Using music as a force for change
Could combining medical research with the arts help develop effective health interventions? Dr Cressida Bowyer, Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Portsmouth, is figuring out how to combat harmful air pollution in a community in Sub-Saharan Africa using wonderfully creative means.
Ashtons Legal expands Commercial Property team with high profile Norfolk recruit
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment of Sally Challinor to lead its Norwich-based Commercial Property team. The region-wide team now has 21 lawyers supporting clients in a very broad range of commercial sectors on property matters.
Students reuse and recycle with Amey Cespa
Amey Waste Management recently invited 25 Year 5 students from Cherry Hinton Primary School to learn more about what happens to their recycling and rubbish after they put it in the bin.
Experts discuss sustainable agriculture in India
A new green revolution has gripped the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and leading experts in the fields of rural development and sustainable agriculture will come together to discuss the remarkable success of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in Andhra Pradesh during a free online seminar, organised by Anglia Ruskin University, on Monday, 25 March.
Feabhas announces a new breakfast seminar event - 'Taking control of your software'
Ideal for Directors, Managers or Team Leaders responsible for products or projects using embedded software without a software background, Feabhas' breakfast workshop will give a useful insight into the embedded development process, as well as ideas and techniques to help you understand more about the quality of the software your teams develop.
'Harvest' offers international springboard for UK agri-tech
A new trans-Atlantic agreement, opening up international opportunities for agri-businesses and start-ups, has been launched by UK membership body Agri-Tech East and Canada’s Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority.
Council invests in Cambridge Science Park building to generate return for services
An office at the world-renowned Cambridge Science Park is being bought by South Cambridgeshire District Council – which will reinvest the rent into vital frontline services.
Half-term getaway helps London Stansted fly in February
London Stansted saw over 1.87 million passengers pass through the airport in February, an increase of 8.2 per cent over the same month in 2018.
Ground Zero Earth – a new exhibition shows the time is now or the future is never
From climate change to political unrest, we live in uncertain times. A Black Mirror style art exhibition that explores our future and our reality in this pivotal moment of uncertainty has launched in Cambridge and runs throughout the duration of the Cambridge Science Festival (11-24 March).
Strem Chemicals UK offers CVD/ALD bubblers & ampoules for R&D and high-volume manufacturing
The parent company of Strem Chemicals UK (Strem Chemicals Inc) has more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing inorganic and organometallic chemicals and probably the world´s most extensive product offering of MOCVD, CVD, and ALD precursors. Strem Chemicals UK is your local distributor, based in Cambridge .
Five ways to use customer-focused marketing in your content strategy
Are you struggling to sell to your audience? Let’s set the scene. You tell people about your product - what it is - specs, features, cost, how to order. Covered all the bases there? But you’ve forgotten the customer!
Mühlbauer and PragmatIC: strategic partnership to deliver RFID manufacturing solutions
Mühlbauer has qualified assembly of PragmatIC’s unique FlexICs with their market leading inlay production system, paving the way to dramatic RFID cost reduction
Crayfish webinar explores how to convert opportunities to sales in China
The Chinese market can be very lucrative if you have the right product with the right pricing and you enter at the right time. But even then, the sales may not happen naturally – you will need to commit resources to develop the pipeline and convert inquiries to sales. You also need to know that your distributor or partner is working with you.
The research threads running through the World Wide Web
Exactly 30 years ago a young computer scientist proposed an information sharing platform that would change the world forever. At Swiss-based CERN, the world’s largest physics laboratory, Tim Berners-Lee developed his internet-based hyperlink system that would become known as the World Wide Web, and a new era of digital communication was born.
The Cambridge posts strong 2018 results with a record year of lending
The Cambridge Building Society announces a record year of lending in 2018, providing £349m of new mortgage lending leading to mortgage book growth of 15%. This lending helped over 2,500 people to have a home – 15% of whom were First Time Buyers.
Profiling immune system in paediatric arthritis patients offers hope for improved diagnosis
Researchers design a machine learning algorithm with ~90% accuracy in identifying children with arthritis using blood samples alone, creating a potential diagnostic tool to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Smartphone filming: create more professional looking content
Cambridge TV offers a hands-on masterclass to show you how to create better short videos on your mobile phone.
Culture Club 1: Why culture is key to your company’s success
Organisational culture is vital to every business’s health and wealth – and if you’re sceptical, BOOST&Co has the proof
IQGeo launches new products for Communication Service Providers
IQGeo launches new products to reduce customer churn and accelerate construction for Communication Service Providers.
Multi-million pound investment could unlock low carbon community on the edge of Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire District Council welcomes the announcement of funding by the Chancellor in the Spring Statement today.
Spring Statement offers funding boost to Cambridge and the region
The Spring Statement from the Government today includes a boost to the UK’s genomics industry with £45 million for Bioinformatics research in Cambridge, as well as funding for housing and infrastructure to deliver growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
Cambridge establishes new centre for data science
The University of Cambridge is establishing a new research centre bringing together expertise from across academic departments and industry to drive research into the analysis, understanding and use of big data.
Cambridge spin-out starts producing graphene at commercial scale
A recent University of Cambridge spin-out company, Paragraf, has started producing graphene – a sheet of carbon just one atomic layer thick – at up to eight inches (20cm) in diameter, large enough for commercial electronic devices.
Businesses back GCP's 'Choices for Better Journeys' campaign
Businesses have backed a new engagement campaign that asks how best to cut congestion and transform public transport in Greater Cambridge.
Product design across borders
Cambridge Design Technology (CDT) says it takes pride in two things above all else. The first of these is the quality of the product and technology design consultancy services it offers. The second is the fact that quality is offered on a truly global basis.