Don’t let fear of job interviews halt YOUR career!
Job interviews might be one of, if not the most important, factor in our career progression but for the vast majority of us, they are something we dread.
Registration open for Mosaic3DX (Visualisation and 3D Graphics technology event)
Registration is now open for Mosaic3DX 2013 - the first technology event of its kind, due to be held in Cambridge this autumn in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research.
New low cost digital signage controller offers powerful graphics capability
UK Embedded Computer System designer and manufacturer Blue Chip Technology has announced the release of its new Vario-A2, an advanced digital signage controller. The new Vario-A2 provides a lower cost reliable solution that offers impressive CPU and graphics performance making it an ideal choice for entry-level digital signage applications.
Peak rail?
At a time when French, German and Spanish governments are losing their enthusiasm for expensive high-speed rail, has rail reached its natural peak? The Scientific Alliance discusses the issues.
Somersault films the Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference
Team Somersault recently provided full video production for the 7th annual Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference.
Fun Lab: a big hit at The Big Weekend!
On a blisteringly hot Saturday, hundreds of people poured through the University of Cambridge Fun Lab marquee at The Big Weekend on Parker’s Piece.
Eben Upton, co-founder of Raspberry Pi, awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal
Cambridge University Department of Engineering alumnus Eben Upton is one of four entrepreneurs who have been awarded a Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering. Eben is co-founder of The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charity founded in 2009 to promote the study of basic computer science in schools, and is responsible for developing the single-board computer Raspberry Pi.
Babraham scientists reveal how environmental signals can reprogramme stem cells
Epigenetics researchers at the Babraham Institute have identified the biological process that leads to global loss of the genome’s methylation memory when cells are reprogrammed at fertilisation to the so-called ‘ground-state’ development.
Mosaic3DX - International technology conference to be held in Cambridge
Mosaic3DX is the first technology event of its kind, due to be held in Cambridge this autumn in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research. The event's website is now live.
'Argon streams' - comprehensive coverage for HEVC validation
Argon Design, a leading developer of high performance software and hardware solutions, has created the industry’s first comprehensive validation suite for the HEVC/H.265 video encoding/decoding specification.
£3.2 million funding for agri-tech
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg announced yesterday that Government will provide £3.2 million of funding to support the development of the agri-tech industry in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
Rubber Cheese joins Tastes of Anglia
Creative agency Rubber Cheese recently became Affiliate members of Tastes of Anglia, and is offering 10% off to fellow members!
WaveFX at the Royal Albert Hall with the PM and Joanna Lumley
Cambridge-based WaveFX was there to film as UK businesses celebrated at the Responsible Business Awards 2013 in London, where guests included Prime Minister David Cameron and the CEOs of Marks & Spencer, McDonald’s and Jaguar Land Rover.
PurpleStream partners with the SwiftServe CDN Federation
Digital content delivery specialist SwiftServe and video streaming service provider PurpleStream partner to deliver high-definition and high-quality video content in real time to any internet-enabled device in any territory on low bandwidth, and in a cost-effective way.
Communication tip: celebrate being different
In this tip, communication coach Jon Torrens tells you how your unique qualities will make your more engaging as a speaker.
Ten Billion People, 208 pages
In 2012, Stephen Emmott, head of the Computational Science Laboratory based at Microsoft Research Cambridge, took the stage in London for a one-man show called Ten Billion that underscored the challenges the world faces in a century when the global population is expected to surpass that figure.
New Innovation and Knowledge Centre to drive UK’s synthetic biology progress
A new £10 million Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC), that will boost the UK’s ability to translate the emerging field of synthetic biology into application and provide a bridge between academia and industry was announced today. Among the list of participants are the University of Cambridge and Cambridge-based Microsoft Research and Syngenta.
Anglia Ruskin partners on water efficiency project
Anglia Ruskin University has been awarded £175,000 from the European Commission to investigate and promote new ways of improving water efficiency in the region.
Babraham establishes cancer-focused Knowledge Exchange collaboration with AstraZeneca
The Babraham Institute is one of three world-leading biomedical research institutions in Cambridge that has entered into a strategic alliance with AstraZeneca, to advance cancer research and develop and evaluate new therapeutic strategies to tackle prostate and pancreatic cancers.
Clocking in the digital age
The centenary of the birth of Sir Maurice Wilkes, widely regarded as the father of British computing, was celebrated with a demonstration of the first working parts of the recreation of EDSAC to be built and displayed at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park.
NetXtra seeks new talent with Recruitment Open Evenings
Having recently moved into new state-of-the-art offices in Bury St Edmunds, website and digital solutions provider NetXtra are looking to expand their team to facilitate ambitious plans for the future. With a number of new positions available, the team at NetXtra are holding two recruitment open evenings on 17 and 18 July, at their offices in Linden Square, off Kings Road in Bury St Edmunds.
KartinaTV deploys Amino set-top boxes for new launch phase of Russian language OTT TV service
KartinaTV today announces that its Russian language TV service will now be available via Amino HD set-top boxes.
2030 Vision project sparks debate about future of Cambridge sub-region
Cambridge and the surrounding sub-region make a significant contribution to the national economy, but different groups from unconnected sectors must work more closely together to ensure that the area’s full potential is realised and that growth doesn’t compromise local quality of life.
Paul Szczepanek joins BlinkPipe’s expanding team
Cambridge-based BlinkPipe, named last month by Business Weekly in The Killer 50 as one of a number of important Cambridge cluster companies to watch, has expanded its team with several new appointments in recent weeks. Most recently the company which provides high quality, big screen telepresence has appointed Paul Szczepanek as an Application Software Developer.
Early bird rates for Leadership and Hubris end soon - book now!
Limited places are available for a high profile conference in Cambridge on 19 September which will discuss the subject of leadership and hubris.