Sepura Apprenticeship Programme goes from strength to strength
Sepura announces today the opening of five engineering apprenticeship opportunities within the framework of its Apprenticeship Programme launched in 2012.
Are there NO skilled people left in the job market?
According to a recent survey by PwC, more than two thirds of UK businesses are beginning to panic about finding new employees who possess the skills they require. It’s a hot topic at the moment, as businesses are beginning to bounce back and grow at an almighty speed. But many are finding their ambitions for growth hampered, when their search for new employees comes up cold.
Spectral ‘ruler’ is first standardised way to measure stars
A team of astronomers has created the first standardised set of measurement guidelines for analysing and cataloguing stars.
Seeds to skyscrapers
Wood is one of the oldest building materials but its use is limited by its properties. With new funding, researchers aim to stretch these properties to an unprecedented degree, creating the means to build a skyscraper out of plants.
Cambridge holds the key to altruism
The National Altruism Study found that communal bonds are strong in Cambridge. The city ranked first on the league of most altruistic cities in the UK, with 80% of residents returning a lost key.
Ubisense introduces suite of location intelligence apps for myWorld Platform
Ubisense has launched a suite of location intelligence applications designed to solve specific challenges faced by utilities and communications service providers, including Damage Assessment, Network Operations Portal and Vegetation Management.
Riverbed simplifies management of UC applications with new SteelCentral UCExpert 5.0
SteelCentral UCExpert 5.0 manages the lifecycle for UC solutions, including Avaya and Cisco, by automating testing, config management and remote troubleshooting.
Flexera App Portal release delivers an enterprise app store for the modern-day workforce
Redesigned for rapid adoption by tech-savvy employees, Flexera's App Portal helps ensure successful self-service consumerisation of IT initiatives.
Finisar buys AIXTRON system for capacity expansion and development of new products
Finisar Corporation has ordered an AIXTRON AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD system. The company intends to apply this tool to the design and manufacture of tunable lasers, high speed modulators, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in its Sweden facility.
Ultra-low latency HFT options trading system goes live
Argon Design, a design services company specialising in complex digital systems, announced yesterday (24 June 2014) that it has developed an ultra-low latency financial trading system for a proprietary trading house doing latency arbitrage on one of the leading exchanges in the Americas.
Woolies, Europe's leading specialist car accessories supplier, launches new e-commerce site
Woolies, Europe’s leading provider of specialist car accessories, has announced the launch of a new website as it focuses on eCommerce to increase sales of its range of car products.
60 Seconds to Success Tip #72: Are you paying ‘ignorance tax’?
Madeleine Morgan of Growu writes: The other day I met a business owner who was telling me how he was struggling to grow his business.
Top community award for MAG Director
M.A.G’s Commercial Director for Cargo, Graeme Ferguson, has been named 2014 Sieff Future Leader at the Business in the Community’s (BITC) Responsible Business Awards.
Conference explores the path from academia to impact
Cambridge Judge-Darden conference explores how to make innovation and entrepreneurship happen.
Big Bike Ride bigger than ever and now on your mobile
This year’s Big Bike Ride route has been finalised and is available to download to your smartphone via Cambridge-based ViewRanger, the free GPS navigation and mapping app.
Management and leadership training on the rise
More and more Cambridge businesses are growing - and promoting from within, if the latest course figures from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration (LC) are anything to go by. Its most popular training course by far is 'Transition to Management', which has been attended by an astonishing 240 people in the past 12 months alone.
Mark Webber helps launch charity challenge
Legendary racing driver Mark Webber has helped launch a charity challenge which will see four Cambridge University students travelling 10,000 miles in an old banger to raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Breakthrough Technologies 2014: Sagentia experts discuss recent innovations
Sagentia, a leading global science, technology and product development company is partnering with MIT Technology Review to present on the most important technological breakthroughs of the past year at the prestigious 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014 event. Taking place today at the Nokia Event Space in Cambridge, MA, the event will examine the potential role of these technological breakthroughs…
Online therapy pilot shows patients prefer couch at home
Out of hours therapy for anxiety and depression is proving popular – with 86% of appointments made in the early evening – according to interim data from PsychologyOnline, an internet-based service introduced by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IOW NHS Trust) to improve access to therapy.
Endomagnetics completes acquisition of the ACT portfolio
Endomagnetics, the company developing a portfolio of products to improve the standard of cancer care, announced today the acquisition of the ACT portfolio and related assets from Actium Biosystems, LLC. This move extends Endomagnetics’ oncology platform from diagnostics into therapeutics while maintaining synergies with its magnetic nanoparticle technology.
The benefits of working together: Latest from the Network's CEO
Which geo-political boundaries should Cambridge Network work with? asks the Network's CEO, Claire Ruskin.
Breakfast networking sessions help your business grow
Is your business growing or hoping to grow? If so, it will be crucial to attract and retain the right people, and this week's Cambridge Network Breakfast Networking session focused on HR will be invaluable. It's not too late to sign up - or just turn up on the day.
Youngsters get a buzz from languages
Year 7 pupils are heading to the national Routes into Languages Spelling Bee final at Anglia Ruskin University.
ARM and PlayCanvas inspire developers at Gamelab Barcelona 2014
ARM® and PlayCanvas, the cloud-hosted game development platform, will demonstrate the best techniques and tools for both native and browser-based application development on mobile devices at Gamelab in Barcelona this week.
What’s the worst that can happen? Top tips for reputation management
Justine Smith, Managing Director of KISS PR, offers her top tips for reputation and crisis management in a digital age.