New Centre explores sustainable road freight transport
A new Centre for Sustainable Road Freight Transport has been established, with a total of £5.8 million funding for the first five years.
New project to tackle teenage suicides
A research project aimed at reducing the rate of suicide among young people has been launched by Anglia Ruskin University.
Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy
From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.
Cambridge software improves quality of sound for hearing aid users
A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids.
News from Haverhill Research Park
It's all go at Haverhill Research Park, the new home for technology companies on the Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire border.
CambridgeIP supports the creation of new business start-ups at SVC2
This weekend CambridgeIP will be supporting the Silicon Valley comes to Cambridge (SVC2) event, as teams work round the clock to develop high-impact websites, apps and services using CambridgeIP data.
Congratulations from Workplace Law to PFM Award winners
The last but not least in Workplace Law's hat trick of sponsorship of facilities management events this year saw the firm proud to back the Partners in Service to the Community award, at the PFM awards celebration this week (Wednesday, 7 November 2012).
Who do you work for?
Who do you work for and how much time and money do you spend on your personal development each year? These are two critical questions in understanding how likely you are to succeed in your career, says Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting.
Taking children with you on your trip?
The Travel Clinic offers advice for parents of younger travellers.
Saudi Bell chooses Zinwave as preferred partner for in-building wireless coverage
Saudi Bell Group, an established systems integrator based in Saudi Arabia, has selected Zinwave as its preferred partner to provide in-building wireless coverage for all TETRA services at King Fahd International airport (KFIA). Zinwave’s DAS system was chosen because of its ability to support non-standard TETRA frequencies.
Horizon Discovery and UCL Institute of Neurology collaborate in rAAV-mediated genome editing
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalised medicines, today announced it has entered into a research collaboration for gene editing at the Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL). The programme of research will focus on the creation of human isogenic disease model cell lines with insertion of Huntington’s disease-causing…
Funding boost for Cambridge Cruse Bereavement Care
Cambridge Cruse, a specialist bereavement support charity based in the city, is set to expand its operation thanks to support from a leading UK mutual, Yorkshire-based Engage Mutual.
Why do you NEED a health and safety consultant?
Why take a chance on your profits, your employees and your business? Great news! Figures published today show slight falls in a number of key areas of workplace ill-health and injury - but is it good enough?
Quantum kisses change the colour of nothing
New insights from research suggest ways to measure the world at the scale of single atoms and molecules.
Expanding the heart and lungs of medicine
Fundraising is underway for a joint Cambridge University and Papworth Hospital Heart and Lung Research Institute – to sit alongside the anticipated new Papworth Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus – enabling a major expansion of cardiorespiratory research in Cambridge.
Scientist swaps lab for Commons in MP pairing scheme
Dr Gerard Briscoe from Cambridge University swapped the lab for the Commons when he joined MP Julian Huppert for a week in Westminster. The visit was part of a unique science pairing scheme run by the Royal Society – the UK’s national academy of science.
Inspire the engineers of tomorrow if the UK is to have world-class infrastructure
"We must do more to inspire the engineers of tomorrow," says the 148th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Professor Barry Clarke. If we want world class infrastructure in the future, we must take action to ensure we have a world class workforce to deliver it, adds the new ICE President.
Media Managers lends support to United Nations in Syria
With the civil unrest in Syria becoming more serious by the day, marketing services company Media Managers has stepped in to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by publicising an emergency fundraising appeal and awareness campaign.
Countryside Properties builds on success at Novo development
Following increasing demand for stylish, comfortable and convenient homes in Cambridge, Countryside Properties unveils further properties at Novo in Great Kneighton.
Seven steps to greater ROI in the cloud
Intergence’s CEO, Peter Job, believes that tracking performance is crucial to businesses making the most of the Cloud.
The state of B2B digital marketing in India
In August 2012 Omobono launched a survey about the position of B2B marketing in India, and today they have announced the highlights of their research, What Works Where, India.
Pragmatic High Value Manufacturing for low cost electronics
The #HVM10th Anniversary Conference next week (14 November) awaits a talk from up-and-coming printed electronics company PragmatIC. Printed electronics is seen as a way to extend electronic functionality into a wider range of products, typically needing a more flexible form factor and a much lower cost point than can be achieved with conventional electronics. This talk will discuss PragmatIC…
Eurotech receives $3.18M order from agriculture equipment manufacturer
Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces tit has received an order for $3.18M from an agriculture equipment manufacturer for an embedded computing platform. No further details about the Customer can be disclosed. Deliveries of this order will take place in 2013.
Oxford University extends investment in C3 platform
Oxford University has added C3’s Conferencing application to its existing C3 Unified Communications system, as it undergoes a complete tech refresh with the company.
Smashing opportunity at Anglia Ruskin!
Students and staff at Anglia Ruskin University are having a ball keeping fit, thanks to new table tennis equipment courtesy of the English Table Tennis Association (ETTA).