Research in sustainable energy awarded Helios prize
The winners of Cambridge University Department of Engineering’s Helios Prize – awarded for graduate research in sustainable energy or energy efficiency – have been announced.
Starting a business
If you're thinking about starting a business, this is part one (of three) covering what you need to consider to see if it could be a success, writes business coach Simon Hall.
Qualcomm and NIO bring immersive driving experiences with intelligent cockpit and 5G technologies to NIO ET7
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and NIO Inc., through its subsidiary NIO USA, today announced the companies’ working relationship to feature the latest next generation digital cockpit technologies in NIO’s first flagship sedan, the NIO ET7.
Independent party appointed by GCP to oversee Cambourne to Cambridge audit
An independent party has been appointed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership to oversee an audit of the Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) scheme.
Birketts celebrates appointment of new Partner to Private Client Team
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts has appointed Deborah Carrivick as a Partner in its renowned Private Client Team.
Council reminds residents and businesses ‘we are here for you’ during latest lockdown
As people are urged to stay at home again under new National Lockdown restrictions, South Cambridgeshire residents and businesses struggling during the pandemic are reminded of the support available to them via the District Council.
Funding secured for major digital overhaul of European road network
Researchers from Cambridge’s Construction Information Technology (CIT) Laboratory will lead on the digitalisation of the European road network as part of a collaborative project to improve road safety, increase capacity and reduce maintenance costs.
Renowned eye professor appointed by ARU
A renowned expert in optics and the biomechanics of the eye has joined Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as Deputy Dean for Research and Innovation at its Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care (HEMS).
Arthritis drugs effective in improving survival in sickest COVID-19 patients
Patients across the UK who are admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 are set to receive a treatment that can reduce the time spent in hospital by up to 10 days, an international study supported by the National Institute for Health Research has found.
Cambridge start-up among Geospatial Commission transport innovation competition winners
R4DAR Technologies, based at St John's Innovation Centre - which specialises in geo-location sensor technology exploiting next generation imaging radar - is one of 28 winners of a £2 million transport location data competition run by the Geospatial Commission in partnership with Innovate UK.
Heritage science investment to unveil secrets of Cambridge University collections
The University of Cambridge has been awarded £3m from the AHRC's Capability for Collections Fund to invest in equipment and refurbishment that will enable researchers from across the UK and worldwide to undertake new research into its heritage collections.
Staff give 7000 hours of their time to volunteer during pandemic
Furloughed Stansted Airport staff have put their skills to good use in the community during the pandemic, amassing more than 7000 volunteering hours since March 2020.
Birketts’ Employment Team hires new Senior Associate
Leading regional law firm Birketts has appointed new Senior Associate Jonathan Insley to its Employment Team.
Early Career Researcher Forum opens to applications
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is calling on postdoctoral researchers, research associates and other early career researchers to join its new Early Career Researcher Forum.
Laptops4Learning campaign launched to provide schools with tech
The latest lockdown has demonstrated more than ever that it’s imperative schools, councils, charities and learners in general have access to laptops and PCs. Can you help Veritas Digital Services’ Laptops4Learning campaign and donate redundant devices?
What directors need to consider following lockdown 3.0
There are few businesses that have not been adversely affected by the pandemic, which has resulted in previously well run, profitable and solvent businesses facing an uncertain future, largely through no fault of their own.
Biofidelity revels in new headquarters as designed by COEL
Since founding in 2019, Biofidelity has received much recognition for its ground-breaking work developing cancer diagnostic tests that can be carried out in labs across the world. With funding established and plans to expand the team, their workplace needed to be adapted to accommodate future growth.
Covid-19 Lockdown: How will this affect the equestrian sector?
The latest lockdown sees the UK placed under the most restrictive measures which, sadly, will affect a great proportion of the equestrian community. Here is what you need to know about the latest regulations and how it will affect you:
How to get serious with your social media strategy
If you run your own business or have a leadership role in an organisation, it makes sense to have a social media strategy - because posting with a purpose and speaking with an authentic voice can help individuals and brands stand out from the crowd.Here’s how to get serious with your social media strategy.
GOOD DESIGN award for smart hearing health platform
The Tympa System, a world-first all-in-one hearing assessment device, wins a 2020 GOOD DESIGN award.
BBC local radio relaunches its 'Make a Difference: Give a Laptop' campaign in response to national lockdown
Local BBC radio has been the friend, agony aunt and shoulder to lean on for many listeners throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. And now as schools return to online learning once more, it’s time to be there again by relaunching the Make a Difference: Give a Laptop campaign to help provide access to laptops and devices for children and young people in need.
Avacta announces licence agreement with POINT Biopharma Inc.
Avacta Group plc, the developer of innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a licence agreement with POINT Biopharma Inc., to provide access to Avacta’s pre|CISION technology for the development of tumour-activated radiopharmaceuticals.
Over £200 million boost to upgrade UK labs to help scientists tackle COVID-19 and cut emissions
UK science facilities are to be upgraded with £213 million government investment, enabling researchers to respond to global challenges such as COVID-19 and climate change.
A decade of data on life in the UK
Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, launched its first survey in 2009, so now has ten years of data from households across the country.
‘Virtual biopsies’ could replace tissue biopsies in future thanks to technique developed by Cambridge scientists
A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumour biopsies, has been developed by cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge. This is an important step towards precision tissue sampling for cancer patients to help select the best treatment. In future the technique could even replace clinical biopsies with ‘virtual biopsies’…