Wanted: more female role models in finance
A leading female CFO talks about the problems with 30% targets and #MeTooPay – and why women should never pour the tea.
Cambridge Innovation Capital attracts £1 billion of investment into Cambridge companies
Since its foundation, Cambridge Innovation Capital has attracted £1 billion of investment into Cambridge companies, highlighting its dominant position at the heart of the innovation ecosystem.
Iceni Diagnostics appoints Chris Liggett to accelerate route-to-market strategy
As Iceni Diagnostics, developers of glycoscience-based diagnostics, therapies and vaccines, moves closer to market it has appointed Chris Liggett, business strategist and new product development specialist, to support its commercial operations. Chris has been appointed to the new role of Product Development Manager.
Tame your computer - with sticky stuff
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she explains how to create electronic sticky notes in Microsoft Outloo.k
Cambridge observes one minute silence following London Bridge attack
A vigil and one minute silence will take place today at 11am outside the Guildhall, Cambridge, in honour of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, who died in the incident near London Bridge on Friday.
GE Healthcare confirms investment in CMR Surgical
CMR Surgical, the company developing, manufacturing and marketing the next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius®, notes the disclosure by GE Healthcare of its minority participation in the recent $240 million Series C financing round.
UN Global Climate Action Award recognises the power of African women’s leadership in climate-smart agriculture
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has received a UN Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Women for Results’ category for effective and scalable solutions.
Stay safe online with mobile phone app developed by students and Cambridgeshire Police
Students from Cambridge Regional College are helping people stay safe online in a team work project with Cambridgeshire Police.
Plans for Bidwells' new second home revealed
People buying or selling a home with Bidwells are set to enjoy “the most welcoming visitor experience in Cambridge” after the 180-year-old property consultants revealed plans for a new Trumpington home for its estate agency business.
Cracking the chairing
Are you chairing a panel, and worrying about how to make sure it's a success? Simon Hall offers 12 tips to help you on your way...
Wayve unveils self-driving car trials in central London
Wayve secures $20M funding to facilitate autonomous vehicle trials in one of the world’s busiest cities.
Acoustic scene technology will disrupt smartphones and headphones
Today, Audio Analytic announces exciting new context-sensing technology that recognises acoustic surroundings, enabling devices like smartphones and headphones to adapt to these dynamic environments and deliver a wave of innovative benefits.
MSc in Leadership and Management – a flexible Master’s degree with no tuition fees
Do you want to hone your management skills? Are there people in your organisation with the potential to become your next leaders?
Employer commitment to skills training strengthens, says new report
Eighty-four percent of firms are expecting to maintain or increase investment in training their workforce, according to the 2019 CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Annual Report. Latest data shows that UK employers spent £44.2 billion on training in 2017.
UKRI calls for exascale computing proposals
ExCALIBUR (Exascale Computing Algorithms and Infrastructures Benefiting UK Research) is a £45.7m Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) programme led by the Met Office and UK Research and Innovation to meet the challenge of enabling exascale computer architectures by delivering research and innovative algorithmic development to harness the potential power offered by exascale HPC.
Consultation confirmed to give extra chance to gather views on taxi licensing policy
An extra consultation on a taxi licensing policy aimed at improving safety for passengers and drivers was confirmed yesterday (Thursday).
Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast focuses on office politics
Though seemingly trivial, office politics can affect the performance of employees and organisations. The latest podcast in the Cambridge Judge Business Debate series asks: how can we improve them?
Hospital chimney lights up for disability day
The landmark boiler house chimney at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) will turn purple on 03 December as part of the global #purplelightup movement celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD).
Navigating the British citizenship application process
Since the Brexit referendum, the number of applications for British citizenship has continued to rise. Yet many applicants fall foul of the strict eligibility criteria and the Home Office application process, and face refusal and lost of the application fee. If you are looking to apply to naturalise as a British citizen, what do you need to know before you make your application?
Crystal ball gazing and car crash interviews!
Nobody can have escaped the recent controversial, toe curling interviews we’ve witnessed lately – Prince Andrew, Jeremy Corbyn – to name a few. They’ve been generating some pretty meaty conversations here at KISS, especially debates about how useful media training and crisis comms could have been and of course, following both, the relevance of damage control and reputation.
Sieve Studio works with global educators Excelsior to film UK Active workshop
Sieve Studio was selected to film a recent workshop on 'culture change' for global education and training consultants, Excelsior.
Crayfish.io Accelerator funding increases five-fold with second anchor investor, DBI
Shenzhen-based DB Investment Management Ltd (DBI) has joined the Crayfish.io Accelerator as its second Anchor Investor, opening up further opportunities for UK and European semiconductor and IoT companies to join the programme and get ‘China-ready’.
Michael Rosen creates poem with children to celebrate Chisholm Trail mural
Renowned children’s poet and author Michael Rosen visited Cambridge to create poems with schoolchildren whose artwork covers hoardings around the new Chisholm Trail walking and cycling route.
Tech Nation reveals the East of England’s top three early-stage scaling tech companies
Two Cambridge-based companies have been announced as the East of England’s regional winners of the UK’s only truly national early-stage tech scaleup competition, Rising Stars.
Cambridge Zero: the University's ambitious new climate initiative
If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the University's ambitious new climate initiative, will generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future - and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to navigate the global challenges of the coming decades.