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Radical markets: uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society
The Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge is holding an event with Glen Weyl, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and Visiting Senior Research Scholar at Yale, on his new book Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society on Wednesday 31 October 2018 (5–6pm).
Volunteer with Accelerate EAST and share your career experiences with local year 7 students
Accelerate East is a partnership of businesses, further and higher education providers and other organisations from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk whose vision is to ensure that East Anglian residents are equipped to access and participate in the modern workforce and enable themselves, their communities and the regional economy to thrive.
Carter Jonas appointed as lead planning consultant to U+I’s Cambridge Northern Fringe East
Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy, has been appointed by U+I, the specialist regeneration developer and investor, as the lead planning consultant on Cambridge Northern Fringe East (CNFE).
Allia scoops Best Not-for-Profit Employer award
Allia, the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to supporting impact ventures, has won an award for Best Not-For-Profit Employer.
'The Hive' issue 08 is here
The eighth issue of the Howard Group's magazine, The Hive, has been published and is available to view now.
Cofinitive named in SME News 2018 Business Elite Top 50
As part of its 2018 Business Elite Programme, SME News has announced Cofinitive as ‘The UK's Leading Corporate Communications Consultancy - 2018’.
Specialist legal course for the education sector comes to Cambridge
Employers in the education sector need to be wary of hidden risks and pitfalls so they don't find themselves embroiled in costly employment tribunals.
Andy Cave wins Technical Innovation award at Future of Flexo, Join the Network Gala event
Andy Cave, Hamillroad Software’s CEO, received the Technical Innovation award at the Future of Flexo, Join the Network Gala 2018, for his innovative work developing products for the graphics, prepress and print industry - most recently the multi-award winning Bellissima DMS for flexographic printing.
Hamillroad Software wins award for innovation at 2018 Label Awards
Hamillroad Software, experts in prepress software for the printing and graphic arts industry, today announced that The Label Awards has awarded Hamillroad the 2018 Award for Innovation (for companies with up to 300 employees).
Pre-order PCE Instruments' newest compact data logger
The brand new datalogger PCE-VDL 16I of German origin measures temperature, air humidity, air pressure, light and acceleration in three axes.
15 PechaKucha nights: what I learnt
Communication Coach Jon Torrens ran 15 PechaKucha Cambridge events; here he describes what he learnt, both good and bad.
Record-breaking summer for guided walking tours is good news for city
The number of people taking part in an official, guided walking tour of Cambridge increased by nearly 10% in July and August – from 15,700 in 2017 to 17,000 this year – according to figures released by Visit Cambridge & Beyond (VCB).
Stocks in Focus: Jupiter European Opportunities Trust
This week Harry Scargill of NW Brown looks at Jupiter European Opportunities, a £1bn investment trust which aims to achieve long-term capital growth through investing in economic trends and developing businesses across Europe.
Experts develop phone app for instant TB test
Scientists are using the power of mobile phone technology to provide an accurate, real-time test for tuberculosis – an infectious lung disease responsible for the death of over a million people every year.
Award-winning paper looks at fog computing
A paper co-authored by Professor Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge Business School, honoured by the Strategic Management Society at its annual conference, looks at how established firms can “draft off” a newer dominant technology to create a complementary product.
Best new talent at this year’s Cambridge International Jazz Festival
A wealth of bold new talent takes to the stage during this year’s Cambridge International Jazz Festival (13-27 November), providing audiences, both enthusiasts and those new to the jazz world, a genre-twisting taste of contemporary jazz.
NERC invests £12 million to improve climate change predictions
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced it is investing in a new large-scale strategic research programme - Reducing Uncertainties in Climate Models from Clouds.
Brexit uncertainty casts shadow over UK IPO market
The UK’s IPO activity has seen a decline in volume and value in the third quarter by 47% and 71% respectively, according to the latest EY IPO Eye.
Can the humble press release keep up with the digital world?
KISS Account Director Jane Kroese considers whether the press release is dead in the face of more targeted digital marketing tools...
11 things I’ve learnt in 11 years of running an agency
KISS CEO Simon Fryer shares some of the secrets of KISS Communications' success.
Why proofreading is like goalkeeping
KISS Communications Copywriter Katie Silvester believes that proofreaders don't always get enough credit for the near disasters they prevent – a bit like goalkeepers.
C2S Bouygues chooses Darktrace AI to protect critical data
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has announced that IT pioneer, C2S, has chosen the Enterprise Immune System to defend its network against stealthy insider threats.
How will Nike’s Kaepernick ad impact brand perception?
Anthea Hughes, KISS's Head of Account Services, considers what the long-term implications of the controversial Colin Kaepernick ad might be for the Nike brand
Newly sequenced mouse genomes unearth unknown genes
Scientists at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered significant diversity in the genomes of 16 laboratory strains of mouse, potentially impacting future research in genetics, drug development and beyond.
Mood boards: a picture tells 1,000 words
Pictures work in advertising and communication. Humans respond emotionally to images. From the earliest cave drawings to political cartoons to today’s memes, it’s clear images communicate in a different way to words.