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Dr Darrin M Disley awarded OBE
Scientist, entrepreneur and enterprise champion, Dr Darrin M Disley has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday honours list 2018. The OBE has been awarded to Darrin for his services to business, enterprise and health, recognising his achievement in the advancement of the UK life science industry, and support of student entrepreneurs and their…
What's the role of philosophy in artificial intelligence?
Arcus Global and Anglia Ruskin University are running an event together in Digital Leader week - on Thursday 21 June 2018 - to discuss the role of philosophy in the development of products using artificial intelligence.
UK to lead international hunt for life-changing innovations
Science Minister Sam Gyimah last night (Thursday) launched the UK Chairmanship of the international innovation network EUREKA, addressing the global challenge to hunt for world-changing products and services needing support to reach the market.
Are investors and entrepreneurs species ahead of their time?
The Invested Investor, a social enterprise aiming to increase the success rate of early-stage start-ups, recently interviewed two key figures in the investment world: Rajat Malhotra, Managing Partner of Wren Capital and former UKBAA Angel of the Year, and Modwenna Rees-Mogg, the dynamic CEO/Founder of Angel News.
Learn about 4D printing - The future of additive manufacturing
At Cambridge based 3D printing service, Print My Part, one 'buzzword' its team is hearing of more and more is '4D printing'. So they have put together a guide, summarising everything you need to know about 4D printing, in an easy to understand infographic.
Master Composters are coming to Cambridgeshire
National charity, Garden Organic, is thrilled to be launching its award-winning volunteer Master Composter programme in Cambridgeshire thanks to funding from Amey, Anglian Water and support from Cambridgeshire County Council.
Polysolar launches crowdfunding campaign
Award-winning Cambridge company, Polysolar has decided the time is right to seek external investment to help accelerate the growth of the business. Over the past few years it has been pioneering and developing transparent glass technology and has now decided the time is right to scale up the commercial sales.
Customers flock through the doors at opening of new Soham charity shop
A new East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) shop has been declared officially open in Soham by the High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, Dr Andrew Harter CBE.
Volunteers’ lunch is a story to dine out on!
National Volunteers Week turned out to be a recipe for success at Cambridge University Hospitals.
Price Bailey ends partnership on a high with over £73k raised for dementia research
East Anglian-based chartered accountants Price Bailey is finishing its partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK on a high after two employees trekked up five volcanoes and pushed the firm’s fundraising total to more than £73,000.
Sobi puts on purple-themed funfair to raise funds for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Today, as part of its commitment to supporting people with rare diseases, Cambridgeshire-based speciality healthcare company Sobi UK and Republic of Ireland (RoI) held a purple-themed fundraising funfair event in support of the juvenile idiopathic arthirits (JIA) awareness day ‘Wear Purple for JIA.
Cambridge Information and IP Meeting features two new workshops
The third Cambridge Information and IP Meeting takes place on 11th July with a theme of ‘Innovation, Valuation and Licensing’. New for this year are two workshops from two software developers who will be demonstrating novel technologies for information gathering and analysis.
New GDPR templates launched by IT Governance
IT Governance, the leading global provider of data protection and information security products, has launched two new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) templates, making it simpler than ever for organisations to create their GDPR-compliant data protection policy and privacy notices.
IT Governance launches single policy templates for implementing an ISO 27001 project
IT Governance, the leading provider of ISO 27001 compliance solutions, unveiled the first of its ISO 27001 template policy products with the ISO 27001 Information Security Template today.
How working with micro-influencers can yield impressive results
Micro-influencers can often make the best brand advocates. Olly Cooper, Account Manager at KISS, explores what makes a micro-influencer, and explains how to yield the best results.
First step on ladder for nurse apprentices
Cambridge University Hospitals has celebrated the first intake on its new nurse apprenticeship programme.
Reimagine products to ease plastic pollution, says Sagentia
Rethinking the way some consumer products are presented could significantly reduce plastic waste, according to Sagentia, a Science Group company.
New online course introduces bioinformatics to address skills gap
A free course ‘Bacterial Genomes: From DNA to protein function using bioinformatics’ has been developed by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
New funding for local projects that help bring the world of work to life for young people
The Careers & Enterprise Company has announced the successful recipients of its £1.5 million Opportunity Area Fund which is invested in programmes across the second wave of Opportunity Areas including Fenland and East Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas to help 12,220 young people in the region prepare for the fast-changing world of work.
Birketts appoints six Partners from within
Birketts, the top 100 law firm based in the East of England, has announced the appointment of six new Partners, taking the total number of Partners in the firm to 64.
On your marks… law firm gets set for Chariots of Fire
Spurred on by Global Running Day, four teams of lawyers from Hewitsons Solicitors have committed to join Chariots of Fire, the region’s longest running charitable relay race.
Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance - European football market worth €25.5 billion
The European football market is now worth a record €25.5 billion (£21.9bn), according to the 27th Annual Review of Football Finance from the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
Whole brain single cell RNA-sequencing used to understand memory and learning
Scientists in the Center for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at the University of Oxford have adopted Dolomite Bio’s RNA-Seq System to support their research into cell diversity in fruit fly (Drosophila) brains.
Public invited to tour Norwich bridges
What could be better than a Sunday morning walk along the river Wensum in Norwich?
Studio 24 at the CIM Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference
Ellie Morgan, Head of Digital Marketing at Studio 24, will be speaking at the CIM Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference on 12th July to share her experience and insight with delegates.