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Maintaining healthy DNA delays menopause
An international study of nearly 70,000 women has identified more than forty regions of the human genome that are involved in governing at what age a woman goes through menopause. The study, led by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter, found that two thirds of those regions contain genes that act to keep DNA healthy, by repairing the small damages that can accumulate with age.
UK economy to avoid threat of ‘secular stagnation’, says EY ITEM Club
Record investment levels by firms mean that the UK economy will avoid the threat of secular stagnation. This defies warnings from some leading economists that a lack of appetite to spend among companies in advanced economies will lead to persistently slow GDP growth, according to EY ITEM Club’s special report on business investment released today.
Tame your computer - rapid closure
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 fast way to close a program that isn't responding (Microsoft Windows)...
Salimetrics Innovative Research Programme supports novel salivary analyte research
Salimetrics, the leading company in salivary innovation, is now offering an Innovative Research Programme (IRP) to energise researchers, increase scientific impact, and strengthen collaborative research using novel salivary analytes.
Cambridge Airport hosts UK’s biggest sleep-out
Around 150 experts from 26 businesses across Cambridge and East Anglia will take part in Byte Night, the UK’s largest sleep-out, at Cambridge Airport this Friday (October 2) to raise money for youth services run by Action for Children.
CDP strengthens its team with brand innovation, packaging and consumer insights experts
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) welcomes Chris Houghton as Brand Innovation and Packaging leader, and Stergios Bititsios, who will head up its Consumer & Technical Insights team.
Launching soon: the Salimetrics Domestic Canine Programme
Involved in animal welfare? Testing analytes and biomarkers in saliva enables measurement of individual differences in stress- and exercise-related physiology in the context of domesticated canines’ everyday social worlds, training programmes, work days, and competitions.
Festival explores censorship versus freedom of expression
Is terror legislation being used to stifle free expression? Where should the line be drawn on pornography? Can national broadcasters be truly independent at a time of war? In a series of provocative debates at this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas (19 October – 1 November), censorship and freedom of expression will be explored by a range of leading thinkers and experts in their fields.
New portable microscope is small but perfectly formed
Cambridge Industrial Design customer ioLight has invented an exciting new portable microscope. With a resolution of better than 1μm, it produces beautiful pictures of animal and plant cells and displays them directly onto your mobile device.
STEM Ambassadors Novice Evening held at Norwich Research Park
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) last week hosted a ‘STEM Ambassador Novice Evening’ for new STEM Ambassadors across Norwich Research Park.
Poppy Dinner raises funds for the Royal Anglian Benevolent Fund
The Poppy Dinner on Remembrance Day (November 11th) is a special tribute to the bravery of soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment who have served in conflicts all over the world. It will be an occasion to thank the soldiers themselves, for their commitment, service and sacrifice to help us keep our freedoms, and to raise funds for the Regiment’s Benevolent Charity.
Global Carrier Billing – a massive operator opportunity within easy reach
Everyone in the carrier billing business agrees that the opportunity is massive; it’s simply a matter of how massive. With a clear enthusiasm about the growing momentum in the industry, senior representatives from global mobile operators and app stores came together at Informa’s Global Carrier Billing event in London. Bango was a proud sponsor of the event which contained much discussion on how…
Introduction to Downing College: new clients see conference and events facilities
A special reception to showcase conference and events facilities to new clients has recently been held at Downing College.
Michell Instruments signs supplier agreement with Axens
Michell Instruments Ltd has formed a supplier agreement with Axens, one of the leading providers of catalytic technologies to the global hydrocarbon processing industry, for the provision of on-line moisture analysers.
Case study: A perfect promotional gift for Ten-25 Software
Spirus writes - We were asked by Ian Oldrey, the managing director of Ten-25 Software, to create a bespoke promotional gift for the Timber Trade Journal (TTJ) Awards. The aim of this gift was to spread awareness of the company, their software and to help launch the company’s new website, a dedicated space for those in the timber trade seeking trading software.
Hewitsons increases its number one rankings in 2015 Legal 500
Law firm Hewitsons has increased its number one positions in the latest Legal 500 directory rankings across East Anglia, the East Midlands and the South East.
How to talk to your webcast audience
Engaging with your remote audience is crucial, says Jamie of WaveFX: "I’d argue it's more important than the audience in the room, who probably can’t just get up and leave."
Cambridge Network and Winning Workplace
On Sunday 20 September 2015 the Cambridge Network Chariots of Fire runners, joined by team sponsor Joy Bemrose, of Winning Workplace, took part along with over 2,000 other participants to complete the famous relay race course through the streets of Cambridge. The race was held this year to raise money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
MANTECH pH measurement system helps streamline soil analysis
A MANTECH AssayPlus™ system with an Automax™ 122 sampler is helping scientists at NRM Laboratories in Swaffham, Norfolk, carry out specialist soil analyses.
Recruitment process: traditional vs modern…
Whether we like it or not, we are becoming increasingly connected. It’s a simple fact that improvements in modern technology have changed the way many of us now live our lives – in fact adults in the UK now spend on average a shocking two hours 26 minutes (non voice) each day on mobile devices.
How to find your next senior marketing job
Have you progressed significantly in your career? Maybe you now head up a marketing team and are ready to make a career move - but are finding there are no senior marketing roles locally. Brand Recruitment’s most experienced marketing recruiter, Ursula Colman, shares her top tips to help you find and get your next role...
Is enough being done to support working parents?
It is not uncommon today to see increasing numbers of parents wanting to continue to work after having children in order to keep the careers that they have worked long and hard for going. For many, it is often the case that there is no option but to continue to work after having children in order to support their family financially.
Where are the senior marketing-job share roles?
Job-sharing is where two or more people share a ‘whole’ or ‘full time’ job. When I first started recruiting in marketing in 2006 there was a definite interest from companies in job-sharing positions and I recruited for a few job-share roles says Ursula Colman from Brand Recruitment.
Watch Skype for Business tops tips on YouTube
1plex writes - After producing the Skype for Business Top Tips news articles, it came to my attention that some people prefer, and indeed learn better from watching instructional videos. I have therefore started to produce a series of instructional videos based on understanding the basics of Skype for Business.
Headway's Peterborough kitchen garden opening
The transformation of an abandoned acre of the grounds at Thorpe Hall has been marked with the official opening of the Hospice’s new kitchen garden on 16 September 2015.