Fixing the odds in changing careers
Are you considering changing career? Or even just thinking about it? If so, this is a must read, as Communications Consultant Simon Hall - who made his own big life change a year ago - writes about the most important piece of advice he was given as he embarked on his new adventure...
Full ‘STEAM’ ahead as engineer encourages girls to aim for the stars (and Mars!)
Engineer Abbie Hutty, who is currently working for Airbus on the European Space Agency’s project to send a rover to Mars in 2020, talked to Year 5 girls at St Mary’s Junior School, Cambridge about her mission, and inspired the girls to aim for the stars (and Mars!) themselves.
O Come, All Ye Faithful! Join children’s charity for ‘special festive evening’ in Milton
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is looking forward to a magical evening of carols at its Christmas service in Milton.
Meteor Inkjet launches new line of DropWatchers
Meteor further enhances its portfolio with the launch of a new DropWatcher family of products.
Repositive’s CEO recognised as WISE100 female social entrepreneur
Fiona Nielsen, CEO and Founder of Repositive, the Cambridge tech start-up on a mission to accelerate cancer drug discovery, has been recognised in the 2018 WISE100 (Women in Social Enterprise 100) list – a prestigious index of the UK’s 100 most inspiring and influential women in social enterprise, impact investment and social innovation.
Darktrace ranks 4th in the ‘Deloitte UK Fast 50’
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that it ranked 4th in the ‘Deloitte 2018 UK Technology Fast 50’ at an awards ceremony in London last night (Thursday), with a four-year growth rate of 4,829%. Darktrace also achieved the accolade of Cambridgeshire and East regional winner.
ScaleUp Review 2018 is published
The 2018 Annual Scaleup Review, just published by the ScaleUp Institute, reports that aspirations remain high – eight in ten scaleups are expecting to scale again next year.
Government response to developer contributions consultation
The Government has published its response to the consultation on “Supporting Housing Delivery Through Developer Contributions”, reports Deborah Sharples of Hewitsons.
UK still attractive for EU entrepreneurs
The fifth Congress of Polish Entrepreneurs is set to meet in London later this month where the hot topic for conversation will be the entrepreneurs' revolution.
Domino’s digital printing solutions staff celebrate special milestones in 40th year
In the same year that Domino Printing Sciences celebrates its 40th anniversary, members of its Digital Printing Solutions division are also celebrating special milestones with the business.
Ely Country Park gets new play and picnic area
A nationally-accredited park in Ely has completed work on a new play and picnic area aimed at baby and toddler play.
Arthur Rank Hospice’s popular Ely Festive 5K has now sold out
Find out more about how you can be involved in Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's Festive 5k Fun Run on Sunday 25th November.
Meteor Inkjet offers fully-integrated RIP for industrial inkjet printers
Meteor further enhances its software portfolio with the integration of the Harlequin® Host Renderer™ to provide seamless, high-speed printing of a wide variety of native file types including PDF and PostScript®.
Meteor Inkjet offers image screening to optimise print quality
Meteor Inkjet further enhances its software portfolio with the integration of ScreenPro™, the ultra-high-speed screening engine developed by Global Graphics Software.
Mission Therapeutics and AbbVie sign DUBs collaboration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Collaboration combines Mission’s unique science, chemistry and proprietary enzyme platform with AbbVie’s strong neurodegenerative disease research, development and commercialisation capabilities
Financial modelling in the spotlight
Over the years, financial modelling has been in the news for the wrong reasons, as we know only too well if we think about Enron, Aegon and more recently in the UK, the West Coast rail contract, where the Laidlaw report highlighted that the Government’s poor financial modelling cost tax payers £50M.
Raspberry Pi introduces low-cost, low-power model to keep battery-powered projects going
A new $25 Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ has been released, delivering lower power consumption for battery-powered projects when compared to the existing Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+.
London, Cambridge & Reading emerge as Golden Triangle for AI jobs
UK investment in AI is keeping pace with the United States, as healthcare leads the search for AI skills.
CyanConnode enters Philippines market with Adtel
CyanConnode, a world leader in narrowband radio frequency (RF) mesh networks, is pleased to provide details of a distribution agreement entered into with Adtel Inc to distribute CyanConnode's smart metering RF network technology in the Philippines.
Spitting Image archive comes to Cambridge University Library
A Margaret Thatcher puppet and the unbroadcast script and video tape for the pilot episode of Spitting Image have taken their place alongside the works of Newton, Darwin and other treasures at Cambridge University Library – after series co-creator Roger Law deposited the programme archive at the Library this week.
Myrtle.ai sets new deep learning standard
Myrtle.ai trains ResNet network 2.5x faster, using 8x fewer GPUs and at a quarter of the cost than previous benchmark winner
Anti-Bullying Week marked in Parliament by Cambridge MP leading debate
Anti-Bullying Week runs from the 12-16 November, and this year it was properly marked by Daniel Zeichner MP, with a debate in Parliament. Anti-Bullying Week, run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, gives schools a chance to hold conversations about bullying, and how we treat our peers, in a constructive way.
Creating a new online brand for London-based consultancy Harley Street Executive
Granite 5 has launched a beautifully simple new website for London-based Harley Street Executive (HSE), a premium consultancy focused on strengthening workplace relationships and encouraging collaboration between key decision makers.
Sookio analyses how football has changed the game on social media
How have social media platforms changed the way millions of football fans connect with each other and feel about their club? Our Digital Marketing Assistant, Frankie, looks at what has caused the football social media world to change in recent years.
Two fifths of the East of England’s SMEs lack basic digital skills
The latest Lloyds Bank Business and Charity Index reveals that 43 per cent of East of England SMEs lack the basic digital skills that could drive growth.