Joint research yields flying robots and energy-efficient memory systems
Yesterday marked the kickoff workshop for the Swiss Joint Research Center (Swiss JRC), a collaborative research engagement between Microsoft Research and the two universities that make up the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology: ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, which serves German-speaking students) and EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, which serves French…
Photographers urged to capture the light
The organisers of the e-Luminate Cambridge Festival are launching a photo competition for their 2014 event which opens next week (12 February). To enter, submit your shots of the festival’s light installations, projections or shows.
iTrinegy ensures critical application performance for the NHS in Yorkshire
Cambridge, UK, Reno Nevada, USA– iTrinegy, the global provider of award-winning application performance management (APM) and network replication technology and services, has recently helped ensure the performance of networked applications for local clinics in NHS West, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit’s catchment area.
Discover something new at Cambridge Corn Exchange
Cambridge Corn Exchange is proud to announce the launch of a brand new strand of programming under the banner of Cornex:discover. It will bring a wide range of exciting, non-mainstream live music events spanning an eclectic mix of genres to the City’s landmark venue over the coming years, encouraging audiences to discover something new.
Lucy Cavendish College welcomes first ever ‘shadows’ aged 21+
The CUSU Shadowing Scheme - which brings UK students from schools and FE Colleges without a tradition of top university entry to Cambridge for three days in February - has been promoted to applicants aged 21 and over for the first time this year.
Provoke Me launches new website for Trucks, Trolleys and Steps
A new start-up company based in Bury St Edmunds needed a professional identity and website to sell warehouse equipment, trucks, trolleys and steps. So they approached Cambridge website design agency, Provoke Me Ltd, to create a smart, clear, concise brand identity and a simple to use website.
Global Regulatory Services (GRS) is ‘nuts’ about allergy therapy
Global Regulatory Services (GRS) is proud to announce that its client, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), has achieved promising results from a study involving a new therapy for peanut allergy. The results of the largest single trial of its kind worldwide were published in The Lancet last week.
Bidwells appoints new Head of New Homes
David Bentley has been promoted to Head of New Homes for Bidwells.
Cresset announces International Symposium on Compound Design Technologies
Innovative providers of computational chemistry software and services, including Cambridge-based Cresset, announce the ‘International Symposium on Compound Design Technologies’ in Japan next month.
PsychologyOnline ‘enhances treatment options’ for Surrey and Borders Partnership
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is set to increase access to talking therapies by including live, online therapy from PsychologyOnline within its portfolio of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
Workshops target eco cluster in Peterborough
Organised by Opportunity Peterborough and NIAB Innovation Farm, SMEs based in the East of England are being given the opportunity to participate in a free marketing workshop programme.
Unsafe havens? Health risks for refugees
A new study is looking at a century of mass migrations worldwide to understand the public health consequences when people are forced to flee from war, persecution and natural disaster.
Doing Business 2014: Understanding regulations for SMEs
Birketts is delighted to have contributed to the report: Doing Business 2014 - Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises.
Conscious Communications invests in raw talent and training
Cambridge based public relations and marketing agency Conscious Communications has bolstered its team with the appointment of Jonathan Bates as Account Executive and Jessica Moore as Agency Administrator and Project Assistant.
Managing the outsourcing headache
Santander Breakthrough's Business Editor Guy Matthews explains how to manage human resources in an era of outsourcing and outside contracting.
Everyware Server enables M2M and Internet of Things applications
Eurotech solution connects devices to enterprise applications to realise benefits of proven Everyware cloud technology in private data centres.
Nathalie Cameron joins CPM
Nathalie Cameron was delighted to join Jackie and the CPM team at the beginning of January, after Claire Kanani left to work at Ferrier Pearce Creative Group. Good luck, Claire!
Break into South America with Cambridge Connection Santiago
Cambridge Capital Group (CCG) is in the final planning stages for a delegation from Cambridge to Chile next month (11-15 March).
Join the Humanitararian Centre to hear Dr Andrew MacMillan lecture about food management
The Humanitarian Centre warmly invites you to a lecture on Wednesday February 12th at the Mill Lane Lecture Rooms given by Dr Andrew MacMillan, the former Director of Field Operations at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
Mobeus Equity Partners to fund Bourn Hall Clinic expansion
Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic, has teamed up with Mobeus Equity Partners to secure an initial minority investment of £3.5m which will be supplemented by a commitment to invest significant follow-on financing to further its expansion.
Five ways you can get more women into leadership roles
The case for more women in leadership roles could not be stronger. Evidence shows that the more gender diverse a company is at director level, the bigger the impact on bottom line. Yet, sadly, in the UK employers still have a lot to do to get more female senior professionals on board.
LGBT community invited to give views on life in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council is working with the Encompass Network, a voluntary sector organisation, to encourage participation in a piece of research that has been developed to help understand the needs of the local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
BroadWeigh wireless load monitoring now has dedicated flight case
Robust, custom designed flight cases are now available for 4, 8, 12 or 16 wireless load cell shackle systems.
Time to talk campaign is all about mental health
When did you last talk to someone about their mental health, or your own? This Thursday it is Time to Talk, a campaign day organised by Time to Change to promote positive attitudes towards mental health. Kate Atkin and her springer spaniel, Poppy, have been helping break down the stigma associated with talking about mental health by speaking to Stephen Perse 6th Formers at their Monday morning…
2014 is the Year of Code - new course makes you a web designer in a day
A new course from Cambridge Developer Rob Percival teaches how to create a business or personal website with a shop and blog in a day, using professional tools, images and designs.