New programme aims to develop better team leaders and increase employee engagement
A complete development programme for business and clinical team leaders from the Leadership Business will produce more effective team leaders and increase employee engagement.
XJTAG attends conferences in USA and The Netherlands
A busy week lies ahead for XJTAG staff in the US and Europe, with conferences in San Diego, and Utrecht in The Netherlands.
Big Data – getting to the heart of the Information Revolution
Big data has captured the world’s attention, with talk of a new Industrial Revolution based on information, and of data being one of the 21st century’s most valuable commodities. The University of Cambridge has begun a month-long focus on research that uses, produces and interrogates huge datasets.
AstraZeneca updates on immuno-oncology combinations development programme at ASCO 2015
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the Company’s global biologics research and development arm, provided an update on the progress of their combination-focused immuno-oncology pipeline at an investor science event at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago on 1 June 2015.
Air Liquide extends its hygiene business in Asia-Pacific
Air Liquide announces the acquisition by its subsidiary Schülke, which specializes in hygiene and hospital disinfection products, of Healthcare Antisepsis Solutions (HAS). HAS is the skin disinfection and hygiene business unit for Advanced Sterilization Products, a Division of Ethicon, Inc.
Shortlist for East Anglia rail franchise announced
The train companies shortlisted to transform rail services in East Anglia have been announced today by the government.
A is for Albatross
The Cambridge University Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, A is for Albatross – in sketches retrieved from Antarctica, research into migratory patterns, and Coleridge’s famous ballad.
All aboard! Cambridge on the way to becoming a Sustainable Fish City
The University of Cambridge College catering departments have joined forces with Cambridge Sustainable Food to pledge their commitment to making Cambridge a Sustainable Fish City.
'63% of workers missing out in their careers because they’re afraid of negotiating'
Research by Salary.com has found that a staggering 63% of people don’t attempt to negotiate their salaries. Why? They’re afraid. Many people find negotiating a daunting prospect, and get overwhelmed just at the thought of it.
Motorists urged to plan their journey ahead of the Tour of Cambridgeshire
Road users are being urged to plan their journey ahead of the Tour of Cambridgeshire cycle race due to take place this weekend (6 June).
Professor helps Russia to help its veterans
An Anglia Ruskin University Professor visited St Petersburg to build links with Russian psychologists and to help former Russian soldiers suffering from mental health issues.
AVEVA signs partnership with Engineering Faculty of Gadjah Mada University (UGM)
One of the largest universities in Indonesia adopts industry leading AVEVA software for use within its Research Centre for Engineering Science to train future engineers.
Santander's Breakthrough Box in Cambridge for events aimed at ambitious businesses
The Santander Breakthrough Moments Box is coming to Cambridge for a five-day festival of events aimed at helping businesses with ambition.
Business training offer cuts costs
Employment experts at Cambridge Regional College are offering businesses the chance to train their staff in key areas – at minimal cost.
CMR expands at Crome Lea Business Park
CMR Surgical enters into agreement to lease a further 2,500 sq. ft. at Crome Lea Business Park, Cambridge.
Inaugural contractors vs consultants rugby match wins big for local charity!
Bidwells and VINCI Construction created a unique sporting spectacle to entertain the masses at Grange Road and raise approximately £4000 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
Zinwave CEO to discuss the benefits of adding LBS onto DAS installations at DAS Congress
Zinwave’s CEO, Ian Sugarbroad, has been invited to explain the complexity of introducing LBS capabilities into in-building wireless coverage systems at the forthcoming DAS and Small Cells Congress. Zinwave is the only active DAS supplier with routing capabilities to support LBS.
Discovering Start-Ups Competition 2015 open for entries
CW and SETsquared have launched the 6th annual Discovering Start-Ups Competition (DS15), inviting emerging UK and international early-stage technology companies and digital entrepreneurs to win the chance to pitch their technology and business ideas at the finals to be held at Deloitte’s London offices on 21 October 2015.
Tame your computer - review discreetly
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 make reviewer names anonymous (Microsoft Word*)...
St John’s Innovation Centre: interview with Kinneir Dufort
St John's Innovation Centre is delighted to have had the opportunity to interview Greg Berman and Tony Bedford from Kinneir Dufort, who recently won the Queen’s award for Enterprise. Kinneir Dufort is an integrated research, innovation, design and product development company based at St John’s Innovation Centre, the leading early stage business incubator in Cambridge.
Cambridge Sensotec explains importance of oxygen gas analysis in oven applications
The presence of oxygen within many oven applications can severely affect procedures and the properties of the materials being heated.
GREAT Week Agri-Tech – Milan World Expo 2015
From the 6–10 July, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) invites you to join the Grown in Britain GREAT Week Agri-Tech which takes place in Milan.
AVEVA acquires FabTrol Systems, Inc.
AVEVA invests in fabrication management software for structural steel fabricators.
Consumers claim farming is stuck in the past
Consumers’ perception of British farming is decades out of date, a survey reveals today, with confusion over how modern farms operate, the level of technology found on a farm, how educated farmers are, and even what they wear.
Grassroots sports facilities in the East of England receive £2.24 million of funding
Fifteen sports projects in the East of England will receive a share of over £2.24 million of National Lottery funding to help improve facilities and playing fields in the region, it has been announced.