7 rules for touch typing
Why use a towel in conjunction with training Microsoft Word? Yes that's right! One of the methods to increase typing efficiency and speed is by adding a tea towel into the equation. Use a tea towel to cover your hands and the keyboard. This way you know that you are truly touch typing.
Stability is vital for young people leaving care
Vulnerable young people leaving care need stability to live independent lives, according to a new report by Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Helsinki.
Rubber Cheese co-founder shortlisted for Entrepreneur award at DevelopHER 2018
Kelly Molson, Managing Director of Rubber Cheese, has been shortlisted for the Entrepreneur award at DevelopHER 2018.
Post Grenfell - new advice to help cut the risk of infrastructure failure
A new report calls on the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to play a bigger role in empowering engineers to come forward with concerns about infrastructure safety.
Will my estate pay tax on my business after my death?
Most business owners will know that there are Inheritance Tax (IHT) reliefs available on business and agricultural assets, and many clients confidently expect that no IHT will be charged on these assets after their death, says Tobias Gleed-Owen of Hewitsons.
Innovate UK competitions: registrations now open for funding
Technology and innovation competitions currently underway offer funding from Innovate UK, the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and Horizon 2020.
Tame your computer - easy money
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 describes a quick currency formatting fix (Microsoft Excel).
What next for the work-life balance?
For flexible working to be genuinely effective, we need to make it the cultural norm. Lesley Giles, Director of The Work Foundation and Jon Cook, Director of Enterprise Sales at Citrix, look at the barriers which are standing in the way.
eLife moves into its new home
eLife is pleased to be operating seamlessly out of its new home in Cambridge, designed & built by ACCENT.
Computational chemistry news from Cresset October 2018
Chemistry news for computational, medicinal and synthetic chemists.
How will I know that my marketing is delivering ROI?
kdm communications ltd managing director Annabel Sedgwick gives her insight into a healthy return on investment (ROI).
Philip Hammond’s Budget unveils £25.3bn investment in UK roads
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has welcomed the investment the government has announced for the UK's major road networks, but warns that much more funding is still needed for local roads.
Arecor successfully defends a key European Patent
Arecor successfully defends a key European patent in opposition proceedings on the subject of mitigation of aggregation of therapeutic proteins during storage.
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited
Evidence has been building in recent years that our diet, our habits or traumatic experiences can have consequences for the health of our children – and even our grandchildren.
Birketts announces 35 promotions
Birketts, the leading law firm based in the East of England, has announced that 35 of its most talented lawyers have been promoted across its four offices.
Hewitsons achieves strong Legal 500 results
Hewitsons has once again achieved impressive results in the Legal 500 guide, as the law firm continues to shine in key practice areas across East Anglia, the East Midlands and the South East.
Venturing forth: Kalium Diagnostics
A startup currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at the Cambridge Judge Business School Entrepreneurship Centre is developing a system to help kidney patients monitor their blood potassium levels on the go.
Budget 2018: Restriction on SME scheme R&D tax relief payable credit introduced
The Chancellor has re-introduced a restriction on the amount of SME scheme payable tax credit that companies will be able to receive.
Stocks in Focus: Smithson Investment Trust
This week Alastair Macdougall of NW Brown looks at Smithson investment trust, which recently broke the record for the largest initial public offer of an investment trust in the UK.
Ashtons Legal expands Client Liaison team
Ashtons Legal has appointed a new client liaison specialist to its injury services team. Gill Webber will be supporting the work done by the catastrophic personal and medical injury lawyers across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
New offices for BIOSTRATA
Loci Interiors was appointed Principle Designers to design, develop and facilitate the installation of a contemporary interior scheme for the new offices of Specialist Life Science Agency Biostrata, located at Histon near Cambridge.
Flexible working – is the bubble about to burst?
For organisations seeking to attract the best young talent, the ability to work flexibly can be a magnet. Yet many business leaders believe the idea is stalling, even though companies are still investing in technology to make it happen. So does this indicate an about-turn in business thinking or are working practices in many cases merely proving too slow to change?
Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship
The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.
Raspberry Pi launches Wireframe - a new games magazine with a difference
Raspberry Pi is about to launch Wireframe: a new, £3, twice-monthly magazine that lifts the lid on video games.
Council teams up with hotel for bedding donation
A Cambourne hotel has donated good quality bedding to South Cambridgeshire District Council – which in turn has passed it onto local housing good causes.