Extension of Job Support Scheme
On 9 October 2020, Rishi Sunak announced an extended Job Support Scheme (JSS) for businesses, which are required to close due to local or national restrictions. The assistance will be in the form of grants to help pay the wages of staff who cannot work due to restrictions. Howes Percival outlines the details.
Winning in the age of agile business development
There's no doubt that being agile confers competitive advantage. How do you become a winner in the age of agile business development?
Howes Percival acts on multi-million pound management buy out of Glazing Vision Ltd
Howes Percival has advised the management team of Glazing Vision Ltd on the multi-million pound management buyout from the company’s founder.
Virtual onboarding - where do you begin?
Remote working allows for an enormous degree of flexibility for the employer and the employee. But when you have staff who also need to be onboarded virtually, things become can become difficult. After all, you now lack the face-to-face contact – the warm handshake from the general manager, the first-day drink with a work buddy, or even a tour of local coffee shops.
Why Arm’s sale to Nvidia has stunned the tech industry
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how Cambridge-based ARM’s proposed sale to Nvidia has stunned the tech industry.
Coronavirus self-isolation payments now available in Cambridge
Cambridge residents on low incomes, who cannot work because they are self-isolating due to coronavirus, can now apply for a one-off support payment.
Work begins on Ditton Lane cycling improvements
Work will begin this week on the final segment of a cycling scheme that will make it easier and safer for people to travel around Greater Cambridge on a bicycle.
UKRI publishes its corporate plan 2020-21
UKRI has published its corporate plan for 2020-21. It sets out its new vision that will guide how it works with its multiple partners and communities to bring about ‘an outstanding research and innovation system in the UK that gives everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, enriching lives locally, nationally and internationally.’
Study reveals differences in patterns of prostate cancer treatment in England
There are widespread differences in the way hospitals across the country treat men with prostate cancer.
CBI responds to new ‘three-tier system’ for Covid-19 restrictions in England
“Business strongly support the simplification of COVID rules," said Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General. “Greater clarity and consistency will support the huge efforts firms have already made to keep customers and employees safe.
Novel map reveals how immune cells fight and remember infections
Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.
Students make their mark at prestigious exhibition
Two Masters students from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are exhibiting their work at the prestigious Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020, which is touring the UK this month.
Tonejet Cyclone digital can printer scoops a Keypoint Intelligence Outstanding Innovation Award in Production Print
Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s largest business intelligence and testing provider for the digital imaging and business communications industries, has awarded the revolutionary Tonejet Cyclone with an Outstanding Innovation Award in Production Print to reflect not just its innovative and unique design but the environmental value it brings users by replacing plastic shrink sleeves and…
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
A research collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest possible speed of sound.
Cambridge Index drops 0.6%
The Cambridge Index dipped 161.1 points or 0.6% to close at 24626.9, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share price.
Not too late to register for Sensors in Medicine 2020
Registration for the virtual Conference Sensors in Medicine 2020 is open until 20 October, the first day of the four day virtual conference. Registration is free but advanced registration is required
Microsoft’s Cecily Morrison awarded MBE for services to inclusive design
Cecily Morrison, a principal researcher at Microsoft’s Research Lab in Cambridge, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
The village of Heversham gets 1Gbps broadband
The village of Heversham is the latest to get connected to the 1Gbps full fibre broadband supplied by B4RN. Broadband for the Rural North Ltd or ‘B4RN’ was launched in December 2011 by a local volunteer group led by industry expert Barry Forde.
Tame your computer - jump to it
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 describes how to quickly jump to what you want to do (Microsoft Office 2016).
Cambridge academics recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, which were announced on Saturday.
Giving an old building a new lease of life
An old building has been given a new purpose at Jesus College for the new academic year, with a professional kitchen and spacious dining rooms opening in their Forum building.
Sable&Hawkes delivers scientific digital illustration projects for global biopharmaceutical
Sable&Hawkes in-house digital illustrators have been used extensively by global biopharma Sartorius to help highlight, clarify and explain many of their technical products and processes. From infographics to product manuals and user guides, the firm has used digital illustration to help explain complex scientific processes and instrumentation across print and digital media.
Marshall apprentice, Haydn Jakes, awarded MBE
Haydn Jakes, a former Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) apprentice, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in The Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Stevenage named High Potential Opportunity zone for cell and gene therapy
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has classified Stevenage, Hertfordshire, as a High Potential Opportunity (HPO) zone in recognition of its thriving cell and gene therapy cluster of national and international significance. The successful HPO nomination was made by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and is expected to help attract further overseas investment into the…
Mogrify introduces EpiMOGRIFY platform to systematically identify epigenetic switches driving cell identity and cell maintenance
Today Mogrify announced the introduction of EpiMOGRIFY. The platform models the epigenetic state of the cell to predict the switches important for cell identity, cell maintenance, directed differentiation and cell conversion.