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.
Top ranked Employment Law team announces expansion as turnover up 23%
Howes Percival has expanded its highly rated employment law team in response to an increase in instructions over the last year.
New podcast examines the role of MedTech in the response to COVID-19
Eastern AHSN has launched a new podcast based on a series of conversations with people from across the healthcare innovation ecosystem who can help them turn great ideas into positive health impact.
Your public speaking fear is normal
Of course you're nervous about public speaking; you're a human being. In this video, Communication Coach (and introvert) Jon Torrens explains how to tackle this problem. What a nice chap.
Council welcomes additional funding for virus work
Cambridge City Council has welcomed additional government funding to support its response to the coronavirus epidemic.
Howes Percival recognised in East Midlands Dealmakers Awards
Howes Percival has been recognised for its role in Insider Media East Midlands Dealmakers Awards’ ‘SME Deal of the Year’ 2020, the MBO of Harrison Castings. The firm was also shortlisted for the ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ category.
Business agility - why a bike is faster than a Ferrari
If you want to get somewhere fast, which would you prefer? A Ferrari or a bike? Sounds obvious doesn’t it? Take the Ferrari. But you’d be wrong. As this short story on business agility explains.
AVEVA recognises chemical engineering students with international academic competition
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, today announced the winners of its 2020 AVEVA Design Academic Competition.
MedTech Navigator's Innovation Grants boost funding for pioneering SMEs
MedTech Navigator's Innovation Grants programme, supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and managed by HEE, will be providing critical funding to DiagNodus, TumourVue and Javelin Health, three ground-breaking projects tackling urgent healthcare priorities, including COVID-19 and cancer care.
Book on governance for sustainability wins award
A book by Dr Julia Grimm, a Research Associate at Cambridge Judge Business School, wins Best Book Award of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management.
Latest NPU adds to Arm’s AI Platform performance, applicability, and efficiency
With an ever-increasing range of devices adding artificial intelligence (AI) functionality, Arm has announced the latest member of its Ethos product line, the Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU (Neural Processing Unit).
Hospice at Home service extends across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Essential end of life care within people’s homes is being rapidly expanded across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough after a partnership decision to fast track the expansion of Hospice at Home services in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Hamillroad Software launches the Bellissima Network
UK-based prepress company Hamillroad Software has announced a new network to strengthen its support for its Bellissima DMS customers.
Cambridge spin-out Xampla adds sustainability leader as Chair; earns B Corp status
A former board member of one of the world’s biggest companies and White House climate change advisor has joined a Cambridge University start-up making plastic from peas.
Navigating - and surviving - a recession
If you’re a marketer old enough to have worked through the recession of 2007-8, you might think you know how the next two years will pan out. I don’t agree. In my view we need to look back almost a century, but we can actually survive, adapt and thrive.
Another new Friend in the door – Guardtech hires Business Development Manager
Controlled environment kings strengthen ranks further with the addition of sales queen Daisy Friend.
Metro Bank gets creepy crafty for kids this Halloween weekend
This weekend on Saturday 24 October and Sunday 25 October, Metro Bank, the UK’s community bank, will be hosting its annual Halloween event, inviting children and their families to take part in a craft activity which can be completed in store where it’s safe to do so, or at home.