Tech Nation launches new Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
Tech Nation today launches the Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit; a comprehensive guide to address diversity challenges in tech companies and the UK tech sector, in order to help build a strong, diverse and inclusive tech sector.
Corporate Darwinism
Only 19 of 1,513 UK companies survived 70 years after mandatory consolidated accounts in 1948, says a natural selection-inspired study at Cambridge Judge Business School.
New quantum computing company will set the pace
Cambridge Quantum Computing, founded by Cambridge Judge Fellow Ilyas Khan, combines with Honeywell Quantum Solutions to create a new company.
Ride for Life across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire returns
All the beauty of the East Anglian countryside awaits cyclists who sign up to ride three counties in three days as part of a returning charity challenge.
Planning permission approved for ARU Peterborough research and development centre
A new milestone in the development of ARU Peterborough has passed with the approval of planning permission for a research and development centre which will form a second phase of the scheme.
Over 600 lots of antiques and artworks available at Cheffins Fine Sale
Over 600 lots of antiques and artworks will go under the hammer on 30th June and 1st July as part of the Cheffins Fine Sale at the firm’s salerooms in Cambridge.
HiveMind with Karl Jones - Revenge of the electric car
Marshall Aerospace and Defence’s Karl Jones, will be joining Marshall Centre for its latest HiveMind to talk about the revenge of the electric car and all things sustainable.
Digital accessibility barriers to making a free will removed
Is your website fully accessible for those with disabilities? Twenty per cent of people in the UK have a disability*, making it difficult for them to use websites as easily as everybody else.
Device for treating gait deficit caused by multiple sclerosis receives FDA marketing authorisation
Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini, and Helius Medical Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:HSDT), have confirmed that a groundbreaking device they developed for short-term treatment of gait deficit due to mild-to-moderate symptoms from multiple sclerosis (MS) has received marketing authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Impact Women’s Network delves into equitable drug development
Impact Women’s Network will be holding its next #ImpactWednesday session entitled ‘Towards Equitable Drug Development’ via Zoom on Wednesday 7th July 9:30-10:30am.
JM and bp technology enabling waste to be converted into sustainable fuels scoops top prize
A team of scientists and engineers from Johnson Matthey have been awarded the RSC’s 2021 Dalton Division Horizon prize for their collaboration with bp to create bp-JM Fischer-Tropsch Technology – a renewable route to sustainable aviation fuels created from household waste.
Sign, scan and send back
Printing of documents to sign and scan is a pain when you’re working from home, isn’t it?
The Great Return to the Office – how are you keeping people engaged in yet another change?
As organisations work through how they are bringing people back into the workplace, how do you keep people involved and engaged? How do you avoid mis-stepping it and switching people off when they may be anxious or excited about coming back to the workplace?
The key to successful onboarding
It’s not unusual for businesses to create an onboarding process that focuses on what they need from the new member of staff, but, says Exact Sourcing, in our experience it’s preferable – and more effective – to approach it from your new starter’s perspective.
The Native Antigen Company wins ‘The Best COVID-19 Responder’ at OBN 2020 Awards
Oxford, UK: The Native Antigen Company, part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics and one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into diagnostics and vaccines for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, won ‘The Best COVID-19 Responder’ at OBN 2020 Awards. The award recognises the Company’s outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19.
Cambs students among finalists for BAFTA Young Game Designers competition
Today, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the 51 talented finalists, from across the UK, for the 11th nationwide BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition. The list includes two local students.
Platform for neuro research wins Big Pitch 2021
A business idea for a global social network and marketing platform for the fast-growing field of neuro-related research and clinical practice has won an Anglia Ruskin University student £5,000 and access to a raft of support from business experts.
First Intuition launches free resources to address skills gaps and help young adults into the workplace
First Intuition, the award-winning accountancy training provider, has launched a new package of resources aimed at young people looking for work and entering the workplace for the first time.
Councils launch Queen Anne Terrace cycle parking consultation
The Greater Cambridge Partnership and Cambridge City Council are working together to review cycle parking at the Queen Anne Terrace Car Park on Gonville Place, Cambridge. The car park is on the edge of the city centre, adjacent to Parkers Piece and close to many businesses and amenities including the Parkside pool and gym.
PetMedix announces completion of the Ky9™ canine antibody discovery platform
Scientists working in the labs of PetMedix Ltd have recently achieved the successful transfer of more than 4 Mbp of canine antibody DNA into the mouse genome. This process involved 35 separate genetic manipulation steps, in what is likely to be the largest transfer of genetic material from one mammalian species to another, not involving human DNA.
Cambridge Index rises 0.3%
The Cambridge Index rose 84.2 points or 0.3% to close at 27678.5, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and alumnus Billy Boyle recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021
The achievements and contributions of Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and University of Cambridge alumnus Billy Boyle have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
PhoreMost appoints Christian Dillon as Vice President of Biology
PhoreMost Ltd, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to ‘Drugging the Undruggable®’ disease targets, today announced it has appointed Dr Christian Dillon as Vice President of Biology. In this new role, Dr Dillon will work across all the Company’s areas of interest, including oncology, targeted protein degradation, and neurodegeneration, leading PhoreMost’s efforts to progress the novel…
IQGeo selected by WAPA to support transmission line inspection processes
IQGeo (AIM: IQG), a developer of geospatial productivity and collaboration software for the telecoms and utility industries, today announced that IQGeo was selected by the US Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to support their electrical transmission line inspection process.
Sustainability is important to SMEs, but 40% do not understand impact of net zero
Though the vast majority see sustainability as important, millions of the UK’s small businesses could be struggling to understand and meet the demands of achieving Net Zero goals, according to research by Lloyds Bank.