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How to record your presentations using PowerPoint
With so many of us working from home - putting projects and presentations together can be a challenge. Any help that is easy to follow and will save us time is very welcome. How about an amazing video tool from a software that we are already familiar with and that is super easy to use? Recording using Microsoft PowerPoint!
There is a real trend in IT at the moment ... telephony
The current situation is one of constant change and unpredictable circumstances. Normally, that doesn’t work well with your IT.
Extension of Job Support Scheme
On 9 October 2020, Rishi Sunak announced an extended Job Support Scheme (JSS) for businesses, which are required to close due to local or national restrictions. The assistance will be in the form of grants to help pay the wages of staff who cannot work due to restrictions. Howes Percival outlines the details.
Howes Percival recommended for 20 different practice areas in the Legal 500
The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 – the authoritative guide to the UK’s leading law firms – has recommended Howes Percival for 20 different practice areas and awarded the firm top tier rankings in 11 different legal specialisms.
New homes by Christmas beckon for South Cambs tenants
Nine new top quality, energy-efficient council homes at Foxton, which are the latest in a rolling programme of new homes, will see tenants moving into their South Cambridgeshire District Council properties in time for Christmas.
MRC researchers receive Queen's Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Pearce, whose achievements were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2020, for services to Covid-19 Research.
Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells
Axol Bioscience, a biotechnology company specialising in the use of stem cell technology to manufacture disease-relevant cell-based assay systems to the drug discovery industry, has announced the expansion of its service offering, with the introduction of multi-electrode array (MEA) screening for human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cells.
E-scooters in Cambridge city centre - new carbon-neutral and socially distanced way to travel is launched
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, along with Voi Technology, the UK's leading e-scooter operator, will launch its e-scooter trial in Cambridge city centre this Thursday (15 October).
Winning in the age of agile business development
There's no doubt that being agile confers competitive advantage. How do you become a winner in the age of agile business development?
Howes Percival acts on multi-million pound management buy out of Glazing Vision Ltd
Howes Percival has advised the management team of Glazing Vision Ltd on the multi-million pound management buyout from the company’s founder.
Registration for the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator is now open
IMAGINE IF! is a leading global competition and pre-acceleration programme for science-based ventures. It provides early-stage science start-ups with extensive opportunities to take your venture to the next level.
Virtual onboarding - where do you begin?
Remote working allows for an enormous degree of flexibility for the employer and the employee. But when you have staff who also need to be onboarded virtually, things become can become difficult. After all, you now lack the face-to-face contact – the warm handshake from the general manager, the first-day drink with a work buddy, or even a tour of local coffee shops.
Microsoft’s Cecily Morrison awarded MBE for services to inclusive design
Cecily Morrison, a principal researcher at Microsoft’s Research Lab in Cambridge, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Why Arm’s sale to Nvidia has stunned the tech industry
Hamza Mudassir, Visiting Fellow in Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how Cambridge-based ARM’s proposed sale to Nvidia has stunned the tech industry.
Coronavirus self-isolation payments now available in Cambridge
Cambridge residents on low incomes, who cannot work because they are self-isolating due to coronavirus, can now apply for a one-off support payment.
Work begins on Ditton Lane cycling improvements
Work will begin this week on the final segment of a cycling scheme that will make it easier and safer for people to travel around Greater Cambridge on a bicycle.
UKRI publishes its corporate plan 2020-21
UKRI has published its corporate plan for 2020-21. It sets out its new vision that will guide how it works with its multiple partners and communities to bring about ‘an outstanding research and innovation system in the UK that gives everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, enriching lives locally, nationally and internationally.’
The village of Heversham gets 1Gbps broadband
The village of Heversham is the latest to get connected to the 1Gbps full fibre broadband supplied by B4RN. Broadband for the Rural North Ltd or ‘B4RN’ was launched in December 2011 by a local volunteer group led by industry expert Barry Forde.
Tame your computer - jump to it
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to quickly jump to what you want to do (Microsoft Office 2016).
Study reveals differences in patterns of prostate cancer treatment in England
There are widespread differences in the way hospitals across the country treat men with prostate cancer.
CBI responds to new ‘three-tier system’ for Covid-19 restrictions in England
“Business strongly support the simplification of COVID rules," said Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General. “Greater clarity and consistency will support the huge efforts firms have already made to keep customers and employees safe.
Novel map reveals how immune cells fight and remember infections
Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.
Students make their mark at prestigious exhibition
Two Masters students from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are exhibiting their work at the prestigious Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020, which is touring the UK this month.
Tonejet Cyclone digital can printer scoops a Keypoint Intelligence Outstanding Innovation Award in Production Print
Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s largest business intelligence and testing provider for the digital imaging and business communications industries, has awarded the revolutionary Tonejet Cyclone with an Outstanding Innovation Award in Production Print to reflect not just its innovative and unique design but the environmental value it brings users by replacing plastic shrink sleeves and…
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
A research collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest possible speed of sound.