EACH’s ‘unsung heroes’ join The Duchess of Cambridge for carols at Westminster Abbey
Volunteers and families who have received care and support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) joined The Duchess of Cambridge for a special carol service at Westminster Abbey.
ARU goes global to encourage Women in STEM
British Council funding will see female students join from Brazil and Mexico.
Gift giving in the workplace with a reimagined Secret Santa
What's under your office Christmas tree? Is it going to end up in the bin? Has Secret Santa had its day? The HR Dept takes a look at how present buying in the workplace might be shape shifting.
Deloitte invests in next generation with new joiner intake in Cambridge
Deloitte in Cambridge has recruited 28 young people to its Audit, Tax, Economic Consulting and Intellectual Property (IP) advisory practices.
Career transition debates
Team Coaching Boutique (TCB) presents a short animated graphic on some considerations if you are thinking of leaving a company.
Children’s service to monitor Omicron impact
The impact of the Covid variant Omicron is being monitored by a new service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital helping with the treatment of children in the region with long Covid.
Solving the communication challenges in the education sector
With increased expectations on communication both between staff internally and also with parents, it is vital that schools harness the features a next generation phone system can provide.
Sir Robert McAlpine adopts Darktrace AI to protect against email attacks
Sir Robert McAlpine says AI stops an average of 18,000 email attacks against the company every month.
Report demonstrates Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst’s key role in delivering the economic benefit from leading edge UK life sciences
An independent report has been released today by Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) that demonstrates its key role in delivering economic benefit from life sciences research and innovation in the UK.
Digital Turbine and Bango partner to boost payment options for app developers
Digital Turbine Inc (Nasdaq: APPS), the leading independent mobile growth & monetisation platform, and Bango plc (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, today announced a strategic partnership to offer app developers more secure payment options for their end users. The multiyear, global agreement commercially launches in the first quarter of 2022.
Cambridge MP welcomes announcement of new legal offence for abusing shop workers
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has welcomed news that the Government has finally adopted plans that he, Labour MPs and over 100,000 shoppers have been battling for over several years.
Vodafone Deutschland expands GigaTV service with Velocix
Germany’s largest cable operator deploys Velocix’s open AV pipeline software.
Speechmatics and Personal.ai partner to transform the capture of voice memories
Integrated technology offering will enable freedom of diverse expression.
Record property sales in East Anglia following Covid outbreak
Red hot housing market sees record sales for Cheffins, with almost £600 million-worth of property sold in 2021.
South Cambridgeshire community groups can apply for double the funding from Council’s grants chest
Eligible South Cambridgeshire community groups which work to improve the quality of life for local residents can now apply for double the amount of grant help from the Council’s Community Chest scheme.
St Mary’s School creates ‘rainforest classroom’ to boost learning
St Mary’s School in Cambridge has transformed one of its classrooms into an indoor 'rainforest' to help boost the health, wellbeing and productivity of its students. The investment is the first phase of a longer-term project, which aims to bring nature into classrooms across the whole school.
A brilliantly simple way to improve your presentations
Communication coach Jon Torrens says: "Most people tinker with their presentation material up to the last minute in place of rehearsing, and I believe that's completely wrong. This article will show you why."
Intellegens shares new industrial applications for its machine learning technology
Cambridge-based machine learning specialist Intellegens has published details of more collaborations with leading R&D organisations in materials, chemicals, and manufacturing sectors. These include projects with NASA, Lucideon, Johnson Matthey, and International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF).
Redgate Software announces a new CEO
Redgate Software, the Cambridge UK based leading provider of database DevOps solutions, announced today the appointment of Jakub Lamik as its new CEO. Currently the Chief Product Officer and previously the VP of Product at ARM, he will lead Redgate into its next phase of growth.
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific opens European manufacturing facility
SANTA ANA, California, December 8, 2021: FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., today announced that its new manufacturing facility in Tilburg, the Netherlands is now open and fully operational. The facility provides state-of-the-art Life Science manufacturing and joins locations in the U.S. and Japan to enable increased production capacity of cell culture media products; acting as a hub for…
Metrion Biosciences expands ion channel drug discovery service capabilities and in-house expertise
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, announced it has expanded its capabilities and expertise through the addition of automated low volume liquid handling capability and 384-well electrophysiology and fluorescence-based high throughput screening (HTS) assay systems.
Surgeons face life-changing challenges in episode five
The penultimate episode of BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ shows theatre teams taking on two life changing challenges – one that will enable a pensioner to swallow again, and another to save a young mother’s sight.
Sanger Institute launches Fellowship programme to support next generation of Black scientists
The Wellcome Sanger Institute has today (8 December) launched the Sanger Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship − a Fellowship designed to support the training and career development of scientists from Black backgrounds.
Half of all drinkers risk exceeding legal driving limit by underestimating how drunk they are
As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit, in new research published today.
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital awarded for commitment to patient safety
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital is celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits.