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Anthias proud to announce course approvals by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Anthias is proud to be among the first companies to be given formal approval for its courses by the Royal Society of Chemistry, under their new training course accreditation scheme.
Spectral Edge launches Eyeteq for video
Patented image enhancement technology from Spectral Edge transforms TV viewing for colour-blind people.
Black Friday blues: 'Help! Our e-commerce site crashed'
Some retailers riding the Black Friday wave faced problems when their websites crashed under the demand or were slowed to a crawl. Was this a case of not planning the IT side of things for increased visitor traffic?
AstraZeneca and Lilly initiate pivotal clinical trial for patients with early Alzheimer’s
AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) today announced enrolment of the first patient into AMARANTH, a Phase II/III study of an oral beta secretase cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitor currently in development as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. They aim to enrol more than 1,500 patients in 15 countries.
Hard choices
The world could be faced with the need to use geo-engineering to tackle climate change, says The Scientific Alliance.
PraxisUnico events drive academic-industry partnerships
At the first in a new series of industry-partnered events, PraxisUnico brings expert practitioners from the commercial and public sectors together to share best practice in building strong, successful academic-industry partnerships.
Tame your computer - forgo the formatting!
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 how to clear all formatting and styles from selected text (Microsoft Word)..
Motorists may fail new EU vision standards
Many UK drivers shouldn’t be on the road as they don’t meet new EU vision standards, according to research by Anglia Ruskin University.
The Open University’s virtual laboratory achieves success at Times Higher Awards
The Open University’s innovative OpenScience Laboratory (OSL) was among the winners at the Times Higher Education Awards in London last night (Thurs).
Julian backs prestigious competition to showcase creative talent
Musicians, singers and film-makers are being urged by Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert to take part in prestigious competitions to showcase their talents.
Double triumph for Cambridge Intelligence
Cambridge Intelligence had two big reasons to celebrate this week.
Success For Managers Tip: How to love mistakes
If you feel paralysed by the fear of making mistakes or you are still kicking yourself for mistakes you’ve made in the past -or perhaps you can’t forgive someone else for their mistakes - this week’s Success For Managers tip will be great for you.
Centrum building on Norwich Research Park wins top design award
Stunning Centrum building wins New Build Award in South Norfolk Council’s Design Awards 2014.
‘Digitizing Government’ requires more than technology
New book co-authored by Mark Thompson calls for ‘revolution’ in design of public services.
Article on M&A deals co-authored by David De Cremer asks five key questions
Having the right people engaged in the right way at the right time is essential to the success of merger and acquisition projects, according to a new article co-authored by David De Cremer, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Thoughts from the Web Summit, from three members of MBA 2013
Three members of the Cambridge MBA class of 2013 – Tessema Tesfachew, Andreas Kitzing and Alexander Harutyunyan – recently attended the Web Summit in Dublin, as nominees within their top 100 Future Global Leaders scheme.
AstraZeneca to collaborate with Cancer Research UK in screening for new cancer medicines
AstraZeneca and Cancer Research UK today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding through which Cancer Research UK drug discovery investigators would be given access to state-of-the-art drug discovery facilities at the new AstraZeneca MRC UK Centre for Lead Discovery to be built in Cambridge.
Sepura launches a new revolutionary accessory
Sepura is delighted to use the platform of PMR Expo, one of the world´s largest events for Professional Mobile Radio and control rooms (Cologne, 25-27 November), to announce the launch of the Sepura Dynamic Controller (SDC).
Customised response from Michell future-proofs paint spraying facility
Michell Instruments has developed a customised solution to measure relative humidity and temperature in the paint spraying facility for a major European car manufacturer. This enabled them to upgrade the humidity and temperature control on their existing ventilation system.
Cambridge to help UK’s quantum leap in secure communications
Leading researchers from UK universities and industry have come together to exploit fundamental laws of quantum physics for the development of secure communication technologies and services for consumer, commercial and government markets. Cambridge is in a consortium that has won funding to help this important technical development as we all strive to keep the UK at the leading edge in…
Crane Electronics strengthens 42 Technology development partnership
Crane Electronics has appointed 42 Technology (42T) for a major new product development programme, building on an existing successful partnership that has already helped bring to market an innovative new technology to test and calibrate torque wrenches.
TGAC explores the role of open science in human genomics
Dr Manuel Corpas, Project Leader at The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) was invited to speak at DNAdigest’s symposium, “Open Science in human genomics research – challenges and inspirations”, held at the Future Business Centre in Cambridge.
Tax efficient Real Estate Investment Trust to list using SyndicateRoom
Investors who are keen to gain exposure to the buy-to-let market without taking on the full cost of a property now have a highly tax efficient opportunity to do so next month, following the launch of the first mainstream UK residential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on SyndicateRoom.
Amazing feet of science: Researchers sequence the centipede genome
What it lacks in genes, it certainly makes up for in legs: the genome of the humble centipede has been found to have around 15,000 genes – around 7,000 fewer than a human.
OU joins forces with BAE Systems to harness Rosetta know-how for UK’s newest submarines
Scientists from the Space Instrumentation Group (SIG) at The Open University and BAE Systems have worked together with members of the MoD’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) to develop a step-change in a vital piece of safety equipment on board future Royal Navy submarines.