1,400 new jobs to be created at revamped Sawston Trade Park
Plans for a comprehensive redevelopment of Sawston Trade Park have been approved, which is expected to lead to the creation of 1,400 new jobs in South Cambridgeshire.
Counting the cost, value and benefits of natural capital in agriculture
An Agri-Tech East event later this month will explore how farmers can calculate ROI for good land management.
Cappuccino, latte and the transformation mindset
How much work goes into producing your cup of coffee? It’s not just the barista’s well-practised routine, or even the unseen efforts of the coffee producers. It takes a vast amount of work behind the scenes to produce great coffee as effortlessly as Costa does.
1plex launches Tech4Teams
The Unified Comms experts, 1plex Ltd, are very excited to announce that they have launched a new Tech4Teams website, designed to showcase exciting and innovative collaboration products and solutions.
Point-of-care ultrasound: a hospital consultant’s dependable resource
Point-of-care ultrasound supports Frimley Park Hospital’s anaesthesia and intensive care departments, guiding procedures and providing bedside diagnostics.
Technology in action as UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Sir Mark Walport visits TWI
Ahead of the launch of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in April, its incoming Chief Executive Professor Sir Mark Walport paid a special visit to TWI headquarters near Cambridge to see the latest advances in engineering and joining technologies.
La Playa launches Fine Art insurance practice
Is the notion of falling in love with a work of art on a gallery visit under threat as art sales move online? Not according to La Playa’s new Head of Fine Art, Jane Byde ACII. The boutique insurance broker has added a specialist international Fine Art practice to its niche operation, appointing art insurance expert Jane Byde.
It’s almost Gin O’Clock at Robinson College…
Robinson College’s themed dine+ evenings are fast solidifying themselves as Cambridge events to look out for. With the next event taking place next month, the College is preparing the perfect menu to serve up to compliment one of the most popular beverages in the UK.
Get on course to learn in 2018
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Cambridge remains top of the league for growth prospects
For a third successive year, Cambridge is the top-ranked UK location for economic prospects over the next 12 months.
Cambridge MP welcomes St Philip’s decision not to academise
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, has welcomed the decision announced today to allow St Philip’s CofE Aided Primary School to remain a local authority supported institution. This decision to not academise the school comes after months of parent protest, and a parliamentary debate this week in which Mr Zeichner blasted the academisation consultation and process.
TWI extends capability for testing adhesives and composites in aggressive chemicals
Over the years, TWI has served its members to answers their questions and find new ways to solve their challenges. Achieving this has extended the knowledge and capabilities of TWI to serve the wider membership through remaining at the cutting edge of testing and evaluation.
Business Weekly names Cofinitive in New Year Honours list
Cofinitive, among long-standing organisations, was named in Business Weekly’s New Year Honours list as a top ‘image maker’ in the region.
Veolia continues partnership with Severn Trent Water
Veolia Water Technologies has secured a contract to upgrade the treatment process at Trescott Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to meet a tighter ammonia discharge consent of 1 mg/l.
New source of world’s deadliest toxin is discovered
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have identified genes encoding a previously undiscovered version of the botulinum neurotoxin in bacteria from a cow’s gut.
DevOps adoption accelerates but laggards risk being left behind, says Redgate research
Redgate's second annual State of Database DevOps Survey points to compliance, speed of delivery and freeing up developer time as key business benefits.
Astronomers detect ‘whirlpool’ movement in earliest galaxies
Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in the Universe. These ‘newborns’ – observed as they appeared nearly 13 billion years ago – spun like a whirlpool, similar to our own Milky Way. This is the first time that it has been possible to detect movement in galaxies at such an early point in the…
Do not delay – out of time 1975 Act claim by spouse is refused permission
The High Court has recently refused permission to a widow to bring her claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependents) Act 1975 out of time, where the claim was over 10 years too late (Sargeant v Sargeant & Anor [2018] EWHC 8 (Ch)). Tiffany Wiggett of Hewitsons discusses the case.
Bringing Clerkenwell to Cambridge
Eve Waldron Design’s furniture dealership has now broadened its range of Scandinavian furniture brands to include, Carl Hansen & Son, PP Møbler and Muuto.
Webinar on building customer relationships
A free webinar, which discusses building relationships with customers and bringing digital marketing methods into your organisation, is now available.
Harnessing the power of algae: new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality
A new design of algae-powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost-effective to produce and practical to use, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge Building Society launches new TV advertising
The Cambridge Building Society launches a new brand new TV advertisement this week using Sky Ad Smart.
Record breaking 2017 for London Stansted
London Stansted Airport recorded its busiest ever year as it welcomed 25.9 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 1.57 million passengers and 6.5% over the previous 12 months.
Owlstone Medical selected as finalist in IPF Catalyst Challenge
Owlstone Medical have been chosen as finalists in a competition for $1 million of funding for life-changing research into Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Birketts' Motor Industry Group assists Gates Ford expansion
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised Gates Group Limited on the acquisition of four car dealerships from Ford Retail Limited for an undisclosed sum.