How to create amazing, human-centric organisations
Some arrive at the concept of self-management from the desire to improve the service they provide or the product they deliver. Others see it as the key to making work more fun.
Comment on proposed changes to Social Housing allocation policy
A consultation has begun into proposals to make minor changes to how Council and Housing Association homes across the County are allocated. This follows a detailed review of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Lettings Policy.
Emails - do them properly
Emails are easy to use, but also easy to get wrong. In this video, Communication Coach and elite email expert Jon Torrens tells you how.
The winning way
These are troubled times, with all of us suffering... and this is a critical mindset to help us get through, says communication consultant Simon Hall.
Abcam raises $180m through US IPO
Cambridge-based Abcam, which supplies tools globally for life science research, has had a blockbusting response to its IPO on America’s NASDAQ technology exchange.
New local testing site to open in Cambridge
A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility is to open for those with symptoms to book appointments at the Abbey Leisure Centre Overflow Car Park, in Cambridge as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to continue to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.
Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis
World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues – some of which is being showcased this week at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference 2020 – offers a glimpse of the future of precision medicine, and unprecedented predictive power to clinicians caring for individuals with the life-limiting condition.
Increased support under the Job Support Scheme
Yesterday (22 October 2020), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an increase in government contributions for the Job Support Scheme, the successor to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”).
East of England businesses benefit from historic UK Japan trade agreement
East of England businesses are set to benefit from the historic UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to be signed by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu in Tokyo today (Friday 23 October).
Major research award to boost treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down’s syndrome
A research group led by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) has won over $3 million to expand studies investigating biomarkers and brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease, to progress treatments for adults with Down’s syndrome who are most at risk.
Applications for the Sanger Prize are now open
Applications are now open for the Sanger Institute Prize 2021, which awards the winner a three-month internship with a research group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Travel, living and research expenses are all covered by the award.
Silicon Valley comes to the UK 2020: Join England star Alex Scott and more
Silicon Valley comes to the UK (SVC2UK) returns next month, running from Monday 9th November to Thursday 12th November.
New business opportunities in Poland: The UK-Polish Techchallenge
Polish corporates are looking for innovative cleantech UK-based solutions!
New app aims to ensure safe bus travel in Cambridgeshire
Whippet Coaches has partnered with UK technology company, Passenger, to provide bus users with increased confidence ahead of travelling.
Breast Cancer UK wins £50,000 Movement for Good award
Cambridgeshire-based Breast Cancer UK is one of ten charities to receive £50,000 as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance’s Movement for Good awards.
'Work from hotel' offering from University Arms
Local residents in need of a change of scenery or those travelling to Cambridge to be inspired by its academic heritage can now make the city’s most historic hotel University Arms their base, with the launch of its new Work From Hotel (WFH-otel) initiative.
Keep your communication short and sweet
Overloading people with information isn't clever. Getting to the point, however, is. So do that. In this wonderfully short video, Communication Coach (and conciseness ninja) Jon Torrens shows you how.
Report shines a light on Covid health and care struggles
The health and care struggles of some of the most disadvantaged in our communities during the Covid-19 pandemic are highlighted in a new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough.
Are you looking for a different way to reward your staff for their hard work this year?
Are you looking for a different way to reward your staff for their hard work this year or perhaps to treat them this Christmas?
bit.bio joins forces with maths institute to find the ‘operating system of life’
Cell coding startup bit.bio partrners with science institute on a moonshot mission to create every human cell type for biomedical research and therapy.
Flusso launches complete flow sensing solution
Flusso has launched the world's smallest flow sensor as part of a low-cost and complete digital flow sensing solution for use in high-volume consumer and industrial markets.
New fund launched to revolutionise asthma technology
A new fund aims to support the development of innovative, life-changing new asthma technologies..
New national study into the neurological impact of COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and King’s College London have been given £2.3 million to investigate the neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19.
Milestone as Cambridge Investment Partnership hands over first new council homes at Ironworks, Mill Road
As part of its commitment to tackle the housing crisis in the city and provide new homes for local residents, Cambridge Investment Partnership has completed the first four brand new council homes at its flagship Ironworks development in Mill Road, Cambridge.
‘Surgeons’ series concludes with high-risk dilemmas
Weighing up the risks of an operation versus the impact of not treating patients at all is a daily balancing act for surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals in Cambridge.