Tame your computer - close that window!
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 minimise all inactive windows (Windows 7)...
Working Gap Year numbers bounce back but student attitudes have changed
Working gap year ‘The Year in Industry’ - which places science, technology, engineering and maths students in companies - is reporting a big increase in applications after university fee issues pegged back demand last year.
Apprenticeships on the increase in city
Apprenticeships in Cambridge are on the increase with 2,190 people joining a training programme between August 2011 and January 2012.
Have you got what it takes to be an Olympian?
Anglia Ruskin University aims to discover whether the people of Cambridgeshire have what it takes to become elite athletes during a special day of hands-on activities this Saturday, (28 April, 10am-3pm).
Graphene based technologies remain the focus of intense commercial R&D efforts
In the four months since research for CambridgeIP's last graphene report, major corporations, including IBM, Sony and Nokia; and major graphene Universities, including Manchester University, have accelerated the rate at which they make graphene patent applications. Leading players, including Samsung and Sungunkukwan University (SKKU) have maintained previous high levels of graphene patent…
Cambridge launches The China Library
A publishing venture by Cambridge University Press gives China the chance to speak for itself, in unprecedented detail, about its long and fascinating cultural evolution.
Political Science journal predicts the outcome of the French presidential election
The latest issue of 'PS: Political Science and Politics', published by Cambridge Journals, predicts the outcome of the French presidential election claiming that current incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy will lose.
Over 100 businesses now signed up for ECBG Celebration of Business at the end of May
Celebration of Business - Business Exhibition - B2B promotion and networking event - Key note addresses from Charlie Mayfield, Chairman of John Lewis and Rt. Rev. Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely
Many wheels good, four wheels bad
Would a move from roads to rail really be more environmentally friendly?
Cholera and meningitis reported in West Africa
Reports of deaths from cholera and meningitis outbreaks have been reported in West Africa, warns The Travel Clinic.
Charles Dickens and ‘Boz’ (his alter ego)
Cambridge publishes the tale of Charles Dickens’s alter ego: how and why Dickens created him, and how he later had to extinguish him.
AVEVA releases business paper on Sustainable Energy Management
AVEVA announced today the release of a new business paper entitled ‘Sustainable Energy Management -Putting Information Assets to work in the process industries’. The paper is to be presented this week at Power Gen India and at the Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, Dublin, in May.
Madingley Hall opens the door on new facilities
Staff at one of the University of Cambridge’s most famous landmarks are celebrating the official opening of prestigious new facilities in the grounds of the Grade II listed building.
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913 – 2012)
Churchill College, University of Cambridge, is saddened to report the death on 16 April 2012 of Mr Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller, the Danish shipowner, Honorary Fellow since 1991 and Benefactor to the College, at the age of 98.
HBC goes OTT with Amino with successful trials of Freedom Jump companion device
HBC (Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc.), the Minnesota-based FTTH “quadplay” services provider, is trialling Amino’s Freedom Jump OTT media centre as it seeks to offer new and innovative entertainment experiences to its 20,000-strong customer base.
Burglary at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Police have launched an investigation after a group of Chinese works of art were stolen from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
Wireless sensing trends unveiled at WSN & RTLS Europe, May 15-16, Berlin
Starting with more humble killer applications such as meter reading in buildings, IDTechEx predicts that WSN will grow rapidly from $0.58 billion in 2012 to $2.4 billion in 2022. These figures refer to WSN defined as wireless mesh networks, ie self-healing and self-organising. The market for wireless sensor systems in general is far larger and some proposed standards apply to both
Anglia Ruskin meets the Gold standard
Anglia Ruskin University has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in their annual Occupational Health and Safety Awards.
Scientists re-write rule book on breast cancer in landmark global study
A major study carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer will be diagnosed and treated in the future, by reclassifying the disease into 10 completely new categories based on the genetic fingerprint of a tumour.
New AVEVA Electrical offers Plant market up to 30% man-hour savings
AVEVA has today announced the release of the completely new AVEVA Electrical software application, a feature rich design solution for electrical engineers and designers in the plant environment. Pre-release customer testing has demonstrated man-hour savings of up to 30% when compared to traditional design applications.
Consortium to exploit the potential of Graphene and Carbon Nano-tubes launches in Cambridge
The NCEM-1 (First Nano-Carbon Enhanced Materials) Consortium launched in Cambridge, UK today (19th April). The consortium brings together potential users from defence, electronics, structural materials, metal refining and power generation industries with a shared interest in understanding the challenges and opportunities which nano-carbon disruptive technologies bring.
Talent Management success - definitive report on what to focus in uncertain economy
Whatever the business, whatever the sector, maintaining a fully motivated team at all times is something that is difficult and requires lots of thought and effort.
CSR opens new automotive systems development and applications centre in Germany
CSR plc announced the opening of the CSR Automotive Systems Development and Applications Centre in Ingolstadt, Southern Germany. CSR acquired the facility, which was built by TEMIC Telefunken Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH, a provider of RF system solutions for auto-infotainment and consumer products, as part of its merger with Zoran Corporation last year.
Staffords Cambridge LLP marks 25 year anniversary
Staffords (formerly Stafford & Co) was formed 25 years ago in 1987 by the current senior partner Julian stafford and his late wife Sue...
Huppert urges city's manufacturers to bid for UK-wide awards
Cambridge’s businesses could win up to £20,000 free consultancy advice in a competition to celebrate manufacturing excellence across the UK. MP Julian Huppert has urged the city’s manufacturing businesses to get involved and showcase their work.