Developers learn about implications of environmental impact assessment
Over 30 developer clients and industry professionals attended a recent seminar organised by Bidwells in conjunction with Howes Percival LLP on Environmental Impact Assessment and how it may affect the planning process for developers.
Pension freedom and final salary schemes explained
There has been a great deal of fuss in the press about April’s pension freedoms, but rather less about final salary pension schemes, sometimes known as defined benefit schemes, until this Saturday, when The Telegraph and the Yahoo financial website provided articles.
World’s protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
Researchers say that the first study to attempt to gauge global visitation figures for protected areas reveals nature-based tourism has an economic value of hundreds of billions of dollars annually, and call for much greater investment in the conservation of protected areas in line with the values they sustain – both economically and ecologically.
Lauterbach to deliver debug support for Wind River operating systems
Lauterbach, the leading manufacturer of microprocessor development tools, and Wind River, a global leader in software for intelligent connected systems, are working together to ensure interoperability between all Wind River operating systems and the comprehensive debuggers built by Lauterbach.
Cambridge Sensotec continues to expand into new international markets
Cambridge Sensotec is continually developing its global reach and expansion into new markets.
Watching the death throes of tumours
A clinical trial due to begin later this year will see scientists observing close up, in real time – and in patients – how tumours respond to new drugs.
Modern art’s missing chapter
The artworks of black and indigenous peoples – a missing chapter in the history of modern art – is brought into sharp focus in a ‘revelatory’ exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
East of England companies head to Turkey to boost trade
Six companies from the East of England have landed in Turkey this week, in an attempt to boost exports.
CRFS strengthens distributor network with appointment of Acustek Limited
CRFS, the world’s leading provider of distributed RF spectrum Intelligence systems, is pleased to announce a new distributor agreement with Dublin-based Acustek Limited.
What have vaccinations got to do with Project Management?
Project Managers, while leading from the front in a logical, professional fashion, often fail to take into account the messy reality of dealing with human beings - people who may have deeply felt personal, cultural, religious, philosophical or just downright cussed reasons for not behaving as you might expect.
Bioscience and industry collaborate to reduce HPC energy consumption
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) and high performance computing (HPC) hardware provider Optalysys Ltd have joined forces to develop and implement a revolutionary optical processing device that will perform large-scale DNA sequence searches for crucial genomic research with energy savings of over 95% per year.
What are you building?
What are you building? A life, a career, a business, a family? Maybe all of these? If making your 'building' project is a priority for you, read on, says Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting.
Prosthetic hands, robot trousers and biosensors - £5.3 million for healthcare tech research
A prosthetic hand controlled by the nervous system, robotic clothing to help people with walking, and biosensors to monitor how patients use equipment or exercise during rehabilitation are the focus of three research projects awarded £5.3 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
KISS offers top 10 tips for SEO success
In the fast paced, constantly changing world we live in, people want information now, and they aren’t prepared to wait for it. So it comes as no surprise that 75% of people don’t go past the first page of search results on Google, says John Dibb, Head of Digital at creative agency, KISS Communications.
Provoke Me launches new website for Morrison Utility Services
Morrison Utility Services wanted to update their website with a new look, fresh content and functionality, additional business integration and social media connectivity - as well as ensuring a fully responsive experience for visitors on any device.
New ambr® bioreactor systems enhanced with software for Design of Experiments (DoE)
Enables robust, flexible bioprocess development in single-use bioreactors
New legislation opens up government business to East of England as £billions spent with SMEs
Further reforms offer opportunity for East of England firms as over a quarter of government procurement is now with SMEs.
Transforming public service experience in Scotland
Design Council is helping to improve public services in Scotland by partnering with Capita, the UK's leading provider of business process outsourcing.
Riverbed recognised as a 'Leader' in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for second consecutive year
Riverbed® Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the leader in application performance infrastructure, today announced that it has been recognized as a “Leader” in Gartner’s 2015 “Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD)” for the second consecutive year.
Decorated humanitarian to speak in Cambridge
Dame Claire Bertschinger, the nurse and humanitarian whose work in Ethiopia in the 1980s inspired Bob Geldof to set up Band Aid, is to give a free talk at Anglia Ruskin University.
100MW of solar energy projects at risk as renewables scheme deadline looms
Solar farms are at risk of missing construction deadlines, says McTear Williams & Wood.
Birketts advises on the sale of Howard Global Holdings Limited to Integro Group
Birketts, the award-winning, top 100 law firm based in the East of England, has advised on the disposal of Howard Global Insurance Services Ltd and the wider Howard Global group to the Integro Group, an international insurance broker and risk management firm based in the US. The financial value of the acquisition was not disclosed.
CSR expands dual-mode BlueCore® platform with turnkey SoC for embedded systems
CSR's highly integrated Bluetooth 4.1 compliant CSRB5348 offers significant BOM savings while speeding time to market for multiple IoT applications.
AstraZeneca and Orca Pharmaceuticals announce research collaboration
AstraZeneca and Orca Pharmaceuticals announce research collaboration to identify best-in-class RORγ inhibitors to treat auto-immune diseases.