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The Big Q: I just don’t feel safe in being encouraged to return to work. What shall I do? What will my employer do?
By Claire Vane of Integrated ResourcesThe government’s plan to slowly restart the economy raises some big questions - for both employees and employers...
AstraZeneca publishes COVID-19 Employee and Leader Toolkits
AstraZeneca has developed valuable toolkits to help both leaders and employees effectively navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. Both toolkits are now available for download.
Front End Innovation: remote working is working!
Team Consulting's Charlotte Harris explores how the firm is making remote working work.
Do you know what generation you belong to?
Marketers have given labels to groups of people born during a certain period of time in order to help identify who they are trying to reach. It helps to know what age group you are looking to target when you are marketing your brand, product or service. But do you know the classifications that are used and what ages/years it covers?
Time to reflect?
There’s no time like the present - (and how true is that at the moment!) - to take a good long look at your business and make a start on all the things you’ve been putting off because you had no time.
AstraZeneca and Oxford University announce landmark agreement for COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford today announced an agreement for the global development and distribution of the University’s potential recombinant adenovirus vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection from SARS-CoV-2.
First ever Virtual Jobs Fair is a triumph
Cambridge Network's first Virtual Jobs Fair last week - described as 'a great example of a network rolling with the changes' - provided a highly effective platform for local employer organisations to showcase their opportunities and connect with potential candidates, more than 400 of whom had signed up to the online event.
Avacta develops SARS-COV-2 neutralising Affimer reagents with therapeutic potential for COVID-19
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that several of the Affimer reagents recently generated for development of a point-of-care COVID-19 antigen saliva test have now also been shown to block the interaction between the virus’ spike protein and ACE2, a receptor on human cells that is key to the virus infection pathway1.
Working Successfully with Multi-Generations (can be run on- or offline)
We have never had so many generations in the workforce all at once. With the retirement age increasing and many people choosing to stay financially active beyond it, the opportunities to learn from each other are endless, as are the risks of making dangerous or inappropriate assumptions.
Free usage trial for Microsoft Office video learning
Free 21 day unlimited usage trial for Microsoft Office video learning, including Microsoft 365 as well as older versions back to 2010.
A Cambridge blueprint of character
Last night, the event professionals behind some of Cambridge’s brilliant blue installations returned to illuminate the city’s more characteristic landmarks as part of the global #makeitblue campaign.
UKRI supports pupils to engage with cutting-edge science online during school closures
UK Research and Innovation is providing funding for I’m a Scientist, Stay at Home!, a unique online platform enabling school students to engage with STEM research during the school closures. The project aims to reach 150,000 school students in over 1,200 schools and involve over 1,000 researchers across the UK.
Call supports innovative citizen science approaches across the research spectrum
A new call launched by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) this week will support the expansion of citizen science approaches into new disciplines, involving more members of the public in the creation of knowledge that will transform society.
Breedr’s virtual supply chain ensures meat quality, supply and supports net zero targets
A virtual value-chain for livestock production that ensures quality and supply has been developed by Breedr and has the support of the National Farmers Union, major livestock producers, processors and leading supermarkets.
Hospital consultants elected to prestigious academy
Two consultants at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been elected to a prestigious academic body. Dr Helen Firth and Professor Menna Clatworthy are among 50 of the UK’s most prominent biomedical and health scientists to be elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.
Health Enterprise East launches Innovation Grant funding for SMEs
MedTech NAVIGATOR, the development programme from leading NHS medical technology hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), has launched its Innovation Grants as the latest offering to support SMEs.
Birketts launches ‘no offer, no fee’ scheme for people looking to sell their homes during the coronavirus pandemic
Birketts solicitors have announced a ‘no offer, no fee’ scheme for people looking to sell their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Education sector turns to AI to defend millions of students’ data and research as they learn remotely
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that more education institutions around the world are using Darktrace’s cyber AI technology to safeguard systems, student data and sensitive research from cyber-attackers as they rapidly transition to remote learning.
Meteor builds upon Epson success with support for two new PrecisionCore printheads
Meteor Inkjet Ltd, leading supplier of electronics, software, tools and services for industrial inkjet, further expands its product portfolio by offering solutions for Epson’s new S1600 and S800 PrecisionCore printheads. These heads join the previously launched S3200, first offered to industrial inkjet print system builders in 2019.
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser appointed as new Chief Executive of UKRI
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, the distinguished plant scientist and Director of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, has been named as the new Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden
“The psychology of pandemics was not on my research agenda, but I can tell you one thing: it is now,” says Dr Sander van der Linden. As an expert in psychological and behavioural science, his research has - until recently - been focused on societal risks like climate change and misinformation. Suddenly he has a lot to contribute to the pandemic response.
Five questions to ask when developing an inhalation device
How do you develop the ‘right’ medical device?
Consortium led by Riverlane awarded £7.6M grant
A consortium led by Cambridge-based quantum computing software developer Riverlane has been awarded a £7.6M grant from the government's Industrial Challenge Strategy Fund to deploy a highly innovative quantum operating system.
Cambridge IVF leads way to restart fertility services
Cambridge IVF has become one of the first clinics in the country to be given the green light to fully restart fertility services – to the huge relief of patients.
Cambridge Indies open for business
By Indie Cambridge Anne Beamish, Founder of Indie Cambridge, says that many Indie Cambridge members are still very much open for business – in whatever way they are able to - from taking enquiries for the future and putting advice and help online, through to selling through their websites and bringing their wonderful indie offerings to our doors.