Plan for Ombudsman to monitor aircraft noise backed by Huppert
MP Julian Huppert has backed a plan to set up an Independent Aircraft Noise Ombudsman which should give extra support to people living near Cambridge and Stansted Airports
Dementia: what’s needed now?
A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be presented at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival on Friday 21 March.
Please support 1Spatial as they take on the Trailtrekker Challenge!
Three teams from 1Spatial are taking on the Trailtrekker challenge over the weekend of 31 May-1 June 2014.
geo nominated for prestigious business and cleantech industry awards
Green Energy Options ("geo") is pleased to announce that it is in the running for Business Weekly’s CleanTech Business of the Year as well as Business of the Year.
Engineers say HS2 should be operational before 2033
The new chairman of HS2 Ltd, David Higgins, has published his review of the project, including his thoughts on the progress made so far, its ongoing development and his plans for the future.
XJTAG and Agilent Technologies unveil XJLink2-3070
XJTAG, a leading supplier of boundary scan technology, today releases the XJLink2-3070. Approved by Agilent Technologies, it provides convenient, integrated access to XJTAG’s powerful test and programming tools from Agilent i3070 ICT machines.
New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease
Study finds that the current level of evidence does not support guidelines restricting saturated fatty acid consumption to reduce coronary risk nor does it support high consumption of polyunsaturated fats – such as omega 3 or omega 6 – to reduce coronary heart disease
Cambridge text analytics company Linguamatics hits $10m in sales
Linguamatics’ sales showed strong growth and exceeded ten million dollars in 2013, it has been announced - outperforming the company’s targeted growth and expected sales figures.
Colworth Park congratulates ‘Nutrition for life’ winners
Colworth Park is delighted to congratulate twelve of their 2013 event attendees on winning ‘Nutrition for life’ project grants totalling over £3m.
Demand soars for Jersey holidays from Cambridge
Summer packages with CI Travel Group now on sale
Reinventing buffer screening with Avacta’s Optim technology
Avacta’s Optim protein stability analysis technology is helping researchers at Manchester University to approach buffer selection in an entirely new way.
WaveFX film crew in the house for Anglia Ruskin
WaveFX a Cambridge video production company have just filmed an edited a short introductory video into the “Management of Social and Affordable Housing”
ZEISS partners with Coleridge Community College as a CAP Employer Champion
CAP has recruited another Employer Champion to work in partnership with a local state secondary school. Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd has pledged to support Coleridge Community College, and the wider Parkside Federation, over the coming year. The partnership was announced during National Science and Engineering Week when Coleridge opened its doors to local businesses that use science, maths and…
Video production company VirtalStudio.TV completes move to new studio in Cambridge!
VirtualStudio.TV have moved to a bigger video production studio in the centre of Cambridge - to celebrate, here's our unabridged moving video (a tease of which you may have seen on Facebook last month).
Don't be a fool when making a presentation
On 1 April, communication coach and former stand-up comic Jon Torrens is running two sessions on presenting, called 'Killer Presenting'.
Welcome to the brand-new Cambridge Literary Festival!
The city's much-loved Cambridge Wordfest, for the past 12 years a sparkling fixture of the cultural calendar, has been made to shine bigger and brighter in order to showcase the talents of more extraordinary speakers than ever before.
Cambridge Index falls 4.7%
The Cambridge Index lost 4.7% or 788.77 points, to end at 16,929.8, as only one out of the top ten index heavyweights posted a rise in its share price.
Researchers identify the safety ‘tipping point’ at which hospitals fail
Researchers have identified the point at which hospitals begin to fail, resulting in deaths of critically ill patients
Learn how to assert yourself and organise someone else
A couple of Learning Collaboration courses in the next few months are designed to help PAs but also anyone be more confident in expressing themselves
BroadWeigh Software enhances remote load monitoring of rigging equipment
BroadWeigh Log monitoring software (BW-LOG100) has been released to complement the BroadWeigh Wireless Load Monitoring System.
Wetter winters may increase river pollution
Anglia Ruskin academic involved in project to assess dangers of nutrient runoff
Airport initiative to boost business and community links
Stansted Airport is embracing the opportunity to become a more sustainable business by launching a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that aims to further strengthen business and community relationships.
New binary gas analyzer from Michell gives long-term reliability and low-cost of ownership
Michell Instruments has announced the launch of their new binary gas analyzer – the XTC601 Thermal Conductivity Analyzer. The analyzer uses thermal conductivity technology to detect percent levels of a target gas mixed with another background gas.
Agri-tech + Pharma + the magic of Cambridge = more success
The global quest for food security is driving innovation in agricultural technology, and the East of England is well placed to deliver it.
Tackling takeaways could help cut obesity
People who live and work near a high number of takeaway food outlets tend to eat more takeaway food and are more likely to be obese than those less exposed, Cambridge researchers have found.