Glamour and grit
Do you want to stage a successful event that really shines with glamour? You'll need plenty of an often unheralded, but very important ingredient which is pure grit, writes Cambridge based Communications Consultant, author, and former BBC News Correspondent Simon Hall...
Huntingdon’s Bubble Rush 5K raises £21,500 for Arthur Rank Hospice
More than 900 fun bubble runners raise £21,500 to fund essential care for patients at Arthur Rank Hopsice Charity...
Scale-up specialist launches on-demand B2B marketing service
Fast growing B2B businesses can now secure expert communications and marketing strategy and delivery, without recruiting staff or retaining an agency. The Scale Partnership has launched a ‘Virtual Chief Marketing Officer’ service for start-ups and scale-ups – senior resource on a pay-as-you use basis.
Improved anti-fade mounting media released in UK
Vector Laboratories' original VECTASHIELD® Mounting media, for immunofluorescent staining of tissue sections /cells, has become a market leader in the 20 years since its release and has over 60,000 citations. VECTASHIELD® Vibrance™ has been formulated to offer further benefits to researchers, including room temperature storage of slides, and is now available in the UK.
dB Broadcast adds to engineering team
UK leading system integrator dB Broadcast has added a new member to its Engineering team. Oliver Allgood joins the company in a Project Management role with immediate effect.
Steve Reich’s work for percussion comes to this year’s Cambridge Music Festival
Steve Reich has been blurring the boundaries of classical music for more than a generation and has influenced artists from David Bowie to M83. Now his music is coming to the Cambridge Music Festival for a special performance this November.
Scientists develop mouse ‘embryo-like structures’ with organisation along body’s major axes
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed an artificial mouse embryo-like structure capable of forming the three major axes of the body. The technique, reported in the journal Nature, could reduce the use of mammalian embryos in research.
Vigilant streamlines ISO 27001 risk assessments with vsRisk Cloud
Information security and compliance specialist, Vigilant Software, has announced the launch of a cloud-based solution for conducting information security risk assessments aligned with ISO 27001.
Local school children WOW Cambridge MP
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, will join pupils in his constituency this morning (Friday 5 October) to celebrate the strides they’ve made to improve their health and ease local congestion.
More than 2,600 students take the next step
Anglia Ruskin University students will be joined by five special guests at graduation ceremonies in Cambridge this month.
MRC scientist wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The MRC and the Cambridge Network community are delighted to congratulate Professor Sir Gregory Winter, a former Deputy Director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, on being awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the phage display of peptides and antibodies.
Redgate University launches, helping customers maximise investment in award-winning SQL tools
Redgate Software has announced the launch of Redgate University, a new online resource designed to quickly train users on its tools and spread knowledge within customer teams.
Metal naphthenates from Strem Chemicals used for a variety of applications in the UK
The metal naphthenate combination occurs naturally with mixtures of cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid moities (primarily cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl) with varying structures (10 to 16 carbons long) isolated from crude oil.
Excellence in Sport lectures scale the heights
Two special Excellence in Sport lectures, both free and open to the public, will take place in Cambridge this month as part of Anglia Ruskin University’s Sportober Fest series of events.
Ashtons welcomes guests to new Bury office
Over 100 guests enjoyed food, drinks and entertainment at Ashtons’ new Bury St Edmunds office recently.
Cambridge China Centre launches new forum to drive UK/China business relationships
Cambridge China Centre, an emerging organisation in Cambridge, is going from strength to strength since its launch in June. The Centre facilitates interaction and collaboration between members, driving long-term UK/China business relationships.
‘Put trust in us and we will deliver on housing’
Council leaders have called on Government not to tie up an opportunity to deliver hundreds of new Council houses in red tape.
Study investigates debt versus equity
A study co-authored by Professor Raghavendra Rau of Cambridge Judge Business School examines why some firms go public through initial public debt offerings rather than the more publicised initial public offerings of equity.
Price Bailey charity fun day raises £15,000 for Action Medical Research
Employees across all offices at chartered accountants and business advisers, Price Bailey, have raised £15,000 following the firm’s annual charity fun day in aid of Action Medical Research.
Sustainability - urgent action a necessity across every level of society
Ahead of this year’s Global Engineering Congress which takes place at the Institution of Civil Engineers from 22-26 October, energy consultant Diana Guzmán-Barraza offers her insight into the challenges of meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
dB Technology runs Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Development Days
dB Technology is running two electromagnetic compatibility 'development days' next week (8/9th October 2018).
Masters of finance: how much has changed?
Dr Simon Taylor of Cambridge Judge Business School reflects on the lack of sufficient reform in finance since the School’s Master of Finance (MFin) degree programme launched in the wake of the financial crisis.
Magna and Altran form joint venture in Morocco to create Engineering Centre
As Morocco emerges as a competitive export-focused production base for global automakers, a new resource for vehicle engineering services has also launched: a joint venture between Magna and Altran Technologies SA.
Free talks focus on link between mind and body
A series of talks to mark the launch of Anglia Ruskin University’s new School of Psychology and Sports Science will take place on the Cambridge campus this autumn.