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Doing business with China: communicating effectively
Unless you can speak fluent Chinese and have a decent understanding of the culture, communicating with your business connections in China can sometimes be frustrating. Find the right way and it could help you to breeze through the process, advises Ting Zhang, founder and CEO of Crayfish.io, the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China.
Bridging the research-practice divide
Academics can “talk funny,” according to many practitioners. A four-prong framework proposed in a new paper by Professor Michael Barrett of Cambridge Judge Business School, along with co-author Professor Eivor Oborn, aims to help academics widen the impact of their research and reach a broader audience.
UK CEOs warn a ‘return to protectionism’ is the number one threat to growth
The rise of protectionism poses the greatest risk to future growth, according to the CEOs of some of Britain’s biggest businesses.
PragmatIC re-invents electronics manufacturing for the mass market
PragmatIC, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, is proud to announce that the first FlexLogIC™ “fab-in-a-box” has now been installed and commissioned in its facility at Sedgefield, UK.
Cambridge Consultants inspires the next generation of STEM innovators
Cambridge Consultants invited Year 7 students from Bottisham Village College, Netherhall School, Stephen Perse Foundation Senior School and Swavesey Village College to apply to attend a STEM project day. They were challenged to identify an issue that affects people in their day-to-day lives and design a technological solution to solve that problem.
Qualcomm introduces industry’s first 5G NR solution for small cells and remote radio heads
At The Small Cells World Summit 2018, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), continues its leadership on the path to 5G by introducing the industry’s first 5G NR solution targeted for small cells and remote radio head deployments (FSM100xx).
PTP launches free LabVIEW visits to Cambridgeshire companies
Product Technology Partners (PTP) says it will visit local engineering companies to help them troubleshoot issues with the new LabVIEW update and Beckhoff systems.
Birketts advises on merger of Servest with the Atalian Group
Birketts is pleased to confirm that it advised the shareholders of Servest on the merger of the UK business of Servest with the Atalian Group, to create Atalian Servest, a leading independent provider of facility services, operating in 33 countries, generating total consolidation revenue in excess of EUR3bn, and headquartered in Paris, France.
Qualcomm and Facebook to bring high-speed internet connectivity over 60GHz to urban areas
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Facebook announced they are working together to deliver high-speed internet connectivity with Facebook’s Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm Technologies.
The Cambridge raises £3,000 for Wintercomfort
Last week The Cambridge was pleased to hand over £3,000 to Wintercomfort for the homeless.
Money Mover and its customers feature in UAE-based expat journal 'The National'
Two of Money Mover's Dubai-based customers were featured and its CEO, Hamish Anderson, was quoted in a double page spread last week in the well-regarded expat journal, The National.
Cambridge ‘Networked for learning’ as Learning at Work Week draws to a close
Cambridge Network, together with the National Campaign for Learning’s 'Learning at Work Week' partners, Jagex and Taylor Vinters, celebrated the end of the week with a fun ‘Bingling’ event. It brought to a close a series of events and courses to celebrate learning around this year’s theme of ‘Networked for learning’ between 14-18 May 2018.
Council confirms greater protection for villages from speculative development
A local Council has confirmed that villages in South Cambridgeshire now have more protection from unplanned development.
Communities asked to remember EACH Counts this Children’s Hospice Week
Did you know that in a typical 24 hours East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) can deliver 12 symptom management support sessions, overnight stays for five children and more than 19 wellbeing sessions?
CUH champions dementia support plan
Cambridge University Hospitals has today launched an ambitious plan to mark the start of national Dementia Action Week (Monday 21 May – Sunday 27 May).
How Maggie’s Centre can support employers, employees and colleagues affected by cancer
Book a free place for a Cancer in the Workplace session at Maggie’s Centre. The aim of the workshop is to provide a guidance, education and information on how to manage and support people with cancer, employees who have just been diagnosed with cancer, employees caring for a family member or a close friend, to support them and help them back to work as appropriate.
Maggie’s – everyone’s home of cancer care
Read about Maggie's Centre in Cambridge and find out more about the free support the Centre provides for people affected by cancer.
Concentrating intelligence to realize autonomous driving
Car buyers today are offered a wide range of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) meeting the level 2 autonomous criteria.
InterFlex Group: Bellissima DMS is game-changing technology for Flexo
InterFlex Group, a global innovator in flexible packaging solutions, has commented that Bellissima DMS, the FTA’s 2018 Technical Innovation Award winner, delivers a simple solution to the complex issues faced in flexographic printing.
Be brave, be bold, be a brand-builder
Creative frustration comes in many forms. And sometimes it’s too easy to blame brand-owners who are under pressure to narrow their marketing funnel and deliver against short-term goals. Dale Haste, head of creative at Mobas, makes the case for bolder brand-building.
Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards now open for entries
Following its hugely successful inaugural event last year, the Cambridge Independent has launched its Science and Technology Awards for 2018, with new categories, a new venue and a host of great sponsors.
UK Biobank data reveals new Alzheimer’s risk gene
An international research team funded by the MRC, and led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Queensland, has identified three new genes linked to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Free fun for children and families on International Children’s Day
A free event packed with fun activities will be held for school aged children and their families to celebrate International Children’s Day on Friday 1 June.
Engineering future scientists
Children are often asked: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ It’s a difficult question to answer. And if a child has not been exposed to a broad range of career opportunities, their choice of responses may be limited.
New EACH shop coming to Soham
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is excited to announce a new addition to its retail portfolio in Cambridgeshire. The charity has acquired its fourth shop in the county, in Soham, to open on Thursday 7 June.