Will the environmental vote swing it?
Candidates standing in Cambridge in May’s General Election will be highlighting their environmental credentials when they take part in a Question Time panel discussion at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge this Friday, 20 March (7.30pm).
Cambridge school through to national business final
Business-savvy students from Hills Road 6th Form College beat off competition from 10 other local teams to win the Cambridge heat of ICAEW’s national business and accounting competition, BASE last week.
Life Sciences in the picture
This Wednesday (18 March) will see the return of the Graduate School of Life Sciences poster and image competition at the Cambridge Science Festival, which started last Monday and runs for two weeks.
Syrris sets the scene for another exciting year
Syrris, a world leader in laboratory-scale and flow chemistry systems, continues to go from strength to strength, achieving sales growth of 18% during 2014.
New survey reveals the needs of South Cambridgeshire businesses for 2015
A survey has revealed that raising finance, finding new customers, business planning, and website and social media are key issues to starting-up and growing a successful business in South Cambridgeshire. The good news is that help is at hand through free expert workshops conducted by Exemplas on behalf of South Cambridgeshire District Council.
Why are some gadgets with rechargable batteries exploding? CDP investigates!
Today we’re all surrounded by personal electronic devices, not just phones but increasingly novel wearables, watches and products like e-cigarettes, which have become an essential part of our lives. They all have one thing in common; they contain a rechargeable battery.
New Master of Studies in Social Innovation degree will launch in 2016
Cambridge Judge Business School announced today that a new Master of Studies in Social Innovation degree programme will launch in 2016, developed by the Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge. Applications open from late 2015
Accelerate Cambidge's Biotech Startup Weekend at the Judge Business School
During the weekend of 20-22 March 2015 Accelerate Cambridge will be hosting the first Cambridge Biotech Startup Weekend at Cambridge Judge Business School in collaboration with AstraZeneca.
Five top tips for making the most of your first 90 days in a new job
Research suggests that when you start a new job, it’s the first 90 days that can have a significant impact on your success in the role and organisation longer term.
Planning to Export? Go Global with support from your local Chamber of Commerce
The second in Cintra Translations’ series on how to research new customers and markets abroad focuses on the ways your local Chamber of Commerce can plug you in to a hugely valuable international network of expert advice and practical support.
PEGASUS-TIMI 54 study results
PEGASUS-TIMI 54 study shows that long-term treatment with BRILINTA reduced thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with a history of heart attack. Data from 21,000 patient study presented at American College of Cardiology 64th Annual Scientific Session and simultaneously published in New England Journal of Medicine
Chemists win parliamentary prizes
The top prizes in the chemistry session of SET for Britain all went to young scientists working on research that may help medicine in the future
RCUK and PraxisUnico Impact Awards for KEC professionals open for entries
RCUK and PraxisUnico are delighted to announce their collaboration on the Impact Awards 2015, celebrating the outstanding work of Knowledge Exchange, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Teams (KEC) across the UK, which is open for entries until Thursday, April 16, 2015.
Nexxia continues development of Bluetooth Hotel Wall Plates
Nexxia continues its development of Bluetooth Hotel Wall Plates for the Hotel industry and sucessfully wins a contract to supply over 1000 units for the next Year.
How’s your luck holding out?
Now, we’re not usually prone to superstition, but a year that contains not one, not two, but three Friday 13ths will test even the most robust cynicism, says Spirus.
Shell Springboard national finalists 2015: meet the new wave of low-carbon innovators
Six enterprises are now in the running to receive additional funding of £110,000 to further develop their low-carbon technologies in the national final of the Shell Springboard 2015 programme.
Novel online bioinformatics tool significantly reduces time of multiple genome analysis
UK research collaboration develops a new bioinformatics pipeline that enables automated primer design for multiple genome species, significantly reducing turnaround time.
International event wins for Cambridge bring £5.2 million boost to local economy
Conference Cambridge is celebrating a series of successful conference wins for its venues and the city. Collectively worth approximately £1 million and £5.2 million* to the local economy, the events will bring over 3600 delegates to the city over the next two years.
Michell’s humidity and temperature probe ensures perfect surface for skaters
Michell’s PCMini52 digital humidity and temperature probe has been selected to form the heart of a new moisture and temperature control system at an ice rink in The Netherlands.
Society of Biology blue plaques honour IVF pioneers
The pioneers of IVF, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy have been honoured with a Society of Biology blue plaque - one of ten blue plaques around the UK to celebrate the eminent but sometimes unsung heroes of biology.
UK conference explores software reliability in automotive systems
This year's UK Device Developers Conference will be offering both workshops and technical presentations that explore the development of safety critical code in automotive systems.
UKTI trebles number of medium sized businesses receiving export support to 3,000
Over 3,000 medium sized businesses (MSBs) are now receiving Government support to break into new markets overseas, Trade Minister Lord Livingston announced yesterday (Thursday).
Fuelling Britain's Future
'Making motoring more efficient': The Scientific Alliance reviews a new report.
Birketts receives two nominations for LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards 2015
Birketts, the multi award-winning, top 100 law firm based in the East of England, has been nominated for two awards at this year’s LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards.
Financial adviser as personal trainer?
“Losing weight or keeping fit requires the same self-discipline as saving,” said an article originally published on The Spectator website entitled “The real point of a financial adviser is to save you from yourself”. Its author, Louise Cooper, compared financial advisers to personal trainers...