Lockdown roadmap: is the UK's exit plan the right one? Three experts give their view
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced the steps his government will take to end England’s lockdown over the coming months. Lifting restrictions will be split into four stages, with a minimum of five weeks between each to observe the effects of easing restrictions.
The roadmap to safer events, driven by Cambridge agency
Ahead of the UK’s lockdown roadmap, Cambridge-based agency The Crane Event has been preparing for a world where events can safely take place again.
Taylor Wessing advises Peak AI Limited on $21 million Series B funding to make AI accessible to all businesses
Taylor Wessing has advised artificial intelligence (AI) company Peak on its $21 million Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Oxx, with participation from existing investors MMC Ventures and Praetura Ventures, and new investor Arete. This brings Peak’s total funding raised to date to $43 million.
Anglian Water expands its Innovation Centre to reach a million customers
Anglian Water is expanding its Shop Window innovation centre in Newmarket to bring the latest innovation to a million customers across the east of England.
Why training is helping Cambridge employees to thrive in lockdown
Research by Cambridge Network's Learning Collaboration underlines the desire of local employees to concentrate on personal development during the pandemic. In response, employer companies are placing learning programmes and workplace health at the top of the agenda.
Planning Application submitted for ARU Peterborough Research and Development Centre
Plans for an innovative Manufacturing and Materials Research & Development Centre on the ARU Peterborough campus have been submitted to Peterborough City Council for planning approval.
Chisholm Trail: Underpass works mean temporary closure of Newmarket Road
Work on the Chisholm Trail and Abbey-Chesterton Bridge project, which will form a new foot and cycle route through the city, has reached the stage where an underpass is to be installed under Newmarket Road. This will mean a temporary closure of the road to traffic.
MP welcomes Trinity College divestment
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has welcomed Trinity College's announcement that it will remove all of its public and private investments in the fossil fuel industry by 2031 and work to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Employment Team swoops on top Legal Director for Cambridge office
Olivia Toulson is joining Top 100 UK law firm Birketts’ nationally-recognised Employment Team as a Legal Director.
Win amazing prizes for you and your school with Cambridge Science Centre
Cambridge Science Centre is celebrating British Science Week this year with a competition for youngsters, who have the chance to win prizes for themselves and their school.
Register for tickets to celebrate Cambridgeshire’s business triumphs
The 2020 CambridgeshireLive Business Awards will take place virtually on Thursday, March 25th.
Cambridge Index drops 0.6%
The Cambridge Index fell 163.0 points or 0.6% to close at 28074.2, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Whose authenticity?
Entrepreneurs face tensions in remaining “authentic” but that word is notoriously difficult to define, says Dr Matthew Grimes, Reader in Organisational Theory & Information Systems and Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Adder's real-time remote accesss KVM now with multi-head support
Adder Technology, a global leader in connectivity solutions and high performance IP KVM, has today introduced multi-head support to its leading remote access solution, the ADDERLink™ ipeps+.
Hamillroad Software appoints Carl Brock as Senior Application Specialist
UK-based prepress company Hamillroad Software has announced Carl Brock’s appointment as Senior Application Specialist.
Marshall Centre joins up with Cranfield Executive Development to support businesses looking to Capture Future Growth
Timothy Britt, Head of Strategic Services at Marshall Centre, says: "We continually work to find new and better ways of addressing the challenges our customers and communities face. We believe joining up with Cranfield Executive Development to deliver Capture Future Growth provides a powerful message of intent that will resonate with businesses looking to move from survive-to-thrive and, in so…
Cambridge Film Festival at home announces events for March
Cambridge Film Festival at Home has announced further special guests and film screenings for March as part of its on-going ‘A Film I love…’ series.
Airtel and Qualcomm to collaborate for 5G in India
Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced their collaboration for accelerating 5G in India. Recently, Airtel became India’s first telco to demonstrate 5G over a LIVE commercial network in the city of Hyderabad.
Out-of-date assessments of development plan policies can be site specific
The presumption in favour of sustainable development can apply when the development plan policies which are most important for determining the application are out-of-date (per paragraph 11(d) NPPF). The recent case of Ewans v Mid Suffolk District Council [2020] has confirmed that such ‘out-of-date’ assessment of a policy can be site specific. Hewitsons explains.
Business stories: Why they’re important and how to write them
If you’re in business, you’re also in the business of writing business stories. And this is important because people, more than ever, long to connect on an emotional level.
From the future of democracy to bridging political extremes: political debates at the Cambridge Festival
The future of democracy in a digital age, the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, efforts to rebuild trust after Brexit, how we bridge political extremes and what we have learnt from a year of ‘following the science’ form just some of the political debates at the Cambridge Festival this year.
Coating technology designed to inactivate viruses wins funding
CodiKoat venture supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge Business School is awarded £325,000 in UK government grants to help further develop its nanoparticle coating technology that kills viruses on any surface.
Tame your computer - mailbox magic
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 automatically search all mail folders in all mailboxes (Microsoft Outlook).
Medovate featured on first ever Healthcare Pavilion showcasing the best of UK healthcare on a global stage
Medovate is delighted to be featured on the UK Healthcare Pavilion – the first ever UK-wide portal to showcase the UK healthcare and life sciences industry.
Rich nations see virus rates fall quicker – study
Research finds economic performance directly related to number of cases.