Sepura delivers DMR communications to Cambridge United Football Club
Sepura, global leader in digital communications, is delighted to announce that Cambridge United Football Club has chosen Sepura Digital Mobile Radios (DMR) for their communications. The hand-portable DMR radios, together with remote speaker microphones, will be supplied to the club by Sepura’s channel partner Direct Telecom Services (DTS).
Researching sleep? Take a look at the Salimetrics 4 hour salivary melatonin assay
The Salimetrics™ salivary melatonin assay kit is a competitive immunoassay specifically designed and validated for the quantitative determination of melatonin in saliva for research or circadian/biorhythm assessment.
BBC/OU series reveals the real life of pupils excluded from school
A new hard-hitting BBC 3 documentary series co-produced by BBC and The Open University (OU) captures daily life in a school for pupils who have been permanently excluded.
Huppert pushes for cycling and walking investment strategy
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert is pushing for a cycling and walking investment strategy to be written into new laws governing the country’s infrastructure.
Tecan introduces Fluent™ Laboratory Automation Solution for compound management
Tecan will soon be launching a new Fluent™ Laboratory Automation Solution designed to offer greater throughput and flexibility for compound management workflows*.
The neglected capital in the fight against poverty and injustice
Camfed founder Ann Cotton travels to Davos this week, where she will ask the world to rethink what capital means in the fight against poverty and injustice.
Pickles proves his medical prowess
Senior Government minister Eric Pickles showed he has a steady hand as he “revived” a simulated stroke victim at Anglia Ruskin University’s state-of-the-art medical science facilities.
Riverbed recognizes Schneider Electric for most innovative use of SteelScript open APIs
Lionel Marie of Schneider Electric’s winning entry uses SteelScript to track app and data delivery across the hybrid enterprise.
Richard Jennings, Cambridge Enterprise Deputy Director, announces retirement
Dr Richard Jennings, a UK pioneer in the field of academic knowledge transfer, will in March step down as Deputy Director of Cambridge Enterprise (CE), the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.
Fine-tune your skills with the Learning Collaboration
Forthcoming training offered by Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration includes a two-day workshop to help you master or fine-tune your presentation skills, and a one-day course to show managers how to conduct effective appraisals.
Partnership brings digital learning to the classroom
To encourage effective instruction and deeper student learning, Cambridge University Press has partnered with Edmodo, the world’s most extensive e-learning platform for primary and secondary teachers and pupils, in a strategic partnership to bring premier educational content and technology to schools in the United Kingdom.
Falling oil prices will provide a ‘shot in the spending arm’ for UK consumers, says EY
“Although lower fuel prices won’t be good news for everyone – for many consumer facing companies, original business forecasts for 2015 might now be too conservative," says Cathy Taylor, EY’s senior partner in Cambridge. "Businesses now need to dust off these plans and adjust them to reflect the new reality of falling oil prices and growing consumer spending.”
Therapeutic software to improve mental well-being: raising funds for the Rize start-up
Crowd funding is sought for Rize, an app that integrates therapeutic concepts into interactive exercises for improving mental wellbeing.
Babraham Institute researchers put UTC students through their protein paces
Sixty Year 12 students from Cambridge’s University Technical College have started a bespoke six week project developed by Babraham Institute scientists and based around research at the Institute. The Institute is one of the University Technical College (UTC) Cambridge sponsors.
How to grow your business - apply now for Growth Voucher match funding
Cambridge businesses are encouraged to apply for Growth Voucher match funding before the March 2015 deadline.
Cambridge at one of the most important events in global education
Cambridge Assessment is taking part in the largest gathering of education and skills ministers in the world.
Eurotech receives 2014 M2M Evolution IoT Excellence Award
Eurotech's cloud-connected environmental monitor, ReliaSENS 18-12, has been honoured with the M2M Evolution IoT Excellence Award for Exceptional Innovation.
Introducing: AIM Altitude
AIM Altitude is officially launched today, following the recent acquisition of Altitude Aerospace Interiors by AIM Aviation. The launch of the new trading name signifies the merger of the two companies.
Centre for Cities: Cities Outlook 2015
Leading economic think tank, Centre for Cities, has released its highly regarded Cities Outlook 2015, which highlights the positive strengths of our two cities – Cambridge and Peterborough.
National competition seeks SMEs with most innovative ideas for government
BT is looking for SMEs with innovative ideas to help the government meet the changing needs of people across the UK, launching the BT Infinity Lab SME Award: Digital Innovation for the Public Sector.
Cambridge Consultants sets new charity record
Staff at product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants have set a new record with their charity fundraising efforts for local carers.
Galactic ‘hailstorm’ in the early Universe
Astronomers have been able to peer back to the young Universe to determine how quasars – powered by supermassive black holes with the mass of a billion suns – form and shape the evolution of galaxies.
Women wage peace
Thousands of Jewish- and Palestinian-Israeli women have joined a movement that is spreading across Israel in opposition to repeated cycles of violence in Gaza. Yet Women Wage Peace remains overlooked by the political establishment, and largely unknown outside Israel. An event in Cambridge today will ask why, and examine its significance as a model for women’s action in times of war.
Are you making the most of your software?
This week marks ten years since training expert Karen Roem started helping Cambridge Network members by offering time-saving tricks, hints and shortcuts through her Tame your computer column on this site.