Students rally for Climate Change and urge people to make small changes to see a big difference
Young people at Cambridge Regional College (CRC) held a rally today (Friday 20) during their lunchtime at their Cambridge and Huntingdon campuses to encourage staff and students to consider making small changes to help reduce climate change.
cofinitive wins ‘Best use of Content’ in the CIPR PRide awards
cofinitive has won the ‘Best use of Content’ Gold award in the CIPR Anglia, Thames and Chiltern PRide Awards, for a stakeholder engagement campaign for key client SmithsonHill. In a glittering awards ceremony at the Guildhall in Cambridge, the cofinitive team was also a finalist in two further categories, ‘Best Regional Campaign’ for #OnetoWatch, and ‘Outstanding Small Public Relations…
US2U Consulting makes a bold step into autumn
US2U Consulting welcomes Associate Consultant Erin Brown to its team.
University Enterprise Zone aims to drive innovation across Cambridge
Cambridge is to establish a University Enterprise Zone as part of a new government initiative announced today by Universities Minister Chris Skidmore.
New Antarctic team announced to run the world’s ‘coolest’ post office and museum alongside 2000 penguins
The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is delighted to reveal the new Port Lockroy team who will live and work on the remote island of Port Lockroy off the Antarctic Peninsula during the next Austral Antarctic summer (November 2019 – March 2020).
LGBT+ women face barriers to healthcare
LGBT+ women in the UK face barriers when accessing healthcare, according to a review published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
The Cambridge announces a series of Shared Ownership themed drop in sessions
In support of Shared Ownership week, The Cambridge has announced a series of educational ‘drop in sessions’ hosted by its mortgage experts.
Cambridge Consultants partners with Hitachi Central Research Laboratory to address the global challenge of plastic waste
Cambridge Consultants joins the Kyōsō-no-Mori Partnership Program and will work with Hitachi to investigate the applications and business models for applying synthetic biology to plastic recycling.
Ely Aviation and Carbon 2050 deploy revolutionary new bird diverters in Kosovo by drone!
Cambridgeshire based commercial drone operator Ely Aviation has just completed a mammoth week-long commission with Carbon 2050 in the Southeastern European state of Kosovo.
Babies' gut bacteria affected by delivery method, Baby Biome project shows
Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria - their microbiome - than those delivered by Caesarean, research has shown. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL, the University of Birmingham and their collaborators discovered that whereas vaginally born babies got most of their gut bacteria from their mother, babies born via caesarean did not, and instead had more bacteria…
Cambridge Festival of Ideas examines the current state of gender bias
What’s the real story behind why there are so few women executives in Britain’s top companies? Why are women in danger of being sidelined by the technology revolution? How do we deal with digital violence and hate speech against women? Does it matter how men and women are portrayed in advertising?
Families and businesses unite to celebrate pedal power at the 2019 Cargo Carnival
Timed to coincide with the weekend of World Car-Free Day, Camcycle’s Cargo Carnival will demonstrate the power of pedals tomorrow (Saturday 21 September) and celebrate everything that can be carried by cycle, from babies and books to beer.
Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells.
Birketts’ teams get into their stride for Steptober charitable challenge
Top 100 law firm Birketts has entered two teams in to the second annual Steptober challenge to help raise funds to end youth homelessness.
Homelessness charity saves more than 590 tonnes of goods from landfill but spends thousands dumping unsaleable donations
Damaged items, broken electrical appliances and bags of donations also containing rubbish are just some of the items local homelessness charity Emmaus Cambridge is being forced to spend thousands on dumping.
Bush deepens its roots with further growth in the Cambridge community
A root and branch review of its business operations has resulted in one of Cambridge’s leading independent agents, Bush Sales and Bush Lettings, announcing that it is ‘leading the way’ by introducing a number of green initiatives.
Bookings set to open for 12th Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Bookings open on Monday (23rd September) for this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas, which takes place at a time of political upheaval across the world.
£120k new funding for road safety projects announced
Charities, local authorities and community groups are being urged to apply for a new grant fund aimed at improving road safety.
Loci attends BioStrata Queen’s Award for Enterprise Reception
Loci’s Jonathan and Rivka Furbank were delighted to attend an award ceremony at BioStrata Life Science Marketing Service to celebrate BioStrata's well deserved Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade.
Cambridge Consultants becomes Arm Approved Design Partner
Cambridge Consultants joins a global network of design service companies that have been selected and endorsed by Arm, uniting two leaders of the Cambridge technology cluster.
IMI Europe partners with University of Cambridge - innoLAE conference and exhibition poised for next phase of growth
IMI Europe today announces a partnership with the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large-Area Electronics (CIMLAE) for the delivery and future development of its Innovations in Large-Area Electronics conference and exhibition (innoLAE). The conference, based in Cambridge, UK, focuses on new ways to make electronics, leveraging novel processes and new functional materials to provide…
Health Enterprise East announces partnership with Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Health Enterprise East (HEE) is pleased to announce its partnership with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, a top-ranked NHS Trust employing around 8,000 staff and serving a population of over 460,000 people in Exeter, East Devon and Mid-Devon.
PredictImmune announces new ‘framework agreement’ with Cambridge Enterprise to allow future expansion of original IP licence to expand its commercial product pipeline
PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, today confirmed the expansion of the rights available to it from Cambridge Enterprise, enabling the future expansion of the PredictImmune product range.
Personal data technology platform Dataswift raises £1.6m Seed funding
Dataswift - a Cambridge-based company that enables individuals to own and use their own data - has announced it has raised £1.6 million in seed funding. The round was led by IQ Capital, with participation from Pacific & Orient Properties Ltd and Alphanumeric Corporation.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity pledges to build safety net for nursing professionals
Cambridge based Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is showing its support of UK nurses by becoming the first hospice to join a special membership programme which aims to transform the lives of nursing professionals facing personal or financial hardship.