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A techie's guide to working in a high tech company
Do you want to work at one of the world's great high tech companies? Whether it's Google, Apple or one of the UK's amazing startups, come along to Cambridge's Centre for Computing History next week to hear what it takes to succeed at a company that values innovation, entrepreneurship and passion and builds world-changing products.
Sport England calls for bids for ‘City of Football’
From Monday, cities across England will have the chance to bid to become the first ‘City of Football’.
Take part in the OBR academic entrepreneurship survey
Are you an academic entrepreneur in the life sciences/biotech? Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable (OBR) is trying to put together a resource that will help you, and your colleagues, in your next venture.
Quotient Clinical extendsTranslational Pharmaceutics™ platform into cancer drug development
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics Company, has announced the extension of its Translational Pharmaceutics™ platform into patient-focused cancer drug development.
Monitoring the quality of beer with Tecan’s Infinite® M200 PRO
The 2013 Jugend Innovativ competition saw Tecan collaborating with HLFS Ursprung and the Stiegl brewery to optimize the HybriScan™D Beer assay (Sigma-Aldrich) for the quality control of beer on an Infinite® M200 PRO multimode reader.
Agar issues April newsletter
Agar Scientific has issued its April newsletter.
Granta Design joins the Circular Economy 100
Granta Design today announced that the company is joining the Circular Economy 100 (CE100) programme. This group of leading companies, universities, and emerging innovators, coordinated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is developing new approaches and tools that can lead the transition to a ‘circular economy’.
Six secrets of using innovation to engage your employees
Back in 2012 Pure Resourcing Solutions ran the first ever Best Employer, Eastern Region (BEER) survey, when employers around the East of England invited staff to tell them how they truly felt about working for them.
Still time to have your say as A14 consultation continues
The Highways Agency is urging those who use the A14 and who live or work nearby to get online and have their say on the plans for the £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme. The consultation started on 7 April and closes on 15 June.
Action Heroes Abseil to raise money for Addenbrooke's
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust's first ever Action Heroes Abseil takes place on 18 May.
Thames Valley Police increase their Sepura radio fleet
Thames Valley Police have extended their long-standing relationship with Sepura, choosing the SRG3900 GPS to replace 675 of their existing fixed and vehicle-based mobile radios.
Roadshow tour urges Cambridge’s small businesses to 'get growing'
Small businesses in Cambridge are being encouraged to grow in 2014, thanks to a new Government-backed business tour.
This is only a test: a virtual ecosystem for crashing (and restoring) the biosphere
Imagine pulling together reams upon reams of data and scientific knowledge to create a simulation of the environment – not just of a county or a region, but of the world.
AstraZeneca posts first quarter results
Pascal Soriot, AstraZeneca's Chief Executive Officer, commenting on Q1 2014 results, said: "The first quarter has seen continued momentum across the business and our revenue growth reflects the increasing contribution from the five growth platforms that showed strong performance.
CPL's 'Impact' magazine for the Market Research Society nominated at industry awards
Memcom, the organisation for membership marketing professionals, has shortlisted CPL's Impact magazine for its annual marketing and communication awards in London.
Independent survey proves that bksb is UK's number one functional skills solution
Recently released figures prove that bksb is the most popular solution for English and maths within FE Colleges.
Got any suggestions on how to prevent accidents that cause brain injury?
Headway Cambridgeshire invites you to take part in an event based on the format of the BBC's The Apprentice on the evening of 7 May 2014 at the Frank Lee Centre at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus from 5-8.30pm.
Riverbed executive appointed to TSIA Professional Services Advisory Board
Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the leader in application performance infrastructure, announced that Art Harding, Riverbed’s Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services, has been appointed as a member of the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Professional Services Advisory Board.
Support staff nominated for national awards
Employees are hoping to gain national recognition after Anglia Ruskin was nominated in three different categories in the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (THELMA).
Impact of whooping cough vaccination revealed
The most comprehensive study to date of the family of bacteria that causes whooping cough points to more effective vaccine strategies and reveals surprising findings about the bacteria’s origin and evolution. The new results could alter public health strategies to control this respiratory disease, which kills 195,000 children worldwide each year.
Overnight home use of artificial pancreas ‘feasible and beneficial’
Children with type 1 diabetes have been able to use pioneering artificial pancreas technology, developed at the University of Cambridge, for the first time overnight at home without the supervision of researchers.
Join the Team in 2014 and run the British 10k London Run for SOS Children
On Sunday 13th July you could be part of Team SOS Children running this year’s British 10k London Run. The charity has 100 places on this year’s event and would love to have you onboard its 2014 Team.
JDR wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in international trade
JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, is proud to announce it has won a 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. This prestigious award recognises JDR’s success in international oil, gas and renewable energy markets.
Marketing jobseekers benefit from Brand Recruitment's new app
Marketing jobseekers across Central and Eastern England can now benefit from Brand Recruitment’s handy app which is now available to download on all platforms.
Photograph a civil engineering project and win £50
Entry is open for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) annual photograph competition. 'This is Civil Engineering', now in its seventh year, seeks images to show the public what civil engineering is about. There are two prizes of £50 each for the best image from within the East of England the best image outside the region.