Cambridge Regional College joins key business services consortium
Cambridge Regional College has joined the London Stansted Cambridge Consortium – a group of ten leading Further Education colleges offering services to business.
Notes for the occasional project manager from RiverRhee
Although Project Management is now a recognised profession, with a range of educational and vocational qualifications available, there are still many people who find themselves needing to manage projects without having had any formal training for how to do so. The key themes in the January-February 2014 RiverRhee newsletter are for these occasional and new project managers.
The importance of professionalism
Being professional is easy- it just means you get paid for what you do! Even businesses performing badly can claim to be professional, until they run out of customers! Maybe this is why “professional” is one of the most overused words in business. It can’t really be challenged, as the description is subjective.
The Cloud – trusted technology or security failure?
On Thursday 20 Febuary Software East welcomes Lars Malmqvist, CTO of Arcus Global, for a free evening event at Red Gate Software - "Cloud Myths in Retrospect".
Team unveil ‘poka-yoke’ packaging concept at Pharmapack 2014
Team Consulting is to unveil a novel approach to medical device packaging, which has the potential to minimise user error. The packaging concept applies the Japanese principles of ‘poka-yoke’ to pharmaceutical packaging for the first time and will be unveiled at this year’s Pharmapack Europe in Paris, which opens on Wednesday February 12th.
1plex sign lease with Milton Hall for new demo centre
1plex has recently signed a lease for office space at the elegant and conveniently located Milton Hall in Cambridge.
Tame your computer - easy path to a new order
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to move or copy chunks of your document without using Cut and Paste or Copy and Paste (Word 2010-2013)...
EU project aims to revolutionise oil extraction
A groundbreaking project to improve the efficiency of worldwide oil extraction – potentially worth billions of pounds every year – is being showcased at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford tomorrow (Tuesday). The EU-funded REVersible Inflow control VALve (REVIVAL) programme aims to increase the rate of oil recovery from wells by as much as 25%.
Killer Presenting: now a three part programme
Killer Presenting is now in three parts: a session on presenting, a presentation workshop, and a session on networking technique. Take your skills to the next level by learning to communicate in a natural, confident style.
Mills & Reeve acts in custom build development sale
National law firm Mills & Reeve has acted for existing client O&H Properties Ltd on the sale of a development site in Peterborough to Urban Self-build for the delivery of 11 custom-build houses.
Quotient Clinical celebrates its 50th RapidFACT™ program
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics™ company, has commenced its 50th RapidFACT (Rapid Formulation development And Clinical Testing) program – a significant milestone in the development of this service.
International Symposium on Compound Design Technologies
Guiding Better Decisions in Drug Discovery and Development
Horizon Discovery launches kits and reagents for gene-editing
Horizon Discovery™, a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has launched the first products and services from its new GENASSIST™ range of gene editing kits and reagents that enable easier, robust implementation of CRISPR and rAAV gene editing experiments.
When quality of service is up in the clouds
Whenever Redcentric talks to new or potential customers, quality of service is always at the top of the list when discussing a move into the cloud.
Do you dream of starting your own farming or rural business?
Come and view your future as a Cambridgeshire County Farms Estate tenant at a special day aimed at people interested in letting one of five farms which are available from October 2014.
CEDAR Audio in use at Sochi
The noise reduction technology developed by University of Cambridge spin-out CEDAR Audio is being used by US broadcaster NBC at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
The path to mastery
In her book The Shift - the future of work is already here, Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, identifies mastery as one way to future-proof yourself in your career. But what is mastery? And how do you become a master of something? asks Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting.
A business philosophy from Sable&Hawkes
Option One. The textbook: A business philosophy is a set of beliefs and principles that a company strives to work toward. This is often referred to as a mission statement or company vision and its values. It’s essentially the company’s operational blueprint. The business philosophy explains the company’s overall goals and its purpose.
Find out how to build success in the US
Next month (March 6th) UKTI is inviting local businesses to attend a workshop to find out more about how to build success in the US.
Somersault helps David Lloyd Leisure to launch 'The Engine Room'
Somersault Video Productions recently worked with leading health and fitness brand David Lloyd Leisure to launch The Engine Room - a brand new health and fitness video resource.
Explore super senses at the Cambridge Science Centre
Get hands-on with the super senses during half-term!
Understanding Gen Z and making sure Cambridge gets there first
Cambridge HR consultancy Talent Glue has appointed Doing Words as communications partner to help share its ground-breaking research into the attitudes and expectations of the different generations in the workplace with businesses across the East of England.
ADC announces dates for 13th Annual ReFresh Fresh Item Management (FIM) and User Conference
Applied Data Corporation (ADC), a leading provider of fresh item, recipe management, and scales management software to the grocery retail and food service industries, announces the dates of its annual ReFresh Fresh Item Management (FIM) Conference - September 22-25, 2014 at the Sheraton Sand Key in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Building for the future - Homerton College receives go-ahead for major development
A Cambridge College is celebrating the official go-ahead for a £60 million development adjacent to its site on Hills Road.
Landis+Gyr in Finland excels as smart metering front-runner
Landis+Gyr, the global leader in smart metering and grid management solutions, has led the roll out of smart metering systems to 98% of Finland’s households. This development places the country as one of the most advanced in Europe in terms of ability to meter electricity consumption at the residential level.