The West ‘has had its day’
Western culture could be transformed by the rise of the BRICs countries, a debate at the Festival of Ideas will hear later this week.
Huppert quizzes government on new cancer treatment
MP Julian Huppert has quizzed the government on the action it is taking to make sure breast cancer patients benefit from the latest treatment trialled at Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Recruitment of top science graduates for schools welcomed by MP
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert has welcomed a government initiative to encourage top science graduates to take up teaching posts in the country’s schools.
Agricole Ltd diversifies into residential lettings
Agricole has launched a residential lettings service serving Cambridge and the surrounding villages.
Profiles of leaders in salivary bioscience: Dr Brian Cunniffe, British Olympic Association
Salimetrics' latest in its series profiling leaders in salivary bioscience is Dr Brian Cunniffe, Senior Sports Scientist for the British Olympic Association, based at the British Olympic Medical Institute in London. Brian leads on a number of sports science/medical projects, with many of Great Britain's summer and winter Olympic teams.
Big data creates big jobs: 4.4 million IT jobs globally to support big data by 2015
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Worldwide IT spending is forecast to surpass $3.7 trillion in 2013, a 3.8 percent increase from 2012 projected spending of $3.6 trillion, but it’s the outlook for big data that is creating much excitement, according to Gartner, Inc.
MathWorks updates Stateflow to simplify control logic design in Simulink
MathWorks today announced a new version of Stateflow in R2012b that simplifies control logic design. A new Stateflow Editor, state transition tables, and MATLAB as an action language, help engineers build applications like supervisory control, task scheduling, and fault management more efficiently.
Cantab Lettings has first week success
Cantab Lettings has successfully let all three of its properties this week.
Salimetrics Europe engagiert Dr. Agnes Ernst zur Unterstützung ihres Commercial Teams
Der stetige Ausbau des Salimetrics Salivary BioScience Bereichs in Europa hat zum Beitritt von Dr. Agnes Ernst geführt, welche das Unternehmen in Zukunft in Großbritannien unterstützen wird.
Leapfrog Innovation Knowledge Centre
Leapfrog Innovation has expertise in helping businesses and organisations with innovation processes. If you have an interest in innovation, then visit the Knowledge Centre which contains resources and reports on various innovation subjects.
Tinkling in the streets
A city-wide public art installation of 15 painted pianos will be placed on Cambridge streets for two weeks, as part of the University’s Festival of Ideas. Decorated by local artists and charities, the art invites the community to make music together.
Royal Aeronautical Society names the Marshall of Cambridge Room
The former Council Room at the Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters at 4 Hamilton Place in London has been renamed the Marshall of Cambridge Room in recognition of the tremendous contribution the Marshall of Cambridge family company has made to the field of aviation since 1929.
Cambridge Index rises 2.0%
The positive review on Spain by ratings company, Moody, together with a number of upbeat US economic reports, lifted most global equity markets during the past week. The Cambridge Index rose 2.0% or 225.9 points to 11,460.2, with all but one of the top ten index heavyweight stocks ending in the blue.
UK-based Cloud Computing Foundation training course delivers excellent value for money
IT Governance Ltd, the UK leader in information security training, has reported that the two day Cloud Computing Foundation training course in London represents an exceptional value for money and is suitable for IT professionals who will have a role or interest in the use of internet based IT services.
Device Developer – a new UK web portal for developers of intelligent systems and devices
A new web portal for developers of intelligent systems and devices has been launched. "The Device Developer" website will provide a new UK based source of news and information regarding the latest tools and technologies for the development of embedded systems.
Authenticity and success - using spectacles to bring the two together
A Cambridgeshire man is one of the latest individuals to start a business within the growing, multi-billion pound global coaching industry. Seeking to improve management effectiveness within the pharma and bioscience industry, John Hicks also uses the same techniques to benefit disadvantaged young people in education.
INE Xtreme, the first 10Gbps full-line rate ‘software-based' network emulator
UK based iTrinegy has created the world's first 10Gbps full-line rate software based network emulator. Hardware vendors said it couldn't be done - iTrinegy proves it can!
'Your bits will be ready Tuesday, sir' or 'Building UK regenerative medicine'
'Building a UK manufacturing industry in Regenerative Medicine' is the strapline of this punchy title for Richard Archer's return to the High Value Manufacturing Conference at its 10th Anniversary summit on November 14th. It is hoped that there will be a fine prelude earlier in the day from Sir John Gurdon, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for work leading to this emergent industry.
Visitors to Cambridge: the Network is always there
Cambridge Network frequently hosts some of the many visitors to the city, visitors who want to find out what makes Cambridge so great! And visitors who come to share their knowledge and experience with us.
Melbourn Scientific rises above helium shortage
“Everytime you see a child with a helium balloon, imagine somebody not being able to have an MRI scan that they desperately needed,” says Tom Welton, Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at Imperial College. As the professor warns that the helium shortage may soon impact the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organisation Melbourn Scientific is already responding.
Signify headcount on the up again
Signify, the Histon-based IT security company, has continued its expansion with a series of new appointments including Charlie Mertz as external channel account manager responsible for fostering closer relationships with Signify partners and adding new resellers.
Darwinian ideas explored on the big screen
Charles Darwin’s relevance to today’s society will be explored in a four film series at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse from today (Monday).
Tame your computer - throw some shapes
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to copy shapes in a straight line, on the fly (PowerPoint 2003-2010)...
How do neurons firing in the brain produce movement in the body?
A new study has found that motor neurons encode the world differently from other types of brain cells.
Cambridge extends MIT exchange partnership
An extension to the University of Cambridge’s exchange programme with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been announced, enabling more undergraduates to study at “both” Cambridges during their degree.