Urgent action needed to prevent air pollution rising as Covid restrictions end – Centre for Cities
Toxic air is set to rise significantly as lockdown restrictions end, warns Centre for Cities as it urges councils to press ahead with their stalled pollution reduction plans.
Remote work experience in your business
The mass COVID-19 remote work experiment has revealed that working from home has several side-effects - one of which has been the sudden lack of opportunity for young people to gain invaluable experience in the workplace.
IWM Duxford’s American Air Museum awarded Grade II* listed status
The American Air Museum at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Europe’s largest air museum, has been listed at Grade II* by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England.
Xaar 128 printheads at the heart of MapleJet’s new Hx Cartro IoT printer
The proven reliability and performance of the Xaar 128 printhead is central to the new MapleJet Hx Cartro printer, enabling it to deliver the precision and connectivity today’s Coding and Marking customers’ demand.
Is the well-being of your workforce at risk?
Mitigating risks to workplace wellbeing is vital, but a pro-active approach that finds time for fun can also work wonders.
Fintech growth during COVID-19
A global study jointly authored by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, The World Bank and The World Economic Forum reveals 12 out of 13 fintech sectors have grown during the first half of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. But that growth is uneven and firms are facing significant headwinds in operations and fundraising.
Significant increase in depression seen among children during first lockdown
The first lockdown led to a significant increase in symptoms of depression among children, highlighting the unintended consequences of school closures, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.
Hidden symmetry could be key to more robust quantum systems, researchers find
Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices, such as ultra-powerful quantum computers.
Taylor Wessing adds support for better representation of black talent through the 10,000 Black Interns programme
Taylor Wessing is delighted to announce its participation in the 10,000 Black Interns programme - an initiative to help transform the horizons and prospects of young Black students in the United Kingdom.
What it really means to be a better lawyer
Many things aren’t represented accurately on the big (or small) screen. Poker games rarely end with eight players going all in with increasingly superb hands. Hospitals, sadly, aren’t exclusively filled with wise-cracking and devastatingly good-looking medical staff. Yet perhaps one of the most egregious is the representation of the lawyer’s day-to-day life.
No more 'but, my computer…' excuses in 2021
Managers hate it when their staff’s productivity goes down.
New scheme to support SMEs through Covid-19 launched by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough libraries and the British Library
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Business and IP Centre (BIPC) and the British Library are launching a dedicated programme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to transform, future-proof and grow their business through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Why Sales Development Reps are key to success
How easy are you finding it to engage with new sales opportunities in the current climate? Experienced Sales Development Reps (SDRs) can prove to be an invaluable resource for delivering against a variety of goals, particularly when we are faced with the challenges of doing business in a constantly-changing environment.
Cambridge Quantum Computing completes $45 million financing
Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) has successfully completed a $45 million financing from investors including Honeywell Ventures, IBM Ventures, JSR Corporation, Serendipity Capital, Alvarium Investments and Talipot Holdings to further accelerate commercialisation and consolidate its leadership position in quantum computing software and applications.
The Cambridge announces partnership with electronic signature provider Legalesign
The Cambridge Building Society has this week announced its partnership with locally based electronic signature provider Legalesign. The collaboration has been established to support customers with a quick and easy way to share signed documentation, through an innovative system that provides digital safety and security.
Sunlight raises $6M in funding to make high-performance cloud a reality
Sunlight, the Cambridge-based developer of virtualisation technology for data-intensive applications, has closed a $6M Series A funding round, led by OpenOcean with participation from Robert Bosch Venture Capital. Sunlight will use the funding to expand its commercial operations and footprint, particularly in the US market.
Medovate secures TGA Approval in Australia and inclusion on WAND Database in New Zealand for SAFIRA™
Medovate and its Brisbane-based distributor LTR Medical have announced they have secured both TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) Approval in Australia and inclusion on the WAND Database in New Zealand for their game-changing SAFIRA™ (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) technology.
8K TVs, women’s sport and Open RAN highlighted among key technology, media and telecoms predictions for 2021
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, has today announced its predictions for the sector in 2021.
Open-source toolkit helps developing countries meet demand for COVID-19 research and diagnostics
Researchers have developed a free, open-source toolkit that allows laboratories in developing countries to produce their own tools for COVID-19 research and diagnosis, without relying on an increasingly fractured global supply chain.
Research reveals how COVID-19 affects the eyes
Sore eyes are the most significant vision-based indicator of COVID-19, according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology.
Industry expert brings Internet of Things to life
Students in the School of Computing and Information Science at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are benefiting from hands-on Internet of Things (IoT) expertise thanks to the appointment of Steven Kear as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor.
First class festive thank you for Cambridge posties
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will say a big thank you to Royal Mail sorting office staff this Friday as he hears first-hand about this year's Christmas delivery operation and shows his gratitude to posties for all their hard work throughout this unusual year.
New town proposals to be considered alongside 650 other suggested locations for new homes and jobs
Councillors have reassured residents that proposals published by developers for a 25,000-home town in South Cambridgeshire have absolutely no planning status, and it is far too early to say whether the location is suitable for any development.
Market-leader in enterprise financial crime, Featurespace, adopts Luminance to power in-house contractual insights
Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession, has announced that Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Financial Crime prevention software, has deployed the Luminance platform to gain more insight and control over the company’s in-house legal processes.
V day arrives in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Pioneering Covid-19 vaccinations are happening in the UK today. And the first Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents will soon be getting their jabs to protect against the virus too.