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Busting brain myths
Neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow is heading back to the Hay Festival to take part in the Cambridge Series after being named one of the stars of the Festival last year.
Making the urban small cell happen
The long-awaited deployment of urban small cells is finally starting to happen. But the deployment challenges mean that a flexible approach to backhaul is essential, says CCS.
Less than 100 places left for Hospice’s Star Shine Stroll memory walk
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s twilight memory walk on Saturday 14 May has proved especially popular this year.
Pure exhibits at the Ely Cathedral Business Group 'Celebration of Business'
Pure Resourcing Solutions will be present at the Ely Cathedral Business Group “Celebration of Business” held between 13th and 16th May.
Film explores work at Microsoft Research Cambridge
Cambridge Filmworks meets the researchers at Microsoft Research Cambridge who are working at the leading edge of technology innovation.
New report reveals public apathy for ‘smart cities’
Only 18 per cent of the British public has heard of a ‘smart city’, according to research carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Don't forget to vote tomorrow
Elections take place across the city tomorrow (Thursday 5 May), for 14 of the 42 seats on Cambridge City Council, as well as for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire.
Seven steps to writing a good LinkedIn summary
LinkedIn has become the world’s largest professional network and it is a fantastic tool for job seekers and for employers looking for new recruits. Whether you’re actively looking for a new job, or just looking to build a stronger network of professional contacts, your LinkedIn summary can make you stand out from the crowd. It could even be how your dream employer finds you!
RealVNC® enables Minecraft on Raspberry Pi to be played remotely for the first time
RealVNC® has released a free alpha version of VNC® that allows Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi to be played from a different computer for the first time.
Cambridge Consultants pushes the envelope with innovative radio system
A complex system design challenge leads to a world first in global communications for Cambridge Consultants.
Call for practising professionals to 'help a friend' back into engineering
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is asking practising engineers and construction professionals to help former colleagues make their way back into engineering.
Professor Sir David MacKay 1967–2016
The University of Cambridge and the wider community are saddened by the loss of Professor Sir David MacKay, Regius Professor of Engineering, whose funeral takes place this Friday (May 6th).
Peterborough entrepreneur shortlisted for prestigious business award
Christopher McBean, CEO of Peterborough-based E-leather, manufacturer of engineered leather for high performance applications, has been announced as a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2016.
Energy Game Changer competition offers funding for innovation
Innovate UK is to invest up to £1.5 million in technical feasibility studies to encourage new entrants to the energy sector and stimulate the adoption of disruptive technologies.
Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer
An international collaboration of researchers has identified five new gene regions that increase a woman’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, one of the most common cancers to affect women, taking the number of known gene regions associated with the disease to nine.
Conference Cambridge joins Arthur Rank Star Shine Stroll memory walk
Conference Cambridge, the official free venue-finding service for Cambridge University and its Colleges, as well as hotels and other unique properties in and around the city, is taking part in a ten-mile walk in aid of its designated charity for 2016.
UK tech clusters show benefits of closer links
Two leading regional tech clusters in Cambridge and SETsquared, whose university business incubators cover the South of England, are urging closer collaboration and cooperation between all UK tech clusters to accelerate further growth and leadership in technology and science.
Calling all tech start-ups to enter – Discovering Start-Ups 2014 Competition
Cambridge Wireless and SETsquared are calling on innovative tech start-ups and digital entrepreneurs from across the UK to enter the Discovering Start-Ups 2014 competition.
MobasEngage appoints new Head of PR
Mobas, the creative marketing communications agency, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Adam Tuckwell as Head of PR.
Points of View: O2 and Three Deal
This week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown looks at the £10.5bn deal between O2 and Three. CK Hutchinson, owners of mobile network Three, proposed to take over Telefonica’s UK mobile operator O2 last year.
Lycotec to present at Gordon Research Conference
Lycotec CEO, Dr Ivan M Petyaev, will present at the Gordon Research conference, which features frontier developments in carotenoid science.
How Leicester City kept it simple, stupid
KISS’s armchair football pundit, Alex Larkinson, wonders what PR can learn from the greatest achievement in the history of the game.
Funding to drive forward growth at SMART Biosystems
Cambridge based SMART Biosystems UK Ltd has just been awarded £50,000 to drive forward plans to develop technology and grow the business.
Pure sponsors the next EASCA welcome event for recently qualified chartered accountants
Pure Resourcing Solutions is the proud sponsor of the next East Anglian Society of Chartered Accountants (EASCA) welcome event, which will be held on Friday (6 May) to celebrate its recently qualified members.
Anglia Ruskin launch for sex trafficking exhibition
A powerful multi-screen film about sex trafficking, supported by the actress Emma Thompson, has been launched at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.