Do you notice yourself in your selfie?
New research, published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, shows that the faces of our friends are more likely to grab our attention than our own faces.
Cambridge school raises funds to help save children’s hearing
Children at the Perse Prep School in Cambridge have raised more than £10,000 to buy a specialist piece of equipment that could save the hearing of hundreds of children with cancer. It means CUH is now the only hospital Trust in the UK lucky enough to have an Octoacoustic emissions Kit.
Holiday fun promised at the Mumford Theatre
Anglia Ruskin University will be hosting four fantastic family shows during the half term and Christmas holidays.
Annabel's flying high as an Air Ambulance apprentice
Apprentice Annabel McGinn is off to a flying start after joining the team at the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Fruitful relationship continues to grow
US2U Consulting attends the opening of its client Worldwide Fruit's new storage facility.
Young engineer Connel Hepburn wins Nujira award for analogue electronics excellence
Nujira Ltd, the global Envelope Tracking (ET) chip company, presented an award at the prestigious Imperial College Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) student prize giving ceremony yesterday.
Learn Spanish - new courses start on 3rd November
Learn Spanish - a new series of Spanish conversation courses starts on November 3rd.
Selecting the right innovative ideas - Prof Stelios Kavadias, Cambridge Judge Business School
A recent session at Cambridge Judge Business School outlines the key steps needed to ensure effective selection of innovative ideas.
Penningtons Manches consolidates Legal 500 rankings one year after joining forces
One year after Penningtons and Manches joined forces, the combined firm has strongly consolidated its rankings in the 2014 edition of The Legal 500, a leading definitive guide to UK law firms.
Deciphering the Connectome with instruments and solutions from ZEISS
Webinars provide an insight into high-resolution brain mapping and clearing methods
Travel Plan Plus gears up for electric vehicle event
Travel Plan Plus (TP+) invites employers and their staff to attend the TP+ Electric Vehicle Event hosted by Cambridge Regional College, King's Hedges Road, Cambridge, CB4 2QT next Monday (27th October) between 11-3pm.
Cambridge Live seeks trustees to help kick-start new venture
Would you like to help further shape the cultural landscape in a city recently voted the number one destination for culture in the UK? Can you bring vision and drive to continue the legacy of East Anglia’s largest concert hall and Europe’s most acclaimed Folk Festival?
Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug
An experimental drug currently being trialled for influenza and Ebola viruses could have a new target: norovirus, often known as the winter vomiting virus. A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has shown that the drug, favipiravir, is effective at reducing – and in some cases eliminating – norovirus infection in mice.
CambridgeIP wins innovation funding to develop tools to explore big data
CambridgeIP, with the University of Essex and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (the IET), will collaborate on a UK government-funded project to develop new tools and methods to enable easier exploration of complex scientific literature.
Abcodia offers access to serum biobank to advance biomarkers for haematological cancers
Abcodia has announced an initiative to license access to serum samples from its unique longitudinal serum biobank for use in discovery and validation of biomarkers for haematological cancers. This unparalleled resource, believed to be the largest longitudinal collection of its kind, can substantially reduce the time to market and cost of R&D.
Penningtons Manches celebrates first anniversary as combined firm
On 15 October 2013, Penningtons Solicitors LLP and Manches LLP joined forces to become one of the dominant legal players in London and the South East. The deal captured headlines across both the national and trade press and brought 115 partners and over 600 staff together in seven locations.
NASA astronaut's mission to The Open University
Pupils from local secondary schools, academics and students had an opportunity to meet a real life NASA astronaut in a special public lecture at The Open University (OU) on Tuesday 21 October 2014.
Stansted reports 66% reduction in carbon footprint in first year of MAG ownership
Reducing carbon footprint by 66%, diverting 93% of waste from landfill and trialling new technologies to improve aircraft performance on set departure routes are just a snapshot of the highlights in Stansted Airport’s corporate responsibility report published today, reflecting on performance during the first year of M.A.G ownership.
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New publication focuses on SENSITEST® canine Lymphoma Blood Test
Avacta Animal Health’s SENSITEST® canine Lymphoma Blood Test (cLBT) is the subject of an early view, open access paper published online by Veterinary and Comparative Oncology on the 15th October.
CIT Technology launches new website
CIT technology, formerly Conductive Inkjet Technology, has launched its new website and brand. The relaunched site focuses on the company's core activities of producing inkjet printed flexible circuits.
Cambridge City Council confirms go-ahead for Cambridge Live
Cambridge City Council has formally confirmed the go-ahead for the establishment of a Cultural Trust to run its cultural venues and the Cambridge Folk Festival at a meeting of the Community Services Scrutiny Committee.
REAP conference explores 'smart use' of land and technology
It's just three weeks until the Agri-Tech East REAP - Realising our Economic and Agricultural Potential - conference, which takes place in Cambridge on November 12th. If you are interested in learning about the latest developments and issues in farming, science and technology, sign up today.
KPMG launches Enterprise offering for small and medium businesses in Cambridge
KPMG has announced the launch of KPMG Enterprise, a new strategic investment totalling £40m which will see the firm expand its service offerings to the growing network of 4.9 million privately-owned businesses across the UK.
Cambridge Index rises 4.3%
The Cambridge Index climbed 4.3% or 619.65 points to 14,893.9, as seven of the top ten index heavy-weights posted weekly gains.