The future of sustainable agriculture: land sharing or land sparing?
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLC)U will host a panel discussion on evidence-based approaches to sustainability in agriculture.
Towards causal machine learning
Register to ensure your place to hear Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schölkopf give the Microsoft Distinguished Research Lecture on 15 May.
Aseptika granted US patent for biomarkers for respiratory infection onset
Aseptika Limited today announced that it has been granted a patent in the United States, protecting its invention for a test for respiratory infections, designed to be used by patients at home and by clinicians at the bedside of patients in hospitals.
Election candidates announced for Cambridge
On Thursday May 7th, elections take place across the city for 14 of the 42 seats on Cambridge City Council, as well as for Members of Parliament for the Cambridge constituency (in 13 city wards) and the South Cambridgeshire constituency (in Queen Edith’s ward).
Researchfish welcomes first overseas customer
Novo Nordisk Foundation in Denmark have announced they are to begin using Researchfish for collecting outputs from research they support, making them the first funding organisation to use Researchfish in Europe.
Improved A14 Histon to Girton fully open to traffic
Road users are advised a new lane on the westbound carriageway on the A14 between Histon to Girton is now open.
BP standardizes on Schlumberger technology for new global software platform
First deployment of platform successfully completed for all petrotechnical users in Aberdeen
Mountain gorillas enter the genomic age
The first project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservationists new insight into the impact of population decline on these critically endangered apes.
Maisie wins top honour at Bologna Book Fair
Anglia Ruskin University graduate Maisie Shearring has won the $30k International Award for Illustration at the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy, the largest and most prestigious children’s book event in the world.
New understanding of electromagnetism could enable ‘antennas on a chip’
New understanding of the nature of electromagnetism could lead to antennas small enough to fit on computer chips – the ‘last frontier’ of semiconductor design – and could help identify the points where theories of classical electromagnetism and quantum mechanics overlap.
Chelmer Viaduct flies the flag for national engineering campaign
A road improvement scheme in Chelmsford has joined a special nationwide campaign to show the public the positive impact civil engineering has on their lives and show policymakers of all parties why they should continue to invest in the country’s infrastructure.
Price Bailey on the move
Chartered accountants and business advisers Price Bailey has relocated its Cambridge office to new larger premises as a result of the company’s growth.
European collaboration explores neighbourhoods of trees in circular ordering
A new phylogenetic study explores restricted tree space using tree modification operations.
Business tenancies for farmers: avoid the pitfalls
Business tenancies not directly concerned with agriculture or even agribusiness occur more frequently than you would think on farms. Woodfines commercial property lawyer and notary public Brian Hall gives an overview.
The invisible helping hand
The Scientific Alliance talks about correcting bias against the private sector.
From reducing email clutter to machine learning: probabilistic programming goes large scale
How is it you seem to be spending more and more time every day sifting through and prioritizing email messages? According to research by The Radicati Group, Inc., the legitimate emails you receive — already upwards of 100 per day — will only continue to increase.
History made as women and men take to the Thames for the Boat Race
Cambridge and Oxford compete on the Thames for dominance in the annual Boat Races this weekend, with women crews to take on the course for the first time.
Norwich North candidates take part in Election debate
Five would-be MPs for the Norwich North constituency took part in a General Election Question Time on Wednesday (8th April) at the Best Western Brook Hotel, Bowthorpe, before and invited audience.
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors’ ability to work out which women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a major study of more than 65,000 women has shown.
ZEISS presents new products with enhanced Gemini technology
ZEISS is introducing a new generation of field emission scanning electron microscopes (FE-SEMs) with enhanced Gemini technology for research, industrial labs and imaging facilities.
Award-winning IoT innovator, Intamac, appoints KISS PR
One of Europe’s largest providers in the IoT market and recent winner of the Frost & Sullivan IoT European New Product Innovation award, Intamac, has appointed KISS PR to act as its communications agency. The pioneering one-stop software and platform centric portfolio is an exciting business model innovation, and a pioneer in the IoT market.
Rutland named as Britain’s best rural place to live
Rutland has been declared the best rural place to live in Britain by the annual Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey.
Five top tips to make your personal statement stand out
Are you applying for jobs in the East of England at the moment? Don’t forget to give your CV a good polish first. In fact, one of your priorities could be adding a personal statement to the top of the document – it could give you that all-important edge over other candidates.
Extreme engineering for Cambridge youngsters and their adults
Research students from Cambridge University's EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology recently attended an outreach event hosted by the Cambridge Science Centre
Project Odyssey moves closer to goal!
Following the launch of its fundraising campaign – Project Odyssey - on 10 March by museum patron Dr Hermann Hauser, the Centre for Computing History is edging closer to its goal of raising £100,000 in 30 days. Funds raised so far stand at £75,000.