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Dedicated volunteers and staff at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity recognised for long service
Volunteers and staff have been applauded at a special invite-only evening event, hosted in the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s Bistro.
£65,000 now raised, to 'Help Us Be There' for an additional 140 nights of Hospice at Home care
Matron of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Community Team, Lorraine Moth makes her first ever radio broadcast appearance and tells BBC Radio Cambridgeshire of the impact the community's support will have.
Why it’s important to inspire creativity in your business
You may think that creativity isn’t a required skill for your business. The team at the HR Dept would suggest otherwise and say, not only is it required, it’s essential!
Birketts announces 36 promotions
Top 100 law firm Birketts has announced that 36 of its most skilled lawyers have been promoted across its four offices.
Rachael engineers route to career success
A clinical scientist who specialises in developing innovative medical technologies has earned a place on a prestigious leadership programme.
Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers
Cambridge researchers have captured the visible nanostructure of living wood for the first time using an advanced low-temperature scanning electron microscope.
Virtual investment experiment indicates informed consumers choose sustainable funds even with reduced returns
A new study has shown that when given clear social and environmental performance data, consumers display an appetite for sustainable investment, even with lower returns.
PetaGene announces collaboration with AstraZeneca to deploy its genomic data compression software in core genomics initiative
PetaGene’s PetaSuite compression software and cloud-computing solutions speed up data transfers and reduce storage costs for research projects involving genomics data.
Hewitsons real estate litigation team expands
Law firm Hewitsons has appointed two solicitors to its highly-respected real estate litigation team across its Cambridge and Northampton offices.
CRFS unveils RFeye AirDefense
CRFS, a global leader in RF spectrum monitoring, management and geolocation solutions, prepares to unveil its passive 3D airborne tracking system, RFeye AirDefense, at the 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention in Washington DC next week (October 28-30).
Accumulation of DNA mutations found in healthy liver leads to disease
New insights into the journey from health to disease in the human liver have been made by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators. In the largest study of its kind, the team documented in unprecedented detail how the accumulation of changes in our DNA over time, known as mutations, evolves during the…
Violent deaths linked to price rises will increase
The number of deaths due to conflict and rioting caused by food, water and fuel is likely to soar in the next decade, according to the authors of a new interactive tool that maps fatalities linked to price rises and resource shortages.
Revolutionising cancer treatment with genomics: apply for funding
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £5.4 million for projects that apply whole genome sequencing to the analysis of cancer.
Property professionals appeal to ‘next generation’ at BCO’s Cambridge lunch
Leading figures from the commercial property sector have called on the next generation of property professionals to change the face of the workplace, at the British Council for Offices (BCO) second East Anglia lunch.
'It’s never too late for a career change!' says local Career Coach Katherine Wiid
As the average life expectancy continues to increase and retirement ages get pushed back, our working lives are increasing. How much time are you going to spend in a career that you don’t love?
‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to petrol.
Birketts secures sale of shares for Motocaddy Holdings Limited
Birketts, the premier East of England law firm, has advised the shareholders of Motocaddy Holdings Limited, the world’s leading golf trolley and cart bag brand, on the sale of a majority stake to private equity firm Ethos Partners for £22m.
Regulatory momentum to increase, says new fintech research
Global regulation of online alternative finance will increase over the next two years, says fintech research by the World Bank and the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance.
Brexit uncertainty isn’t putting candidates off, but lousy job adverts are
There’s been much talk about the effects of Brexit on the job market. But local recruitment retention expert Katherine Wiid of Recrion says that another common problem is to blame for the reported candidate shortages…
Risk, reward, and respect
What have entrepreneurs, writers. and research scientists got in common? No, it's not a joke, it's all about the risks they take, and the respect they deserve...
Posthumous award honours Sir Michael Marshall
The Air Charter Association has honoured Sir Michael Marshall with a posthumous award for his services to the aviation industry.
More than 60 new Council homes to be built in Sawston for local people
Sixty-three affordable new homes are to be built as part of a 158-home development in Sawston, enhancing South Cambridgeshire District Council’s existing stock of circa 5,500 properties.
Skolkovo Foundation joins Cambridge Network
Skolkovo Foundation, a world class institution based near Moscow, has joined Cambridge Network as a member.
Business Energy Efficiency programme hits its carbon targets ahead of schedule
Cambridgeshire-based Energy Efficiency programme has hit its carbon reduction targets six months ahead of schedule.
Repositive launches world-leading directory of preclinical cancer models on Science Exchange
Cambridge, UK and Palo Alto, CA, USA -- Repositive today announced that its Cancer Models Directory, containing over 5,300 preclinical cancer models, is available on Science Exchange, the widely used technology platform for outsourced R&D.