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Maths A-level numbers continue to rise
The number of A-level mathematics entries across the UK is up 4.4% on last year, with 92,711 students sitting the exam.
New figures show UK workers are in need of excitement
More than one in three (35%) office workers in the UK have admitted to finding their work away days boring, with over a third (37%) confessing they actually dread them, according to new statistics* released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Chinese cave ‘graffiti’ tells a 500-year story of climate change and impact on society
Unique inscriptions found in a cave in China, combined with chemical analysis of cave formations, show how droughts affected the local population over the past five centuries, and underline the importance of implementing strategies to deal with climate change in the coming years.
Interactive Business Dynamics plans workshops for growing businesses
Looking for growth? Consider the 4 Ps....People-Perception-Persuasion-Process, says Interactive Business Dynamics.
Parents fill in ‘guidance gap’ over career advice for school-leavers in East of England
With A-Level results released this week, over half of parents in the East of England say they will have the biggest influence over their child’s next steps, but most aren’t fully aware of the non-university options available, reveals new research from graduate recruitment company, GTI media, and professional services firm, EY.
Postdoc business plan competition open for entries
Cambridge Enterprise and the Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC) have launched a new business plan competition aimed at helping University of Cambridge postdocs successfully commercialise their ideas.
Superfast broadband rollout surges ahead in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Cambridgeshire’s superfast broadband rollout is surging ahead to meet the high demand for faster fibre connections for homes and businesses across the county.
Artist 'shoots for the stars' with support from Woodfines
Woodfines client Alex Chinneck has once again defied the laws of gravity with his latest art installation, ‘A Bullet from a Shooting Star’, the landmark project in the 2015 London Design Festival. It will be on display on the Greenwich Peninsula beginning 19th September, and will literally stand an electricity pylon on its head.
Deloitte makes senior appointment in Cambridge office
Deloitte has a new partner in its private markets team in Cambridge and two new director promotions too.
Visitors see transformational leadership at Worldwide Fruit
US2U Consulting and Saudi Arabian delegates view Transformational Leadership in action during a visit to Worldwide Fruit in Spalding.
Predators might not be dazzled by stripes
New research using computer games suggests that stripes might not offer the ‘motion dazzle’ protection thought to have evolved in animals such as Zebra and consequently inspired ship camouflage during both World Wars.
Birketts' seminars aim to demystify disputes
Birketts' construction law seminar series this autumn will take the form of a mock adjudication hearing, during which its Construction and Engineering team will provide a useful insight into the common problems associated with adjudications and the most effective way of commencing and running adjudications.
South Cambs MP praises local innovation in mental health services
Newly-elected Cambridgeshire MP Heidi Allen has said a company offering innovative online mental health therapy is helping to bolster the region’s reputation as a hotbed of technology firms.
Pensions, lifetime allowance and joined-up government
Unless you are actively involved in the financial services field it is unlikely that you are aware that our political masters have decided that it is not enough to restrict the amount you can pay into a pension scheme year by year, but that your total accumulated funds are restricted as well. This restriction, the Lifetime Allowance, is being reduced from £1.25Million to £1Million in April 2016.
Digital signs boost promotional activities for Lithuanian insurance provider
Signagelive’s SoC software enables Lietuvos Draudimas Insurance Company to raise awareness of its different services in shopping malls throughout Lithuania.
Brazilian Bruna proves she’s picture perfect!
The work of a former Anglia Ruskin University student forms part of the prestigious Travel Photographer of the Year exhibition currently on display in London.
Reduse secures £500k to develop the first ‘Unprinter’ to remove print from paper
University of Cambridge spin-out Reduse, which has developed a technology to remove print from paper allowing it to be reused, has raised £500,000 in seed investment from Cambridge Enterprise, the University’s commercialisation arm, and the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund III, bringing the company’s initial venture funding to nearly £1 million. Reduse will use the funding to develop the…
Cambridge Index falls 1.7%
The Cambridge Index eased 1.7% or 303.9 points to 17,415.9, led by losses in index heavyweights such as ARM Holdings, Greene King and Kier Group.
‘Enthusiastic’ lecturers praised by students
The quality of teaching at Anglia Ruskin University has been praised in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS).
Take a fresh look at the way you interview potential employees
Interviews will always be a two-way street. At the same time an employer is interviewing a candidate, the candidate is also assessing whether they would like to work for the organisation in the first place. Therefore it’s important to get the balance right between putting interviewees at ease and still finding ways to challenge them.
Eikonix launches new Gel Documentation range
Eikonix, the new name in scientific digital imaging, brings a fresh new range of gel imaging systems to the life science market with the introduction of five new models for gel and blot analysis.
Stansted’s numbers flying high in July
London Stansted enjoyed its busiest July in seven years, as the launch of Thomas Cook’s trio of new long haul flights and the summer getaway helped contribute to over two million passengers passing through the airport.
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DefiniGEN licenses lung stem cell technology from University of Cambridge
DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell life science products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting edge lung stem cell technology from the University of Cambridge. The technology will be used by DefiniGEN to develop new, optimised cell products and services for drug discovery and the study of lung diseases, including cystic…