Engaging your 'deskless' employees
Times have changed and what may have worked to engage employees pre-pandemic might no longer have the same impact. This week's HR Dept blog takes look at how to keep youre employees engaged.
Tame your computer - what day is it?
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 describes how you can show the day of the week in your taskbar (Windows 10).
Bejo adopts Genestack’s multi-omics data enterprise solution
Genestack Ltd today announced that its flagship multi-omics data catalog, curation and integrative search product, Omics Data Manager (ODM), has been licensed and implemented by the Dutch vegetable breeding firm Bejo.
Comment on cancellation of Oxford to Cambridge expressway
At a meeting about the ‘Arc’ on Friday, Westminster was reminded that the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Arc is an economic focus, not a physical boundary, to make best use of the excellence in the area that could keep the UK at the forefront of international growth.
Upgrades to two key routes to improve walking and cycling journeys
Work to resurface a 220m stretch of a popular cycle route between Stourbridge Common and Riverside Bridge in Cambridge has been completed. It will form part of the Greater Cambridge Greenways network, linking the Horningsea, Bottisham and Swaffham’s routes as well as the Abbey Chesterton Bridge and Chisholm Trail project, which is currently under construction.
Global evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’, report finds
An "astonishing" deficit of data about how the global boom in educational technology could help pupils with disabilities in low and middle-income countries has been highlighted in a new report.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group accelerates production of life-saving device
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has reached an agreement with UK manufacturer Portsmouth Aviation that will accelerate production of negative pressure ventilation assistance devices by sharing knowledge and prototypes it developed in partnership with the exovent consortium of academics and medics who initially identified the potential for the application of the technology in the…
Bioelectronics researcher secures prestigious fellowship
Dr Scott Keene, Research Associate in Neurotechnology at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded a major research fellowship by the European Commission.
New book ‘Four Futures, One Choice’ looks at the future of the built environment
A new book written during the COVID-19 pandemic and global climate crisis paints a picture of how the choices we make today are vital in shaping our future built environment world – and asks us all to decide what sort of society we want to live in.
Women with sensory loss twice as likely to suffer depression
Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Pure supports clients and contractors with the Kingsbridge IR35 status tool
Pure is excited to announce that it will be supporting its clients and contractors as the IR35 reform comes into place in April 2021 with the Kingsbridge IR35 Status tool.
Market town investment tops £20m as Combined Authority splashes cash for Wisbech, Chatteris and Ramsey
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has won wholehearted approval from the Combined Authority Board to fund four project proposals for Fenland and Huntingdonshire under the Market Towns Programme and for plans to support Covid-19 recovery.
How to interview
If you've got to interview someone, whether for a job, a podcast, the radio, TV, an article, information, or just getting to know them, here are six top tips to help you with how, from Simon Hall.
A New Therapeutic Paradigm For Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease which affects around 50 million people of all ages worldwide [1]. The disease is characterised by recurrent seizures caused as a result of excessive electrical discharges in a group of brain cells.
A brave new world: how the pandemic is changing recruitment in IT
As employees, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, with more and more of us doing that from home.
Double win for Mogrify at CambridgeshireLive Business Excellence Awards 2020
Mogrify wins Hewitsons Award for Innovation in Business and Price Bailey Award for Business of the Year at CambridgeshireLive Business Excellence Awards 2020. The awards recognise the potential of Mogrify’s technology to accelerate the development of regenerative cell and in vivo reprogramming therapies.
PBD Biotech's game changing bovine TB test gains funding
PBD Biotech has secured £2.3m funding for OIE validation of its rapid, accurate TB test.
Winners of CambridgeshireLive Business Awards 2020 revealed as county celebrates success
Cambridgeshire’s brightest and best businesses have been honoured at a ceremony that celebrated the great achievements of businesses large and small.
Gordon Hurst to become Chair of Darktrace
Darktrace, a leading autonomous cyber security AI company, today announced that Gordon Hurst will succeed Robert Webb QC as Chair.
University of Cambridge commits to a major new centre for music performance
The University of Cambridge is creating a Centre for Music Performance (CMP) to transform the visibility, scale, ambition and reach of musical life at Cambridge.
Salivary gland cells revealed as sites of COVID-19 infection
Scientists have shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect specific cells in the salivary gland in the mouth.
Low-cost flexible displays poised for growth, finds IDTechEx
As increasing numbers of devices gain electronic functionality, many new applications will require some sort of display. This growth in functional, wirelessly connected devices is an exciting technological transition that could radically reshape how we interact with previously inanimate objects. The opportunities are especially pronounced for low-cost displays that can be incorporated into cheap…
Business rates relief boosted with new £1.5 billion pot
Business ratepayers adversely affected by COVID-19 are to get a £1.5 billion discount on their bills.
BioStrata further enhances its rapidly growing marketing and PR teams to deliver industry-leading solutions across life sciences
BioStrata, the life science marketing and PR specialist, has appointed four new team members to meet growing demand and the changing requirements of clients within life sciences.
Over 400 lots to go under the hammer at major Jewellery, Silver and Watches Sale at Cheffins next month
The first Cheffins Jewellery, Silver and Watches Sale of 2021 will take place on Thursday 15th April at the firm’s salerooms in Cambridge.