Another Luddite victory
In the week when BASF announce that they are moving their Plant Science headquarters from Germany to America, the Scientific Alliance looks at the influence of environmental activists.
Startup Masterclass and CfEL provide advice on how to build and maintain successful teams
Time and time again, a recurring theme of early-stage companies regards the strength of the project and/or founder team. Building a good team is critical at the beginning, but it is just as vital once a business becomes an established SME.
The future is now - Eric Ries in Cambridge
He may be smart, funny and have written what is fast becoming the essential guide to starting up a technology business, but absent among Eric Ries' many qualities is an ability to predict the future.
Small things, big thinking
Using an electron microscope it’s possible for the human eye to see in minute detail the foot of the fruit fly – an appendage that is just about the same width as a human hair.
Signify keeps on growing
Signify, the independent provider of fully hosted 2FA services, has kicked off 2012 by announcing a number of key new appointments.
Mantracourt launches blog for instrumentation engineers
Mantracourt has announced the launch of a 'Blog' about specialist electronic measurement devices for sensors, to assist engineers working in the field of measurement and instrumentation.
IPPM helps Ofqual and Vodafone manage change
IPPM Ltd, the programme and change management consultancy based from Newmarket, has now completed challenging assignments with the education regulator Ofqual and the UK division of global Telco Vodafone plc.
Free XJTAG boundary scan workshops – back by popular demand
- XJTAG ‘Introduction to boundary scan’ workshops back for 2012 - First workshop scheduled for Wednesday 29th February
The Møller Centre, a great place to work, also achieves Gold status
The Møller Centre, the only dedicated residential management training centre in Cambridge, has achieved a 2* outstanding rating in the Best Companies process.
Wysing seeks Young Artists
Wysing Young Artists (WYA) is Wysing Arts Centre’s talent development programme for artists and curators aged 14-19 years old. It helps young people in the Eastern region to develop their artistic practices through working with professional artists.
Win £1000 of free HR consultancy time, courtesy of Keeping HR Simple
Keeping HR Simple are offering you the chance to win £1000 of HR consultancy just by submitting your question for the Employment Hub radio show. Not only will your question be featured and answered on the show, but you’ll also be entered into a draw to win £1000 worth of HR consultancy.
University Library’s greatest treasures on show
An unpublished Rupert Brooke poem sits alongside some of Cambridge University Library’s greatest treasures in a free exhibition of highlights from its priceless collections, now open to the public.
The 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development
Leading experts from Cambridge University as well as from other leading universities, government bodies, multi-national corporations and international organisations will present Cambridge University's 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development.
Salimetrics to exhibit at The Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance Conference
Salimetrics, World Leader in Salivary Assay Technology, will exhibit at the Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance Conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London between 19 and 21 March.
Moss is boss at Design Icons exhibition
An innovative “Moss Table” has won the People’s Choice poll to be included in the forthcoming Design Icons: Cambridge Innovation Festival exhibition at Anglia Ruskin University (8-23 February).
How do you know what you don’t know?
According to Royce Murphy, CEO at Real Status, many businesses, including many blue-chip companies, are not making informed business decisions about their IT systems.
How advanced behaviour modelling is helping to identify online fraud
An enterprise with its research roots in Cambridge University's Department of Engineering has developed software that allows companies to track fraud.
Sapien IT publish January 2012 hosted / cloud services price list
Sapien IT have published their January 2012 hosted / cloud services price list.
‘I don’t believe in Climate Change’
The subject of climate change will be up for discussion at Anglia Ruskin University on Monday (23 January at 1pm) when environmental expert and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr David Viner will deliver a talk entitled “I don’t believe in Climate Change”.
Shortage of typhoid vaccine, reports The Travel Clinic
There is currently a shortage of injectable typhoid vaccine, reports The Travel Clininc, Cambridge and Ipswich. However, Vivotif, an oral vaccine which can protect against Typhoid fever, is available.
Environmental consultancy ESI chooses Deltek Vision
A leading independent scientific and environmental consultancy selects business management system Deltek Vision to streamline its critical processes and gain a real-time view into business performance.
Cambridge Pro Video rebrands to become Somersault Video Productions
It’s a case of New Year, new brand for local video production company Cambridge Pro Video, which will now be known as Somersault Video Productions.
Cambridge Network launches CareerStart
Cambridge Network member companies and young jobseekers are invited to participate in a trial of CareerStart, a new initiative aimed at helping to break the vicious circle of ‘no experience, so no job... no job, so no experience’.
Brighter climes with KISS,says Business Weekly
Integrated agency, KISS Communications has been voted number two marketing agency in Business Weekly’s New Year Honours List.
Breeding better grasses for food and fuel
Researchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy.