'Delivering Value' - Johnson Matthey publishes 2012 Annual Report
Johnson Matthey has published ‘Delivering Value’, its 2012 Annual Report, which is an integrated report covering all aspects of the company’s financial and non-financial performance.
Cambridge artist picked for top London show
Cambridge artist Katy McDonald is celebrating after having her work accepted for the 151st Annual Exhibition of The Society of Women Artists.
A problem shared
A new study has highlighted untapped potential within the shared ownership schemes designed to help first-time buyers.
Invitation to the Work and Wellbeing event in Huntingdon next week
Keeping HR Simple are supporting the Wellbeing at Work network and would like to invite business owners, employers, managers and HR managers to a free event in Huntingdon next Thursday (28 June) to help deal with stress, mental health issues and ill health in the workplace.
Travelling slowly
Cambridge academic Dr Robert Macfarlane’s new book – The Old Ways– is a remarkable excursion into the many-layered landscape of life and literature with countless stopping points along the route.
Ely City Golf Club celebrates its Golden Jubilee with 50 free rounds of golf
Cambridgeshire golfers looking for a free round at one of the finest courses in the county should be hitting this link to Ely City Golf Club.
Sales and marketing – aren't they the same thing ?
This short article will explore how important it is to put the academics aside and view the whole sales and marketing process as a single continuum.
Cambridge College and Cambridge architects in Bene’t Street development
Cambridge architects Freeland Rees Roberts, who are part of the Wrenbridge team developing the old Barclays Bank building in Bene’t Street, have been appointed by King’s College to work with them to further improve the residential floors of the scheme, which the College will occupy on completion.
No more blisters
Adaxis Ltd launches new soft-silicone skin patches to prevent blisters or any form of skin irritation in sports. Whether competitive sport or for fun, don't let your skin affect your performance. These re-usable, ultra-thin patches absorb friction and provide a second skin. The company is offering 20% discount for Cambridge Network members.
Deloitte comments on proposed corporation tax reliefs for TV and games industry
The Treasury has published a consultation document on proposed corporation tax reliefs for the animation, high-end television and video games industry, which was announced in the Budget. Subject to EU State Aid approval, the reliefs are expected to apply from 1 April 2013.
University of Cambridge launches Open Innovation drug discovery initiative with GSK
The University of Cambridge is embarking on a programme of scientific open collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that will involve working alongside GSK scientists and other partner organisations, to advance drug discovery and the development of new medicines.
Turning Tables for women in the East
Anglia Ruskin University is helping women in the East of England to break through the glass ceiling in their workplace with a series of events beginning on 3 July on the East Road campus in Cambridge.
Marshall helps Kingston University with Sopwith Tabloid Replica
Marshall Aerospace and Marshall SV have assisted Kingston University in the construction of a non-flying replica of the Sopwith Tabloid aircraft that won the Schneider Trophy at Monaco in 1914; and is being built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of aircraft manufacturing in Kingston.
Move to protect Antarctica and scientific research backed by MP
MP Julian Huppert is supporting a call to give greater protection in law to the frozen continent of Antarctica and the Cambridge scientists working there.
Candid camera
After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in its own right, offering a surprisingly candid eye on people and the past. Now a new research network will, for the first time, bring their work together in one place.
TWI wins major contract with F4E
TWI has been awarded a major framework contract to support the fabrication of key components of the ITER nuclear fusion reactor, by Fusion for Energy (F4E), the organisation delivering the European contribution to the ground-breaking ITER International Fusion Energy project.
The Møller Centre meets HRH The Duke of Kent
Following the success of The Møller Centre’s Queen’s award for Enterprise for International Trade, four members of staff (Stuart Websdale, Maureen Dye, Tina Cronin and Christine Hartshorne) went to the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London this week to participate in a Queen’s award networking gala dinner organised by the Institute of Export.
Endomagnetics selected for Britain showcase
Cambridge-based Endomagnetics has been selected to represent the excellence of British business in a Life Sciences Sector Summit on 2nd August. Clinicians and hospital administrators will be eager to see how magnetic sensing technology can make a major difference in extending the availability of key cancer staging techniques.
UK climate change risks - read the '15 minute expert' report
Climate change presents risks to the UK's infrastructure and business. The UK Government has recently published results of its first Climate Change Risk Assessment.
Love Architecture: open studio at Freeland Rees Roberts
Come and be inspired... Cambridge-based architectural practice, Freeland Rees Roberts, is holding an Open Studio as part of the National Love Architecture Festival. The studio is located at 25 City Road, Cambridge, and will be open between 2pm and 5pm tomorrow (Wednesday 20th) and on Friday 22nd June, 2012.
AVEVA unveils new vision to define the future of plant design software at ACHEMA
Frankfurt, Germany– 19 June 2012: AVEVA (LSE:AVV), a leading provider of engineering design and information management solutions for the process, power and marine industries, today unveiled its vision for a new level of performance for plant design at the ACHEMA conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Recruitment Gateway back on the road again
To date, more than 200 Cambridge employers have joined together under Cambridge Network’s Recruitment Gateway banner, and the Network’s team has taken to the road again this spring to promote the wide range of opportunities – some 2000-plus jobs – on offer in this thriving region.
Big Fat Soft-Key™ scoops top prize at Start APP MOBIP competition
InputDynamics has recently won the €10,000 first prize for the Start APP MOBIP 2012, a European competition of innovative ideas in mobile applications and platforms held in Thessaloniki. Its innovative Big Fat Soft-Key™ user interface for smartphones impressed the international judging panel of experts and investors with its vast potential.
Improving Customer Experience in a recession
When you have lots of little issues joining up together, as accident investigators know, that’s the time you get the major headaches. FCG Consultancy’s Jonathan Wainwright explains how this principle also applies to Customer Care.
Marks & Clerk places highly in inaugural industry league table
The Marks & Clerk Group has ranked highly in Intellectual Asset Management’s inaugural guide to the sector: ‘The World's Leading Patent Practitioners’. Consisting of multiple firms, which specialise in different practices of intellectual property law, the Group received recognition and praise for the strength of its comprehensive range of intellectual property offerings.