Cambridge Design Partnership shortlisted for prestigious 'Design Week' award
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announced that it is a finalist in this year’s prestigious Design Week awards. The company is in the running for the ‘Design Team of the Year’ category in what judges described as arguably the best shortlist to date.
CBNL chosen as a 2014 'Red Herring' Top 100 Europe winner
Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), the global leader in multipoint microwave technologies, has today been named as a Red Herring Top 100 Europe award winner - a prestigious list honouring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.
International conference to showcase innovative funding solutions for growing businesses
Businesses keen to find financial support to assist with their growth and innovation development are invited to attend a free conference taking place in Peterborough next month. The event, which is designed for companies looking for either private or public funding, will be hosted at KingsGate Conference Centre on Wednesday 21st May.
Courses help you lead and support people and projects
Whether your role involves leading or supporting people and projects, you can always benefit from the new perspectives that result from extra training. Two courses next month from Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration will help you enhance your skills.
Easter travel eased as the Highways Agency lifts roadworks
Easter holidaymakers will be able to travel more freely during the bank holiday weekend as 98% of England’s motorways and major A roads will be free of roadworks.
Savills joins forces with Signagelive to bring office windows to life
Global property firm, Savills, has embarked on a project with Signagelive, experts in cloud-based digital signage technology, to automate digital advertising processes across the company’s UK network, comprising in excess of 70 AV displays in more than 80 offices.
Virus-fighting genes linked to mutations in cancer
Cambridge researchers have found a major piece of genetic evidence that confirms the role of a group of virus-fighting genes in cancer development.
What motivates you in your work?
Here's what RiverRhee Consulting Associates had to say: In our various courses, we help delegates explore what motivates them and their teams in their work. We have been expanding our pool of associates and thought it would be fun to find out and share what motivates them. What motivates you, do you feel the same or differently to us?
CSR and OriginGPS accelerate adoption of wearable devices with small, low power GNSS modules
Integrated antennas reduce module size by 70% and deliver outstanding performance, making them ideal for wearable devices.
Cambridge Index falls 3.3%
The Cambridge Index declined 3.3% or 573.97 points to 16,808.4, as all but one of the top ten index heavyweights saw their share prices fall.
A new perspective on the First World War
Anglia Ruskin’s Labour History Research Unit is to hold a conference to mark the centenary of the First World War.
Salimetrics launches an updated version of its website
Salimetrics launches a new, easy-to-use website with streamlined navigation and enhanced educational resources as part of its focus on helping researchers incorporate saliva into interdisciplinary sciences. The new website release is part of Salimetrics’ initiative to expand ease of access to information related to the growing interest in salivary research.
Mills & Reeve partner appointed to chair Cambridge Ahead
Ian Mather, partner at leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has been appointed to chair Cambridge Ahead, a business and academic member group dedicated to the successful long term growth of Cambridge and the surrounding region.
Youngsters campaigning for plain cigarette packaging meet MP
Youngsters from a Cambridge school, who are planning a protest outside a giant tobacco company’s London offices, are to meet local MP Julian Huppert to tell him about their campaign for plain cigarette packaging.
Make sure you're comfortable when you speak
In important speaking situations, what you wear can be just as important as what you say, says communication coach Jon Torrens.
Always do your best for clients
Ian Titchener, Director of Telemarketing Matters, writes: Although this may seem like an obvious statement, the phrase 'Always do your best for clients' is one that means different things to different people.
Grazia, Age UK, Cambridge University, Miss Sue Flay join Sookio Masterclass panel
Grazia magazine, Age UK, the University of Cambridge and blogger Miss Sue Flay will be sharing tips on social media at the first Sookio Masterclass event on 29 April.
London and Cambridge need each other: the key message from Accelerate Cambridge Investor Day
A packed event at the HQ of investment bank, BNY Mellon, showcased the talent and ideas of new entrepreneurs discovered by Cambridge Judge Business School’s Accelerate Cambridge programme
IfM releases report on the latest trends in the globalisation of manufacturing
A new report, Capturing value from global networks, published by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), describes a set of approaches developed by IfM researchers and put into practice with a range of leading manufacturers to help them effectively design and manage their global networks.
Robotic surgery for prostate cancer can help more patients says RCS
Many more patients could benefit from procedures like the robotic surgery operation for prostate cancer offered at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), a report from Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) highlights today.
Stansted Airport traffic results for March 2014
Stansted Airport saw over 1.34 million passengers pass through the terminal in March 2014, down 0.3% over the corresponding month last year.
Local MPs back Growth Bid
MPs from across the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area joined together last week to discuss a bold new plan for economic growth.
Study finds prostate cancer tests underestimate disease in half of cases
A study published in the British Journal of Cancer suggests that tests to grade and stage prostate cancer underestimated the severity of the disease in half of men whose cancers had been classified as ‘slow growing’.
Marshall’s role in ‘Operation Weatherman’ recognised with MRO Award
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has received a prestigious MRO Award in recognition of its exceptional response to an Urgent Operation Requirement (UOR), which was raised in April 2013 after a severe hailstorm hit Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan and damaged five of the Royal Air Force’s Hercules C-130Js.
Trinity Hall opens the doors to newly refurbished dining hall
A Cambridge College is celebrating the official launch of its newly refurbished dining hall, following an extensive seven-month refurbishment project.