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Cambridge Festival of Ideas: how do we secure our food supply in a changing world?
According to the landmark report released on Monday by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which called for immediate action, we are facing a rapidly approaching future of extreme heat, drought and floods – and with these weather extremes potential agricultural crises.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity strikes gold with 'Best Employers' Eastern Region Awards
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity employees feed back on their company’s performance, culture, staff training and engagement levels and win the Gold 'Best Employers' Eastern Region 2018 status.
Hewitsons appoints Head of Business Services
Law firm Hewitsons has appointed a leading corporate lawyer as a Partner and Head of Business Services, as part of its commitment to providing first class legal services for business clients.
Owlstone Medical appoints Dr Richard A Yost to Scientific Advisory Board
Owlstone Medical, a global diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announces the appointment of Dr Richard A Yost to its Scientific Advisory Board.
New study shows benefits of reliving past events
New research published this week helps to explain the scientific reason why memories come flooding back, and why reliving events could help to boost long-term memory.
Feel Stress Free - new mobile app launched to support mental health in schools
Today is World Mental Health Day. YMCA Trinity Group is marking the day by announcing the launch of its new, innovative mobile app for schools which monitors and supports users’ mental health – Feel Stress Free – in partnership with Thrive.
AstraZeneca presents advances in treatment options for ovarian and lung cancer patients
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, will present 54 abstracts, including eight oral presentations and three late breakers, to the ESMO 2018 Congress (European Society for Medical Oncology) in Munich, Germany, 19-23 October.
D&A Creative breathes life into Oxygen Wound Therapy with NATROX®
D&A Creative has been working closely with the new marketing team at NATROX® to refresh their brand materials.
The MAC report: a potential glimpse into the UK’s future immigration system
In July 2017 the government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence in respect of the patterns of EU migration into the UK and the impact of that migration, ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU next year. Gemma Hill from Hewitsons discusses the issues.
Talking to your employees about mental health
If you're not sure where to start when it comes to approaching mental health and wellbeing with your workforce, read HR Dept's latest #HR blog on talking to your employees about mental health.
You can’t know it all! (But you can learn more than your competitors)
You'll never stop learning, as the old saying goes, and never a truer word was spoken regarding the commercial drone sector.
Ashtons Legal appoints Senior Associate Chris Cumberbatch
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce that Chris Cumberbatch has joined its Lifetime Planning team in Suffolk as a senior associate.
COMSOL releases Version 5.4 and introduces two new products
The latest version of COMSOL Multiphysics® features COMSOL Compiler™, giving specialists the freedom to distribute their simulation applications through executable files, and the Composite Materials Module for layered structures analysis.
New from Sookio School! Blogging for business course
Sookio has just launched a new Sookio School course, Blogging for Business - perfect if you need to sharpen up your blogging skills or find out how to blog for your business (and get results!)
Leap: the tiny camera that will disrupt intravascular imaging
‘Leap’ is a watershed moment for intravascular surgery: a single-use, high-definition miniature camera that allows a digital view inside veins and arteries for the first time.
Top pharma & healthcare organisations share successes at Linguamatics Text Mining Summit
Use case presentations and training workshops will highlight innovative uses of Linguamatics NLP-based AI technology at its Fall Text Mining Summit next week.
Print My Part launches enclosure design service
Cambridgeshire based product design service, Print My Part, announces the launch of a bespoke plastic enclosure design service.
Deloitte CFO Survey: CFOs’ Brexit concerns at record high
Concerns about the effects of Brexit on the UK business environment have increased, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey. Over the past quarter, optimism and risk appetite have fallen among CFOs and they look more willing to rein in corporate spending over the coming year.
Cambridge Index declines 4.5%
The Cambridge Index fell 1273.4 points or 4.5% to close at 26726.5, as the top seven index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Laying the foundations for the internet of agri-things
East Anglia is one of five broadband black spots across the UK, which is exactly why the UAE's Professor Gerard Parr is driving a unique initiative to create the East of England Smart Emerging Technologies Institute. He'll be sharing project updates and insights at Agri-Tech East's REAP conference next month.
Centre for Computing History and LEO Computers Society win Heritage Lottery Fund support
The Cambridge Centre for Computing History and the LEO Computers Society are delighted to announce that they have been awarded a £101,000 development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)* for Swiss Rolls, Tea and the Electronic Office: A History of LEO, the First Business Computer.
Paragraf opens R&D facility to drive large-scale production of graphene-based technologies
Paragraf, the graphene technology development company, has rapidly followed its seed investment of £2.9m, announced in May 2018, with the opening of a groundbreaking new facility north of Cambridge. The site represents a turning point for graphene-based technologies, enabling Paragraf to drive large-scale development of mass-market, graphene-based electronic devices.
MRC scientist wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The MRC and the Cambridge Network community are delighted to congratulate Professor Sir Gregory Winter, a former Deputy Director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, on being awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the phage display of peptides and antibodies.
Free talks focus on link between mind and body
A series of talks to mark the launch of Anglia Ruskin University’s new School of Psychology and Sports Science will take place on the Cambridge campus this autumn.
KISS sponsors major Cambridge healthcare conference
KISS is sponsoring a Cambridge-based international health conference hosted by the Innovation Forum and the Milner Therapeutics Institute.