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BBC highlights Camfed’s work to end child marriage
In an in-depth interview with Angeline Murimirwa, published by BBC News today, Lucy Sherriff explores the reasons why so many girls in sub-Saharan Africa become child brides, and highlights Camfed’s work to tackle the issue holistically, hand in hand with its alumnae and their communities.
Maintain quality, improve processes and reduce costs with Lean Six Sigma
Many of TWI's customers work in industrial and process-oriented activities in an environment where quality is paramount and costs need to be kept competitive. To assist with this, TWI is offering Lean Six Sigma yellow belt courses in March 2018.
Magnificent seven for Anglia Ruskin athletes
Student athletes from Anglia Ruskin University brought home seven medals from a successful weekend at the annual British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships in Sheffield.
Together we’re making more noise for women and girls
One hundred years ago today marked a turning point for the British women’s suffrage movement, when 8.4 million women were granted the vote -- the start of a journey of empowerment which continues to this day, and proof of what is possible when we make enough noise. In the past few weeks Camfed teamed up with some great partners to make more noise for girls’ education and women’s empowerment in…
Speechmatics launches Global English, an accent-agnostic language pack
Today, Speechmatics is announcing the launch of Global English, a single English language pack supporting all major English accents for use in speech-to-text transcription. Global English (GE) was trained on thousands of hours of spoken data from over 40 countries and tens of billions of words drawn from global sources, making it one of the most comprehensive and accurate accent-agnostic…
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REAL Centre research reveals ‘what works’ in education, for whom, and at what cost
Data from Camfed’s girls’ education programme in Tanzania demonstrates that equity considerations improve overall effectiveness.
CCS launches Metnet 12Gbps 60GHz mmWave system
Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited today launches its Metnet 12Gbps unlicensed 60GHz mmWave access and backhaul solution. The ultra-high capacity 12Gbps multipoint system is the first element in CCS’s new software-defined Mesh network architecture, with multiple Metnet 60GHz nodes operating as a centrally managed SDN-capable networking switch.
Self-employment forum: saving for the future
The RSA and Etsy are canvassing ideas for how to improve long-term savings and retirement security for the self-employed. Whether it’s deploying nudge techniques, ironing out flaws in the tax system or creating more flexible pension models, they want to hear your proposals.
Dutch trade shop Volkers announced as Bellissima DMS Supplier
Aniken Graphics, a joint venture between Hamillroad Software, a UK based prepress software company, and Apex International, a global leader of anilox and metering products, has today announced that Volkers, a flexo plate & sleeve maker based in Holland, will commence Phase One sales with Bellissima Digitally Modulated Screening (DMS).
Nokia introduces services, technology to help operators address needs of digital cities
Nokia today launched services to solve challenges of urbanization. IoT for Smart Cities and Sensing as a Service introduce the benefits of IoT in building economically and environmentally sustainable cities. For urban safety, Nokia introduces S-MVNO for Public Safety service, which enhances commercial LTE networks to meet mission critical requirements of public safety agencies.
Auto-enrolment pension contributions set to increase
By law, on 6 April 2018 minimum auto-enrolment contributions levels are set to increase, with a second phase due on 6 April 2019.
Sizewell B chosen in top 200 influential projects that shaped the world
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has announced Sizewell B is one of the top 200 influential people and projects, past and present, which illustrate how civil engineering has shaped the world and transformed people’s lives for the better.
Cambridge Information and Intellectual Property Meeting (CIIPM) update
The next CIIPM training day takes place on March 14th at Homerton College Conference Centre. There are two courses: IP and Commercialisation (am) and Freedom to Operate (FTO) Search & Analysis (pm). Book this week to take advantage of the early bird booking rate which ends on Friday February 23rd.!
Celebrating 3 years of Camrosh: dealing with complexity so you don’t have to
Camrosh is at the forefront of innovation and technology and its role for the past three years has been to give businesses, in any stage of development, the insights and confidence to thrive in the face of uncertainty.
Emerging conductive inks and pastes markets will grow to represent a $580m market opportunity
The new report by IDTechEx Research, Conductive Ink Markets 2018-2028: Forecasts, Technologies, Players, provides the most comprehensive and authoritative view of the conductive inks and paste market, giving detailed ten-year market forecasts segmented by application and material type.
Tame your computer - top 10 tips for Excel
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she she offers her top ten Microsoft Excel shortcuts...
Calcium may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.
The company you keep: how partnerships affect employees
‘We’re sponsoring what?’ Corporate sponsorship affects how employees view their firm and self, and the results can be surprising, finds a new study co-authored by Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Find out how to achieve outstanding publicity for your company
Creating powerful content will be the focus of next month’s Two Counties Business Exhibition at Newmarket Racecourse, with informative seminars from Google Digital Garage and Spirus Marketing.
AI and VR - experts share vision of healthcare in podcasts
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and personalised medicine could help in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia and schizophrenia and other diseases in the future, according to the unique insights of clinicians at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) in the Trust’s first ever series of podcasts launched this week.
Third Light welcomes new joiners as it continues strong business growth
Third Light appoints three new female employees, further expanding its sales, marketing and design teams.
NW Brown offers help with planning for the end of tax year
As with many deadlines, it is easy to put off planning for the end of the tax year.
What does Brexit mean for the media and entertainment sector?
Much has been written regarding Brexit, and the impact this will have on some of our leading industries, including retail, farming, automotive and finance. But what does it mean for our creative sector, particularly media and entertainment?
Letting go of lost loves
There are going to be some very different attitudes to today. Many people will be proving their undying love through candlelit dinners and roses, or cuddly hearts and hearty cuddles. Others will be commiserating or celebrating their ‘single’ status with a very large drink. Some will just dismiss the idea of Valentine’s Day altogether.