Success For Managers Tip: How to love mistakes
If you feel paralysed by the fear of making mistakes or you are still kicking yourself for mistakes you’ve made in the past -or perhaps you can’t forgive someone else for their mistakes - this week’s Success For Managers tip will be great for you.
Centrum building on Norwich Research Park wins top design award
Stunning Centrum building wins New Build Award in South Norfolk Council’s Design Awards 2014.
Crane Electronics strengthens 42 Technology development partnership
Crane Electronics has appointed 42 Technology (42T) for a major new product development programme, building on an existing successful partnership that has already helped bring to market an innovative new technology to test and calibrate torque wrenches.
Anglia Ruskin named Entrepreneurial University of the Year
It’s official – Anglia Ruskin University is the Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2014.
Alzheimer's Research UK is chosen charity for carol concert
The Salvation Army’s Norwich Citadel Band will take to the stage on Sunday 7 December with their popular Christmas concert in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. A collection will be held following the concert and there will be Alzheimer’s Research UK Christmas cards available to buy – with all donations going to the charity.
Hard choices
The world could be faced with the need to use geo-engineering to tackle climate change, says The Scientific Alliance.
The Open University’s virtual laboratory achieves success at Times Higher Awards
The Open University’s innovative OpenScience Laboratory (OSL) was among the winners at the Times Higher Education Awards in London last night (Thurs).
Julian backs prestigious competition to showcase creative talent
Musicians, singers and film-makers are being urged by Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert to take part in prestigious competitions to showcase their talents.
Double triumph for Cambridge Intelligence
Cambridge Intelligence had two big reasons to celebrate this week.
‘Digitizing Government’ requires more than technology
New book co-authored by Mark Thompson calls for ‘revolution’ in design of public services.
AstraZeneca to collaborate with Cancer Research UK in screening for new cancer medicines
AstraZeneca and Cancer Research UK today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding through which Cancer Research UK drug discovery investigators would be given access to state-of-the-art drug discovery facilities at the new AstraZeneca MRC UK Centre for Lead Discovery to be built in Cambridge.
Customised response from Michell future-proofs paint spraying facility
Michell Instruments has developed a customised solution to measure relative humidity and temperature in the paint spraying facility for a major European car manufacturer. This enabled them to upgrade the humidity and temperature control on their existing ventilation system.
TGAC explores the role of open science in human genomics
Dr Manuel Corpas, Project Leader at The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) was invited to speak at DNAdigest’s symposium, “Open Science in human genomics research – challenges and inspirations”, held at the Future Business Centre in Cambridge.
Henkel commissions Somersault to document new office construction
Somersault recently completed a series of three videos for global manufacturing company, Henkel. The company operates worldwide and owns many recognised brands, including Schwarzkopf, Loctite and Pritt Stick.
New OU/BBC series Wild Weather: learning resources available
To accompany the release of the new BBC series, Wild Weather with Richard Hammond (produced in partnership with The Open University) the OU has compiled a great range of free resources available to anyone who wants to learn more about our ever-changing weather.
The new ZEISS art calendar: Opera with a Twist
Opera stars make the 2015 ZEISS art calendar a real experience.
Strem Chemicals offers education resources
Are you aware Strem Chemicals offers literature sources and applications, highlighting product families and their applications on its website?
Efficient LED production is a key topic at China SSL 2014
AIXTRON hosts well-attended MOCVD Seminar on recent technology developments and successfully introduces new AIX R6.
Cambridge Sensotec launches new generation of Rapidox Multigas analysers
The Rapidox 7100 Multigas Analyser is an all new high specification instrument designed and manufactured by Cambridge Sensotec for the analysis, control and monitoring of emission or process gas. Developed in reaction to customer demand for a modular gas analysis instrument, the Rapidox 7100 Multigas Analyser is capable of measuring a wide range of compatible gases simultaneously.
Free online therapy for anxiety and depression now available in Camden and West Kent
An innovative self referral service allows flexible access to effective cognitive behavioural therapy without a GP appointment. Patients living in West Kent and Camden are the first to benefit.
Buy one gift you don’t have to wrap this Christmas
Buy one gift you don’t have to wrap this Christmas – that is the message from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) as they launch their virtual gift list ready for the festive season.
Is reality virtually non-existent?
The line between reality and the virtual world has never been more blurred, as we spend more time interacting with technology and creating virtual lives. How we engage with technology to express ourselves and connect to the rest of the real and virtual worlds is becoming part of our daily lives. Simultaneously, technologists are becoming increasingly aware of what people want from virtual…
Article on M&A deals co-authored by David De Cremer asks five key questions
Having the right people engaged in the right way at the right time is essential to the success of merger and acquisition projects, according to a new article co-authored by David De Cremer, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Thoughts from the Web Summit, from three members of MBA 2013
Three members of the Cambridge MBA class of 2013 – Tessema Tesfachew, Andreas Kitzing and Alexander Harutyunyan – recently attended the Web Summit in Dublin, as nominees within their top 100 Future Global Leaders scheme.
Cambridge to help UK’s quantum leap in secure communications
Leading researchers from UK universities and industry have come together to exploit fundamental laws of quantum physics for the development of secure communication technologies and services for consumer, commercial and government markets. Cambridge is in a consortium that has won funding to help this important technical development as we all strive to keep the UK at the leading edge in…