Cambridge Consultants: an ‘outstanding’ workplace
Cambridge Consultants has achieved 38th place in the list of The Sunday Times 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For.
LinkedIn’s new student hub bridges the gap from university to work
LinkedIn has announced that they are rolling out a new dedicated hub for students, accounting for growing demand among its fastest growing demographic.
AstraZeneca announces sale of Alderley Park site in Cheshire
AstraZeneca has announced the sale of its Alderley Park site in Cheshire, UK, to Manchester Science Parks (MSP), a Greater Manchester based public-private partnership and science park operator.
ARM-powered® robot aims to break world speed record for solving a Rubik’s Cube
The CUBESTORMER 3 robot which uses ARM® processor technology has started final testing before attempting to break the Guinness World Records™ title for solving a Rubik’s® Cube at the Big Bang Fair being held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, tomorrow (Saturday).
Christopher Jefferies to deliver public lecture
Christopher Jefferies, the man wrongly arrested for the murder of landscape architect Joanna Yeates in 2010, will talk about his experience during a public lecture at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on Tuesday, 25 March.
MedImmune and MD Anderson join forces to advance cancer immunotherapy
MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm, announced it has entered into a three-year translational and clinical research collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to study therapies that unleash patients’ immune systems to attack their cancers through MD Anderson’s Moon Shots Program.
Student’s battle with muscular dystrophy inspires fundraising drive
PhD student Jonathan Gilmour, 27, is leading a push to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, supported by fellow students at his Cambridge College.
Look behind the scenes of cancer research
Cancer will affect one in three of us at some point in our lives, so research into this disease is vital. Most cancer patients will see their doctor when the disease is already advanced and harder to treat, according to Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cancer Unit in Cambridge.
Bench marking your skills - how to remain employable in a competitive market
When would you go out and look for a new job? Most people start their job search when they're unhappy at work; when their career progression is limited, the work is no longer fulfilling or there are problems with management and team morale.
Protect your family against chickenpox and shingles, says The Travel Clinic
After a brief shortage of vaccine, The Travel Clinic Ltd now has the Varicella vaccine available again. There are regular outbreaks of chickenpox throughout East Anglia again, particularly among nurseries and unprotected parents.
50,000th computer shipped…on to the next challenge!
Camara needs your help to source 3,000 monitors by 30 April.
Build a scale model of NW Cambridge development out of MUD
Artists Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie need help to create an ambitious public artwork - entirely out of mud.
Success for Managers Tip #57: Is the ‘fluffy’ stuff really the essential stuff?
Have you ever found that changes in the business or organisation you’re working in, or changes in your role in it, have had a big, and sometimes negative, impact on your relationships?
Cherry Swayne appointed Regional Director, East Anglia, for the REC
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has appointed Cherry Swayne as Regional Director for East Anglia.
Emmanuel College chef represents England in Culinary World Cup
Nathan Aldous, Deputy Head Chef at Emmanuel College, is celebrating success at gaining a place in the Senior Team representing England in the Culinary World Cup.
Marshall provides French Defence Force with further CT Scanners
The Service de Santé Armée (SSA), the French Defence Health Service, is to receive three more ruggedized, deployable CT Scanners.
Passport Development Programme is the perfect prescription
Croft Management Centre introduces a new Passport Development Programme for London NHS and care organisations. The Passport programme is a series of training topics that supports appraisal and personal development on a Pick'n' Mix basis, leading to an accredited certificate or diploma.
Feabhas offers new Python course for test engineers
Embedded software development experts, Feabhas, has announced the launch of a new course for the training of test engineers in the use of the Python programming language for system testing.
Easter coffee and cake celebration and open day at Headway
Come and visit Headway in Fulbourn on 17 April.
CCS releases whitepaper revealing true cost of backhaul in small cell infrastructures
Mobile operators confirm that self-organising MP2MP small cell backhaul technology could reduce CAPEX by 42 per cent and OPEX by 34 per cent vs P2P systems.
Cautious welcome to schools funding announcement
Cambridgeshire pupils to receive extra cash next year
Minister congratulates Huppert's "robust campaigning" as schools get £20m boost
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has been congratulated in Parliament for his “robust campaigning” on extra funding for Cambridgeshire schools as it was announced that they will get an extra £20 million from next April.
Charity banquet at Cambridge Regional College helps children's hospices
A fabulous charity Asian banquet to celebrate apprenticeships at Cambridge Regional College has raised £2,250 for EACH, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
EngD student wins Richard Dolby Rolls Royce Prize
Nick Brown – a Surrey Engineering Doctorate (EngD) student spending four years with TWI Ltd has won the Richard Dolby Rolls Royce Prize for his research into an alternative way of machining composite materials. Open to all professional members of The Welding Institute, the prize was awarded to Nick following his presentation to a panel that included TWI's current and former research directors.
The Cambridge ‘Medical’ Science Festival
Cambridge Hospitals (CUH) in partnership with the Cambridge Science Festival is proud to welcome visitors to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) to explore some of the life-changing medical research conducted in Cambridge.