Employee ownership day launches with ministerial visit to TTP Group
TTP Group plc (TTP) celebrated employee ownership day yesterday (Thurs) with a range of events that included hosting a ministerial visit by Lord Younger. Lord Younger participated in a round table discussion with employees to understand firsthand the benefits of working for an employee owned company. Lord Younger is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property at the…
Plextek Consulting and Redtail Telematics exhibit at the M2M Oil & Gas Show
Plextek Consulting, the product innovation and design consultancy, will be exhibiting alongside sister company Redtail Telematics, at the M2M for the Oil and Gas Industry Show held in The Marriott, Regents Park, London next week (8-9 July 2013).
Matthew Henderson receives 2013 Google PhD Fellowship
Matthew Henderson, a Statistical Dialogue Systems PhD Student at Cambridge UIniversity, has been selected as a 2013 Global Google PhD Fellow. From all around the globe, 39 PhD students represent the fifth class in the programme’s history, a select group recognised by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world.
BlinkPipe appoints Michael Francis to head up Marketing Communications
The company which provides high quality, big screen telepresence has appointed Michael Francis as Marketing Communications Manager. Michael has over eleven years business-to-business technology marketing experience, including positions held at Vigilant Software, Red Gate Software, Camrivox, Vianet and Accelrys.
BlinkPipe appoints Jason Mann
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.
Lauterbach announces all-in-one debug and trace solution for the Cortex™-M family
Lauterbach has developed a new all-in-one debug and trace solution in response to the breakthrough of ARM Cortex™-M processors into the embedded market.
New book by David Willcock 'Collaborating for Results' is published by Gower
Collaborating for Results: Silo Working and Relationships that Work is a new book by David Willcock, Director of Liberating Potential Ltd. Where collaboration is needed and silo working creates barriers to achieving this, the cost to organisations can be very high: a lack of shared learning and innovation; delays in getting work done; unproductive conflict and stress; and significant financial…
New era in publishing for women’s health
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) sells its prestigious publishing list to Cambridge University Press.
Zinwave forms part of new EU funded R&D project to optimise coverage for 4G LTE services
A €826K grant has been awarded to advance next-generation photonics and MIMO networks.
Crossing frontiers at Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2013
Do rappers make better lyricists than poets? Is there an alternative to austerity? Is Europe in terminal decline? What is the impact of conspiracy theories? These and many more thought-provoking questions will be explored at this year's Cambridge Festival of Ideas which is bursting with over 200 events for people of all ages.
'Studying isn't only about books and libraries'
What is it like studying at university? How do students really spend their time? A team of eleven Y10 students from The Manor Community College in Cambridge took on the task of finding out with the Day in The Life challenge from the HE Partnership project.
Communication tip: show some spirit
In this presentation tip, communication coach Jon Torrens tells you how it's essential to show some passion and dedication when presenting.
Was the dawn of man among trees in the cradle of disease?
A student-led conference to be webcast live will ask, in light of recent research, whether the story of human origin is radically different from established thinking, and what that might mean for everything from genetics to the birth of culture.
Preparation is key to avoid roaming charges abroad, says Viewranger
The benefits of having a map on your phone are even greater when abroad and in unfamiliar surroundings, but many people are worried about data roaming charges. By planning ahead it is possible to have maps and GPS positioning without data charges, says Craig Wareham, outdoor enthusiast and co-founder of ViewRanger, the GPS navigation app for adventure.
Bailey Fisher welcomes 80 top women in tech to House of Lords
Bailey Fisher Executive Search was delighted to welcome 80 top female CEOs, CXOs, NEDs and investors from the technology sector in the UK and internationally to the House of Lords for their flagship Women 4 Technology event. The guest speakers were Shirin Dehghan (CEO/Founder of Arieso) & Paralympic Medallist, Olivia Breen.
Health risks for travellers to India
Two weeks after torrential monsoon rains hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, medical teams have been deployed to assess the risks to public health after warnings of an outbreak of disease, due to contamination from hundreds of bodies found in rivers in India’s flood-ravaged North.
Singapore patent attorney seconded to Marks & Clerk Cambridge office
Marks & Clerk, the largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in Cambridge, is welcoming Gayathri Mohanakrishnan, patent attorney from Marks & Clerk’s Singapore office, for a period of three months. Both the Cambridge office and Mohanakrishnan will benefit from the opportunity to share experience and knowledge of each other’s markets and practices, particularly in her area of expertise,…
CKLG Accountants evaluated to Xero Silver Partner status
CKLG Accountants are delighted to be awarded Silver Partner status with one of the UK’s leading online accountancy software providers for business, Xero’.
Exclusively test drive silent BMW at UNITE business event
Elms BMW Cambourne is giving people the chance to exclusively test drive its ActiveE silent car at the landmark UNITE Summer Business Forum next week (10 July).
Marshall land development plans now on display
Plans for a new Cambridge urban quarter being developed on land north of Newmarket Road, next to Abbey Ward and Fen Ditton, comprising up to 1,300 new homes, a primary school, shops, businesses, open spaces and community facilities, are now well advanced. Marshall neighbours will get a preview of the developing plans over the next three days (4-6 July), when Marshall will be hosting a pre…
Faster broadband boost for Cambridgeshire businesses
Cambridgeshire businesses will benefit from a successful bid for over £5 million extra Government funding to make Cambridge and its surrounding economic area ‘super connected’ with faster broadband.
Technology lets buildings breathe
Natural ventilation technology which has the potential to reduce heating bills by as much as 50%, while drastically reducing energy consumption, has been developed by a Cambridge spin-out.
Business event reveals impressive line-up
Businesses in Cambridgeshire are being urged to network with 50 notable national brands and local pioneers at the landmark UNITE Summer Business Forum 10 July, which is free to attend. The revolutionary new event combines inspired thinking with true collaboration to help the local business community thrive.
Trevor Goldberg joins Bango to head-up operator partnerships
Bango today announces the appointment of Trevor Goldberg, who takes up the newly created position of Vice President Business Development, Mobile Network Operators. Trevor will work with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to enable them to use the Bango Payment Platform and analytics services to maximize their revenue from the explosive growth of the app store and mobile content sales. This strategic…
Travelling to Singapore?
A severe smoke haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia is currently affecting Singapore, and poor air quality across the country is causing adverse health effects on the population. It can take up to three days for symptoms to occur in healthy individuals.