The July issue of Sensor100 is now available online
Sensor100 is a free monthly newsletter which connects the international community of people and organisations active in bio-sensor and chemical sensor research, development and commercialisation.
Graduates of first Qi3 Accelerator Bootcamp pass out!
Qi3 Accelerator is pleased to announce the successful completion of the UK’s first High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Bootcamp.
Salimetrics exhibits at BPS Clinical Psychology Annual Conference, Oxford
Theme of the Meeting: “Wellbeing and Distress: Clinical Psychology from Cradle to Grave” With a mix of world class keynotes, symposia, oral and poster presentations this event will enable you to learn about the latest developments in Clinical Psychology, network with colleagues and develop your skills
Salimetrics exhibits at BPS Health Psychology Annual Conference
Having attended the very successful British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Connaught Rooms London during April, Salimetrics has chosen to attend many more BPS meetings this year. The BPS Conferences are very well organised and the delegates come from wide and very diverse areas of research, which is the perfect platform for the educational programme of Salimetrics salivary bioscience.
Three Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of The British Academy
Three Cambridge academics are among the 38 scholars elected Fellows of The British Academy this year, in recognition of their research achievements.
Hair Cortisol measures chronic stress at Salimetrics Cambridge laboratory
The Salimetrics European salivary bioscience laboratory is based at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK and is fully validated. It processes thousands of saliva samples for researchers within the UK, Europe and Middle East, covering the range of Salimetrics assays. The laboratory also has in place all the required analytical equipment to offer hair Cortisol analysis.
Charity calls for councils to cooperate
Planners at Cambridge City Council, and their counterparts at South Cambridgeshire and the County, need to work together to create a common strategic framework for the sub-region that would enable local plans and the forthcoming transport strategy to be prepared in an integrated way. That’s the conclusion of local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) in its formal response to…
Link warnings from Google have caused more panic than necessary
When Google first launched over a decade ago, it was designed around the concept of counting links as votes to credible sites that feature good content. Today, this isn’t the most effective of concepts for Google to employ and for years they have been talking and strategising how they might discount certain links that they decide aren’t genuine ‘votes’. The latest update to their algorithms, the…
Stonham chooses ‘robust check-in system’ Lookout Call to safeguard colleagues
Home Group houses over 120,000 of society’s most vulnerable people a year in 55,000 homes in 200 local authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales, and works with almost 30,000 vulnerable people through over 500 supported housing, justice and health services each year through its care and support arm, Stonham.
Take a bold step
I recently attended a talk by Amelia Russell, the youngest female explorer to walk 500 miles to the geographic North Pole unsupported. What would be a bold action for you? asks Hilary Jeanes of PurpleLine Consulting.
Engineering alumni at London 2012
Good luck to the six University of Cambridge Engineering alumni who have been chosen to represent their country at the Olympic Games in London.
Profiles of leaders in salivary bioscience: Hershel Raff, PhD
Each month Salimetrics features an expert from its saliva research community. The intention is to bring together university researchers from around the world, to encourage the sharing of ideas. The company says: "We want to open a dialogue to encourage collaborative research and to maximise grant applications. We trust this will encourage the future use of saliva, minimally invasive technology:…
Deadline looms to register for free mediation training
The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is running a regional mediation pilot scheme in the Cambridge area, targeting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Local companies keen to participate have just a few days left to register before the deadline of 31 July.
Airport busy with Olympics traffic
Cambridge Airport announced this morning that a total of 17 aircraft movements would take place at the airfield today – Friday 27 July – in support of the UK Olympics. A total of 211 further movements are booked for the Olympic period which ends following the Paralympic Games in August.
Unique mentoring and management training programme opens doors in Cambridge
Performance CoMentoring™ - a new mentoring and management training system developed in Cambridge - is launched today. The year-long programme is a powerful developmental approach for managers and directors.
Dolomite given SMART award to develop a 'plug and play' microfluidic system
Microfluidics expert Dolomite has been awarded a SMART grant from the UK Government to develop a plug and play microfluidic system which will make microfluidics more accessible to a wider market and will increase productivity in research labs.
Observer bias
Scientists are human and are prone to accept evidence which fits with their views while dismissing that which conflicts with them.
Newly registered firms in Cambridge region
Here's a list of the number of new firms registering at Companies House in Cambridge, Huntingdon, Newmarket, Wisbech, Ely, St Neots, Downham Market and Saxmundham week by week from 17th June 2012 to 22nd July. For example, in Cambridge 34 firms registered, in Huntingdon 12, Newmarket 7, Wisbech 7.
Aesop’s Fable unlocks how we think
Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals.
A rare ‘Eagle’ visits Cambridge on the eve of the Olympics
The world’s oldest in-service passenger aircraft, a 1936 de Havilland Dragon, which is owned and operated by Aer Lingus, visited Cambridge Airport on the eve of the Olympic Games.
Cambridge wins backing to become a Future City
Cambridge has won Government backing for its vision to become a ‘Future City’ using modern technology to become less congested, more vibrant and better connected. A £50,000 grant to explore innovative solutions for integrating the city’s vital networks has been secured following a successful bid made by Cambridge City Council with South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County…
Saudi airport upgrades TETRA communications using Zinwave technology
When in-building coverage for non-standard TETRA frequencies was needed to enhance public safety communications at King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia, Zinwave was able to provide a solution within a very quick timescale.
Remote working is the solution to Olympic travel congestion
The huge influx of tourists into London for the start of the Olympics has already put a great strain on the transport system, with major rush-hour delays being reported on London roads after the Olympic Route Network (ORN) became operational as of Wednesday (25 July). According to Dr Steven Turner, VP of IT Optimisation at Intergence – a leading independent IT optimisation consultancy – utilising…
Travelling at short notice?
The Travel Clinic Ltd offers advice to those who may have to travel abroad at short notice because of a family emergency.
Ellee Seymour of ProActive PR is shortlisted for a prestigious PR award
Ellee Seymour of ProActive PR has been shortlisted for a prestigious PR award. She is a finalist for Best Freelance Practitioner in East Anglia in the CIPR PRideAwards 2012, and the result will be announced on Thursday, 11 October.