Best Employers 2021 winners’ story – Big C Cancer Charity
In this, the first of a series of articles, Pure shines a spotlight on organisations that won an award and accreditation from this year’s Best Employers Eastern Region.
Team of 100 runners raises more than £40,000 for Tom’s Trust
A charity team of 100 runners has raised more than £42,000 for a children’s brain tumour charity by running the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon – enough to fund care for every child newly diagnosed with a brain tumour in the East of England this year.
Award 'testament to hard work of staff' as IWF campaigns to warn parents and children about online grooming
The Internet Watch Foundation is pleased to be among the winners of the Digital Communication Awards 2021. Its Gurls out Loud campaign, aimed at teenage girls, and the Home Truths campaign, aimed at parents, set out to address the startling increase in reports of self-generated sexual abuse imagery of children.
Arm transforms the economics of IoT with Virtual Hardware and a new solutions-led offering
Arm has unveiled Arm® Total Solutions for IoT, a unique approach to Internet of Things (IoT) design that will lay the foundation for a new IoT economy. Arm Total Solutions for IoT will simplify and modernise software development, resulting in accelerated time to market for developers, OEMs and service providers at all stages of the IoT value chain and a reduction in product design cycles by up to…
Mito warriors: how T cell assassins reload their weapons to kill and kill again
Cambridge researchers have discovered how T cells – an important component of our immune system – are able keep on killing as they hunt down and kill cancer cells, repeatedly reloading their toxic weapons.
Cambridge offers landlords top slicing buy-to-let mortgages
The Cambridge Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let ‘top slicing’ mortgages to enable landlords to top up rental shortfall from other income.
Is it finally time for printed temperature sensors?
Think of a temperature sensor - and a traditional glass thermometer, or perhaps a small thermistor would probably spring to mind. However, a new class of temperature sensor is rapidly emerging that offers spatial resolution together with a thin-film format.
Paralympian runner and TV star Jonnie Peacock praises new children’s ambulance service
Jonnie Peacock, gold-medal winning sprinter and Strictly Come Dancing contestant, has given his support to a specialist ambulance service for babies and children as it launches 24/7 in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Cambridge Index climbs 2.4%
The Cambridge Index climbed 638.9 points or 2.4% to close at 26932.4, as five of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Open for registration: TWI Innovation Network Summit 2021
Registration is now open for this year’s TWI Innovation Network (TWIIN) Summit on 16 November 2021.
Anthias Consulting shares knowledge at Pittcon Short Courses 2022
For the fourth year running, Anthias Consulting will be presenting at Pittcon® 2022, the world's leading annual conference and exhibition on laboratory science, as part of the event's Short Course programme.
Vaccines explained for children in book – 'Maya’s Marvellous Medicine'
Professor Adrian Liston, Senior Group Leader at the Babraham Institute, and artist Dr Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez have published a captivating story book to teach children about the immune system and why vaccinations are important.
ESRC’s 2021 flagship celebration of economics and social science returns next month
The UK’s biggest celebration of social research returns this November as ESRC’s festival highlights the impact of social sciences and economics on people’s lives.
CFOs see labour shortages and supply disruptions persisting, but remain focused on investment
Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 and 2023, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q3 2021. The majority of CFOs report being impacted by labour shortages or recruitment difficulties as well as supply chain disruption, which are expected…
Relaunch of pilot scheme to train more than 1,300 people for health and care jobs
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson visited City College Peterborough last week to relaunch a pilot project aiming to give more than 1,350 people skills to start or advance careers in the health and care sector.
CAPE policy fellowship supports PHG Foundation work in precision medicine
PHG Foundation Deputy Director Dr Philippa Brice has been awarded a Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) Policy Fellowship to explore issues in precision medicine.
Less than three weeks to Sensors in Medicine 2021
Sensors in Medicine 20218 - 12th November2:00 to 6:00 pm (GMT) daily
How to choose between hot-air rework and desoldering stations
Here's a useful article that will be of interest to individual electronics engineers and manufacturing companies. The choice of equipment can have a drastic impact on outcome.
H.E.L Group releases latest update to labCONSOL automation software with enhanced calibration and process safety functionality
London, UK, 18 October 2021: H.E.L Group (H.E.L), a global developer and manufacturer of innovative laboratory tools for process optimization, safety, and scale-up, today announced the release of the latest version of its laboratory automation software, labCONSOL™ 1.2. The new functionality included in the update further enhances the intuitive user experience to increase lab productivity and…
PragmatIC Semiconductor secures $80 million funding
PragmatIC Semiconductor, a world leader in flexible electronics, is proud to announce that it has secured $80 million of Series C funding.
Timestrip electronic indicators now support Apple users
Timestrip®, the developer of smart indicator technology, has extended the capability of its electronic eTimestrip indicators with a new app for Apple users. The indicators feature a free app for iOS that allows users to benefit from downloadable reports.
Tame your computer - a hiding hint
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she explains how to make sure hidden rows and columns are not copied (Microsoft Excel).
INSPIRE project to lead a revolution in photonic integrated circuits
The H2020-funded INSPIRE project is leading a revolution in photonic integrated circuits with so-called micro-transfer printing technology and establishment of a world-first fabrication platform.
Introducing Cambridgeshire County Day: celebrating Cambridgeshire and Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire, in partnership with key organisations across the county, has launched the first ever Cambridgeshire County Day, taking place on Thursday 23 June 2022 at the July Course, Newmarket.
The games sector: the innovation engine of the UK digital economy
Innovate UK is working closely with the UK games sector and its innovations, which provide £2.87 billion per annum to our digital economy.