More than £20,000 available for Mobile Warden schemes helping to tackle loneliness among older residents
Local Mobile Warden groups – which work to support older people to live independently – can now bid for a share of £20,920 from South Cambridgeshire District Council’s grant scheme.
Intellegens and Optibrium celebrate success in global challenge to find novel antimalarial compounds
Intellegens, an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, and, Optibrium™, leading providers of software and services for drug discovery, have announced joint success in the Open Source Malaria (OSM) global initiative aimed at identifying the best predictive models for antimalarial compounds.
Entry opens for apprentice scheme centenary
Applications are open for the 100th year of the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s industry-leading apprenticeship scheme.
Stocks in Focus: Pennon Group
This week Girish Ramrous of NW Brown Wealth Management looks at water and waste management company, Pennon, which recently published its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2019.
Get Greening Great Britain with RHS funding
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is calling on communities to give a green makeover to an unloved space in 2020.
Entrepreneur podcast episodes share wisdom
Bruno Cotta, James Parton and Stewart McTavish, and Jim McDougall are guests on CUTalks, the podcast of the Cambridge University Technology & Enterprise Club.
IQGeo improves collaboration and increases productivity for Gigaclear
IQGeo (AIM: IQG), a market leader in geospatial software for telecoms and utilities, is accelerating the speed of Gigaclear’s construction projects while improving collaboration and oversight with external contractors.
Cambridge students see inside anechoic chambers at Cambridge LaunchPad project day
Cambridge LaunchPad took Year 6 students from the Spinney Primary School and Cambridgeshire Home Educating Families to visit Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd where they were led through a full day of activities by staff.
BroadbandUK joins the ITP
BroadbandUK is proud to announce that it has been accepted to join The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP).
KALEAO closes $4.5m pre-Series A funding round and restructures as Bamboo Systems
KALEAO today announced that it has become Bamboo Systems, a provider of transformative ARM server architecture designed to power the next generation of sustainable data centres.
Ranplan Wireless awarded Eur 600K for EU 5G network slicing research project
Ranplan Wireless, developer of the world’s first 5G combined in-building and outdoor wireless network planning tool for urban environments, has been selected as a lead contributor to an EU-HORIZON project worth EUR 1.4 million over a four-year period.
Cambridge Index rises 1.8%
The Cambridge Index gained 469.9 points or 1.8% to close at 27230.2, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Biocair exhibits at Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress 2019
Global courier for cell and gene therapy, Biocair, will exhibit at Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress this week (3-6 December 2019).
Impressive CPD total demonstrates Cambridge companies’ focus on training
Cambridge Network companies have amassed more than 10,000 CPD (Continuous Professional Development) points during the past year, through courses run by its popular Learning Collaboration.
Cambridge student involved in making plane travel more efficient competes at World Skills
An apprentice with Cambridge Regional College who makes blades for jet engines in airplanes has proved he is world class by competing at a prestigious national contest.
The Kite Trust’s new friendship scheme goes live today
As the Kite Trust’s new friendship scheme goes live today (Tuesday), a Cambridge family talks about how this small local charity for LGBT+ young people helped them through a crisis.
Labour plan to renationalise the UK energy networks is a bad idea, says Professor
Renationalising the UK energy system would not advance the country’s climate and energy goals, says Professor Michael Pollitt of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge TV Training course: build your video portfolio and skills in four weeks
Already know a bit about media, but lack a strong portfolio and broadcast credits? Need evidence of your competence and want to build your skills by working alongside industry professionals? This course from Cambridge TV may help!
Family support reduces chance of school and workplace bullying
Having a supportive family environment makes school-age LGB children in the UK significantly less likely to be victims of bullying, according to new research by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
New support for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire businesses preparing for Brexit
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has set up a Brexit taskforce pulling together knowledge and experience from specialist organisations and business advisors across the area to run a Brexit advice hub offering free-to-access support options for local businesses as they prepare for a possible Brexit outcome.
Cambridge Network welcomes early opening of A14 bypass
A large part of the A14 project will open next Monday (9 December). Cambridge Network Executive Director Claire Ruskin says: "We are delighted to see such a huge project managed well and delivering ahead of schedule so far."
How to strengthen a key Agile continuous improvement process: The Retrospective
Monetical's Retrospective.Guru guides Agile organisations and Agile change agents through five steps to convert unstructured knowledge into structured organisational knowledge.
Kleinwort Hambros: Demystifying the world of lending
Expert Views Video with Ian Philpot, Head of Credit Advisory at Kleinwort Hambros, explaining the various credit options for Private Clients and how lending is an important element of their wealth plan.
Festive family fun on offer at Metro Bank
On Sunday (8 December), Metro Bank, known for its exceptional customer service, will be holding free Christmas crafts events across 70 of its stores, including its branch at Christ's Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3BZ.
Sign up for Winter Wheelers!
People are being encouraged to take part in Winter Wheelers – the latest campaign to get more people cycling in and around Greater Cambridge.