Cambridge MP comments on possible ARM sale
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner MP has urged the Business Secretary to intervene as it was reported that SoftBank, the current Japanese owners of Cambridge-based ARM, are in talks to sell the business to US company Nvidia.
Schemes to support cycling and walking to be rolled out
Schemes to make it easier and safer for people to cycle and walk around Greater Cambridge to support the recovery from Covid-19 will soon be rolled out.
Weathering COVID-19 and keeping production open
Julie Palmer, Operations Manager at Paragraf, explains how the company has continued working during the pandemic.
Bloodhound - be part of the adventure
Cambridge Science Centre will be open again from Saturday 15th August for just three weeks. In its first public show since March, it will feature the Bloodhound LSR, which is aiming to break the world land speed record and reach a staggering 1,000mph.
Cambridge Index jumps 4.9%
The Cambridge Index rose 1,099.0 points or 4.9% to close at 23360.2, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Marketers need a 5-year plan
As KISS has said recently, a lot of well-qualified economists and commentators suggest we’re quite likely facing a ‘W’ shaped recovery. This seems realistic – so the agency is recommending that marketers should anticipate this – and to cope with it, table a strong and realistic five-year plan.
First C-130J with new centre wing returns to RAF
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has delivered the first of 14 RAF C-130Js to undergo Enhanced Service Life Centre Wing Box replacement back to its base at RAF Brize Norton.
Tame your computer - meeting matters
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 explains how to copy and summarise all meeting request responses (Microsoft Outlook).
ARU receives extra places ahead of Clearing
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been allocated an extra 250 places by the Government for students studying Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health courses, ahead of A-Level results day this Thursday (13 August).
Form the Future and the NHS showcase diverse careers with free virtual event
During the Covid-19 crisis, everyone has watched in awe at the heroic efforts of all NHS staff – efforts that are made each and every day to look after the public’s health. In the eastern region, the NHS is one of the largest employers – and careers in healthcare are set to grow over the next few years.
5 easy steps to a better Wi-Fi connection
If your Wi-Fi connection isn’t great, than everything you do online will be in steeped in frustration – so let's get to the bottom of how to get a better Wi-Fi connection.
Final week to enter 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards
The updated deadline for entry to this year's Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards is midnight this Friday (August 14).
UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address Covid-19
Proposals are invited for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
IDC transforms drug pump to deliver quality and sustainability
International product design company, IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy), has developed a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump for Chinese medical company, Tuoren.
Funding available for good causes
Local charities and good causes are being encouraged to apply for funding. Organisations can apply for grants between £500 and £20,000.
Impressive interviews
How to impress in an interview, whether for a job, a video, or even the media, writes Business Communications Consultant Simon Hall.
£1.2 million awarded to establish Policy Evidence Unit for University Commercialisation and Innovation
Research England has awarded a grant of £1.2 million to the University of Cambridge to establish a Policy Evidence Unit for University Commercialisation and Innovation (UCI), which will be developed in partnership with the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (CSTI) at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) – part of the Department of Engineering – and the National Centre for…
GWA and Duras join forces
Duras Consulting, the Cambridge based Science and Technology consultancy, today announces plans to merge its activities with long-established Cambridge based product and system design consultancy GWA Limited. The business will trade under the GWA name and aims to capitalise on the collaborative success both companies have achieved on major projects together over the last few years.
Avacta announces SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test clinical collaboration
Avacta and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine collaborate to clinically validate saliva-based rapid coronavirus test being developed with Cytiva.
Think about how we think
Pandemic shows that organisational scholars need to see the world as systems of interdependent activity rather than individual entities, says Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville.
Darktrace Cyber AI Analyst now investigates more than 1 million security events per week
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, reported that its Cyber AI Analyst product has performed millions of threat investigations, mimicking human thought processes to zoom in on and explore potential threats, and report on the severity of an attack.
Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue
The overwhelming ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence – from stock images and cinematic robots to the dialects of virtual assistants – removes people of colour from the way humanity thinks about its technology-enhanced future.
Study suggests embryos could be susceptible to coronavirus as early as second week of pregnancy
Genes that are thought to play a role in how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects our cells have been found to be active in embryos as early as during the second week of pregnancy, say scientists at the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Cambridge Investment Partnership gets go-ahead for new community hub and council homes at The Meadows and Buchan Street
Following extensive consultation with residents, local community groups, staff and other stakeholders, planning permission has been granted at the Meadows and Buchan Street sites for the redevelopment of the council owned Meadows and Buchan Street community centres, along with much-needed council rented homes.
‘No surprises’ approach to local lockdowns vital for businesses and communities – CBI
The CBI has today (Friday) set out six ways in which to build confidence for those businesses, local authorities and communities affected, if areas within the East of England come under new temporary restrictions.