Make meetings and negotiations more effective
If you want to learn how to facilitate effective meetings, or how to achieve the results you want in negotiations, consider signing up for Learning Collaboration courses next month.
World's first flexible multi-functional timer is launched
A consortium of partners will launch the world’s first flexible timer based on printed electronics at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Berlin, April 1-2. The device consists of an electronic logic circuit implemented with thin film metal oxide transistors, powered by a printed battery, and integrated onto a paper substrate. It has four timing sequences and is designed for multi…
Global blindness plummets in 20 years
Anglia Ruskin University research provides first large-scale analysis of blindness and vision loss across the world.
13 million households in broadband slow lane
Which? is calling on broadband providers to give customers the speed and service they pay for as new Which? research finds that around three in five (63%) people experience problems with their broadband.
Regulator removes Stansted‘s cargo price controls
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its decision yesterday (Monday) to remove price cap controls for air cargo services at Stansted Airport from 1 April 2014.
WaveFX film crew goes Techno Techno Techno at CeBit
CeBIT is the world's largest international computer expo. This incredible trade fair is hosted each year in Hanover Germany and is considered an industry barometer of cutting edge information technology, electronics and computer science.
Public consultation takes place on the primary school for North West Cambridge
The University of Cambridge will be holding three public exhibitions on the proposals for the University of Cambridge Primary School to be located on the North West Cambridge Development.
Spectacles launches a social network marketing campaign to engage with industry managers
Spectacles Training & Coaching Ltd is a small training, coaching and marketing company based in South Cambridgeshire. Being a small company, getting engagement from new clients when currently delivering services can present challenges. One way to engage new business is through the use of social networking.
When mothers are active so are their children – but many mothers are not
A study of physical activity patterns of women and their four-year-olds reveals a strong association between the two. It also shows that only 53% of mothers engaged in 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity at least once a week. Taken together, these results provide valuable pointers for policy makers.
Salivary cortisol performs better than urinary free cortisol to diagnose Cushing's syndrome
Late-night salivary cortisol has a better performance than urinary free cortisol in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
Samsung displays powered by Signagelive create all inclusive solution for the NHS
The Healthcare Messaging Group, a digital signage service provider for the NHS, is one of the first companies in the UK to switch to Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform, powered by Signagelive, to reduce installation, operational and energy costs and to accelerate growth.
Cambridge Index rises 2.2%
The Cambridge Index gained 2.2% or 365.4 points, to end at 17,251.3, as five of the top ten index heavyweights recorded weekly gains in their share prices.
Taylor Vinters launches second Cambridge Connection trade mission to Singapore
A delegation of UK-based tech entrepreneurs will be heading to Singapore in June as part of a trade mission in association with international law firm Taylor Vinters, UKTI and Cambridge Capital Group.
C3 launches Customer Engagement Platform at UCISA 2014
C3 is attending the UCISA conference in Brighton this week, where the team will be speaking to delegates about its Customer Engagement Platform.
If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you probably don’t understand it yourself
To quote Einstein: ‘If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you probably don’t understand it yourself.’ For simplicity is genius.
Learn about three masters of Italian renaissance: Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo
Three Masters of Italian Renaissance: Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo: La Dante in Cambridge, in collaboration with the Fitzwilliam Museum, is running a course on the three masters of Italian Renaissance.
IfM leads research in £23m project to reconfigure UK pharma supply chains
Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) will lead research into a £23m collaborative project on reconfiguring UK pharmaceutical supply chains.
Collaboration yields ever smaller chip features
First successful results follow funding of high-tech equipment for ZEISS research partner IMS CHIPS.
BlinkPipe HD video conferencing qualifies for 40% discount through Destination Digital
Destination Digital, a new countrywide scheme to help hundreds of small and medium sized businesses get better broadband connectivity and utilise digital technology, has confirmed that BlinkPipe, providers of incredibly easy to use ‘just dial’ HD video conferencing for businesses, qualifies for the scheme.
'It's time the policy-makers discovered the truth about Cambridge'
"One of the things I've wanted to do in Parliament is to make sure policy makers know the truth about Cambridge and the contribution we make to the economy," says Cambridge MP Julian Huppert.
Why Cambridge is a start-up city
'Why have so many tech firms originated in Cambridge?' is the question posed by the BBC in a feature on the city's success - and Stew McTavish and three ideaSpace members are helping provide the answers.
Horizon Discovery Group plc raises £68.6 million
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the revenue generating life science company supplying research tools to organisations engaged in genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, is to be admitted to AIM with a market capitalisation of £120.5 million.
Meet Somersault at Creative Front Futures event
Somersault Video Productions will be appearing at the Creative Front Futures event on Wednesday (March 26th) at The Junction,Cambridge.
Lycotec turns red wine to medicine
Lycotec's unique Resveratrol formulation proves effective in treating the most severe complication of diabetes: foot ulcers – results of clinical trial are published.
Huppert hands in petition demanding action on pavement repairs
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert will hand over his petition this week demanding urgent investment for city pavement repairs, just days after the government announced another £200 million for highway maintenance across the country.