultural sector by levering in EU Structural and Investment Funds from Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Monument Trust donates an additional £5 million to Cambridge Judge Business School
Monument Trust donates an additional £5 million to Cambridge Judge Business School, bringing its total contribution to £18 million.
Councillor raises funds for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity by raffling a flight over the city
A flight over Cambridge is being offered for the price of a £5 raffle ticket after Councillor Paul Bullen decided he would like to raise funds for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.
Another record 12 months on cards as Cooper Lomaz celebrates 25 years
Independent East Anglian recruitment company Cooper Lomaz is set to celebrate a quarter century of success with another record-breaking year in Cambridge. It expects to earn 30% of 2015’s £5.4m fees income from matching candidates to jobs in Cambridge alone.
'Jolly Old Beast' - a dinosaur song revived after 160 years
On New Year’s Eve 1853 a group of entrepreneurs dined inside the mould of a giant model iguanodon and, it is reported, sang a rousing song in praise of dinosaurs. The chorus runs: 'The jolly old beast/Is not deceased/There’s life in him again! ROAR.'