Prehistoric ‘bookkeeping’ continued long after invention of writing
An ancient token-based recording system from before the dawn of history was rendered obsolete by the birth of writing, according to popular wisdom. But now, latest excavations show that, in fact, these clay tokens were integral to administrative functions right across the Assyrian empire – millennia after this system was believed to have vanished.
Cambridge Index drops 5.7%
The Cambridge Index declined 5.7% or 914.1 points to 15,108.6, as none of the top ten index heavyweights recorded gains this week.
Julian supports Summer Reading Challenge
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert is supporting a challenge to get children reading following its success last year when 5,581 children across the county took part.
Acorn House cooks up £5K funding
A home which provides accommodation and support for families of children receiving treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is celebrating the news it has received a £5,000 funding boost.
The beautiful job: Cambridge alum on life at UEFA and World Cup 2014
The final ball may have been played in Brazil, but for one Cambridge Judge alum the inspiration, personally and professionally, will last a long time.
Dolomite’s new microfluidic system showcases droplet merging at nanoliter sample scale
Dolomite has released the Mitos Dropix® Droplet Merging System. It meets the needs of microfluidic applications that benefit from an advanced capability; the ability to combine pairs of droplets in a controlled manner. Applications include automated screening experiments, dose-response testing, concentration/stoichiometric testing and combinatorial chemistry.
Children of parents with acquired brain injury – can you help with research?
Would you like to help Headway Cambridgeshire find out more about how children cope when one of their parents has a brain injury?
The energy industry: an echo from the 1980s
The 80s, a decade of social, cultural and economic prosperity, paved the way for the world we know today. The 80s saw great technological advances such as space shuttle Columbia and the first personal computer. There was also the fall of the Berlin Wall, Live Aid, the end of The Cold War and the Chernobyl disaster. CUB (UK) asks: How did it affect energy?
Masterclass: Linn Products - delegate view
Linn Products is the quintessential Scottish success story – and the ideal business to host the first Scottish Masterclass.
Masterclass: Linn Products - high-frequency inspiration
Music system creator Linn Products struck a chord with Santander's Breakthrough Masterclass delegates as they discovered why outstanding sound, workmanship and a unique supplier relationship helps Linn make sweet music.
'Time to Inspire' with the Inca Summit
FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich played host to the first Inca Digital Summit, bringing together an impressive line-up of speakers under the banner ‘Time to Inspire’ to explore large format UV inkjet...
Milton Road Primary School seeks governors from business community
Milton Road Primary School needs you! This popular local primary is looking to improve its connections with the business community and is seeking people from the Cambridge Network to join its governing body.
Illumina names Tina S. Nova as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oncology
Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Illumina’s oncology business.
Mental health in pregnancy: the Rosie offers strong support
New research shows that mental health support for pregnant women at the Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge bucks the national trend.
Global junior tennis series to be filmed in Cambridge
David Lloyd Leisure, Cambridge, will be the filming location for a brand new series of junior tennis coaching videos for world renowned online provider, intosport.com. Cambridge based Somersault Productions has been appointed as the production company for the video collection, and a further seven series across other sports, which are to be filmed later this year.
Cambridge startup Big Cup Little Cup sold to leading coffee pod entrepreneurs CaféPod
Cambridge-based digital marketing firm Genie Ventures has sold its stake in Big Cup Little Cup to British coffee capsule firm CaféPod. It follows closely behind Genie Ventures’ successful sale of sister coffee subscription service Kopi to Cafédirect in May.
Agents4RM invests in Workplace Law to create International Workplace
International FM consultancy Agents4RM has acquired a 50% stake in Workplace Law Group, bringing together two well-known industry figures – Lionel Prodgers and David Sharp – to create a global learning and development business as a core component of a global professional services business for the FM and built environment sector.
Tour de France Cambridge, the brands and business in Stapleford
Tania Verdonk of Spirus writes: Being part of a marketing company, I was most interested in all the branding, logos and original business ideas of the day. These are the ones that stuck in my mind (because the first step is awareness, right?)
UK Embedded Systems Conference announces 'Developers' Challenge' winner
The Device Developers' Conference 2014 announces the winner of the "Developers' Challenge", a competition to test the knowledge and awareness of software developers.
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s worldwide potentially preventable, new estimate suggests
A third of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide can be attributed to risk facts that can be potentially modified, such as lack of education and physical inactivity, according to NIHR-funded research published in The Lancet Neurology today.
Animal, vegetable, mineral: the making of Buddhist texts
The wide-ranging objects on display at Buddha’s Word, an exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, show how Tibetan book makers used the resources around them to produce manuscripts conveying the messages of a faith in which texts themselves are sacred objects.
Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour – known commonly as sex addiction – similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to a University of Cambridge study published in the journal PLOS ONE. However, the researchers caution that this does not necessarily mean that pornography itself is addictive.
Cambridge Filmworks celebrates 145 years with the UK's oldest charity
Last week, Action for Children celebrated 145 years of supporting the UK’s most vulnerable children. Cambridge Filmworks' new film takes a look at how the charity began and how it has developed over the past 145 years.
Join the CEO of Addenbrooke's at the third MedTech&MedCare networking meeting
The MedTech&MedCare Network is an invitation-only group aimed at lowering the barriers between clinicians and companies working on new medical technology.
Discovery drivers: eLife interviews early-stage researchers
Sheer curiosity is behind so many great stories in science. eLife explores what drives individuals involved in research.