The Ridler Report 2013 - key trends in executive coaching in the UK
The annual Ridler report provides invaluable information on current trends in the use of executive coaching in the UK. The 2013 edition reports on findings from in-depth assessment of executive coaching in 145 UK organisations. For those with limited time here is a summary of the key aspects from Managing Change:
Mumpreneur's souvenir business venture benefits CambridgePPF
Cambridge-loving mumpreneur Dani Grain has launched an exciting new business offering high quality souvenirs that feature unique images of the city.
Cambridge University Press India collaborates with Indian Institute of Science
Cambridge University Press India and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore have announced a new collaboration which will publish a series of new academic titles as part of the Cambridge IISc Series.
Apprentices to compete against UK's best at Skills Show 2013
Two outstanding Cambridge Regional College apprentices will be putting their skills to the test against the very best in the country this week.
Daphne Ward reopens for business at The Rosie
A specialist ward offering integrated care for women is due to open at The Rosie hospital in Cambridge next week.
Open-source through the lens of a microscope
A low-cost professional microscope based on open-source technologies has been developed by a group of engineers at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering.
Self-healing concrete 'most likely to change the world'
A project that aims to create construction materials with an inbuilt self-healing system was voted the most likely research to have the biggest global impact, as well as the most likely to have the biggest effect on human lives, at this year's British Science Festival.
Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines hard
Around 20 typhoons hit the Philippines each year, with most occurring from June to November. On 8 November 2013, the Philippines was hit by typhoon Haiyan. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has reported that it is difficult to travel and the disruption is expected to continue for a number of days at least. People visiting the affected regions should continue to follow the advice of local…
Victims of bullying earn less than peers
Victims of bullying are likely to earn lower than average wages, according to research to be published in the International Journal of Manpower.
ZEISS supports center for eye doctors in Paraguay
At the beginning of the month, a diagnostic, treatment and training center for eye doctors sponsored by ZEISS opened its doors in the Paraguayan capital. Together with cooperation partners, ZEISS wants to use this center to provide high-quality eye care and training in South America.
Judge Business School Fellow Navi Radjou wins Thinkers50 ‘Oscar’
Navi Radjou, a Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School, has been named one of the world-changing thinkers of today by the ‘Oscars’ of management thinking.
State and independent school pupils mean business at regional enterprise conference
Pupils from schools from across the East of England, including Long Road Sixth Form College, The Perse School, Parkside, Netherhall and Sawston Village College, met award-winning business gurus this week to discover how to turn a great idea into a multi-million pound business.
GreenAir Cars goes carbon positive
GreenAir Cars is believed to be the first transport company outside London to remove more carbon emissions from the environment than it creates, making it “carbon positive”.
Why use a specialised mother-tongue translator?
“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes.” Günter Grass
Free webinar - collaborating for results
David Willcock’s book Collaborating for Results: Silo Working and Relationships that Work was published by Gower in July 2013. Aston University Business School hosted a webinar on 10 October 2013 in which David provided some insights into the costs of and reasons for silo working and how to develop collaboration for results.
Founder views: Peter Taylor, Chairman of The Technology Partnership (TTP)
In the first of a new series of interviews with Cambridge Network's Founder Members, Peter Taylor, Chairman of The Technology Partnership (TTP) and a longstanding Cambridge Network Director, outlines some of the challenges facing TTP and its fellow Cambridge businesses. He says local companies need to recruit the right people, get to customers, and communicate effectively with markets...
Cepheid Xpert® rapid tests – your complete Winter Care Bundle
Cepheid’s Winter Care Bundle – comprising of the Xpert® Flu, Xpert SA Nasal Complete, Xpert C. difficile and Xpert Norovirus rapid tests for the GeneXpert® System – is an essential tool kit in the battle against virulent infections, helping to reduce the potential for preventable ward closures and avert a winter care crisis
Quotient Clinical announces new investment in Translational Pharmaceutics™
Quotient Clinical – the pioneer of Translational Pharmaceutics™ – has announced a significant expansion of its capacity and capabilities.
CRedit360 European User Forum tackles pressing corporate sustainability challenges head on
Around 100 sustainability professionals from across Europe gathered in London in October to discuss shared sustainability performance management, EHS and governance challenges at the third CRedit360 European User Forum.
Ithaka Life Sciences client ProteinLogic awarded £1.2m TSB grant
Ithaka is pleased to announce that ProteinLogic, a biomarker discovery and exploitation company, Microtest Diagnostics, an in vitro diagnostic protein multiplexing company, and its collaborators have been awarded a grant by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to help support the development of MICROLOGIC™, a rapid point-of-care test for tuberculosis.
MedImmune scientist wins Royal Society of Chemistry Education Award
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, is pleased to congratulate Dr Monika Papworth, a scientist based at the company’s Cambridge site, on receiving the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Inspiration and Industry Award 2013 in recognition of her “creative ideas to build scientific understanding of chemistry and biology in schools and science festivals.”
High-flying Kite wins national award
Liam Kite of Anglia Ruskin University has been named Lecturer of the Year at the Association of Optometrists’ annual awards ceremony.
CS Lewis: 50 years after his death a new scholarship will honour his literary career
CS Lewis, creator of some of the most-loved children’s stories and also a scholar of medieval and early modern literature, died half a century ago on 22 November. A scholarship to be set up in his name will support an outstanding graduate to study at Cambridge University.
Cambridge Index falls 1.4%
The Cambridge Index declined 1.4% or 233.7 points, to end at 16,643, following losses in index bellwethers, ARM Holdings and DS Smith.
Bloodhound event celebrates Cambridge technology
Last week innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership held an event in conjunction with Cambridge Network, the business network for Cambridge’s technology hub, to celebrate their involvement with the supersonic car Bloodhound Project and showcase the best of UK engineering.