Cash in the cupboard: UK consumers hoard a billion pounds’ worth of old smartphones
An estimated 24 million smartphones were kept as spare by UK consumers over the last three years, with a collective value of over £1 billion; Deloitte’s Digital Consumer Trends survey of 4,160 consumers found that two in five phone buyers hold on to their unused phones; In 2022 alone, seven million smartphones, worth over £500 million, will be retained as people upgrade to newer models…
Communication misfires at work ruined your day?
Career Ambitions says:
Tell me if this sounds familiar.
College celebrates environment and sustainability funding success
Cambridge Regional College (CRC) is celebrating a successful partnership bid for enabling funds from the Darwin Tree of Life Public Engagement Programme, supported by The Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Roadfill wins Green Award gong at the Bury Free Press Awards
Roadfill, one of the companies located at The EpiCentre in Haverhill, has won the Green Award at the 2022 Bury Free Press West Suffolk Business Awards.
St Mary’s School awarded highest Eco-Schools Green Flag award
St Mary’s School, Cambridge, has achieved a distinction in the prestigious Eco Schools Green Flag Award - recognising its ongoing commitment to raising awareness of environmental issues. Operated globally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), and in the UK by the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, the Eco Schools Green Flag Award is an international accreditation scheme that has been…
Pressures drive tree-living primates to the ground
ARU expert part of study looking at impact of climate change and deforestation.
October update from Guardtech - aiming to end a prosperous year on a high
Suffolk-based cleanroom construction company ready for final push in remaining months of busiest ever year.
Best practices for measuring dew point in transmission gas
Protecting pipelines and gas power systems
Cambridge Climate Change Festival to focus on accessibility
The University of Cambridge Climate Change Festival 2022 will focus on accessibility and solutions with three days of free talks, games and children’s activities live and online starting on 14 October.
Raising funding? Apply to pitch at Cleantech Venture Day
If you are an SME working on making the world more sustainable and in need of funding, then Cleantech Venture Day is for you.
Free spaces available on Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Network
Evolve Workplace Wellbeing have a number of free places available for the first group to join their new online Evolve Workplace Wellbeing network: a chance for like-minded managers, HR practitioners and business leaders to hear cutting-edge insight into workplace wellbeing (from our research) and
InferSens to introduce Ultra-Low-Power Edge DL Sensor Technology for commercial and industrial applications
InferSens introduces Ultra-Low-Power Edge DL Sensor Technology for commercial and industrial applications. Battery-Powered Sensor, with Embedded Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor, enables highly accurate on-device processing. InferSens CTO Jonathan Peace presented first application for Legionella Water System Monitoring at the tinyML EMEA Innovation Forum 2022 in Cyprus.
Confused about password managers?
If you’re confused about password managers, you’re not alone. A password manager is software that generates safe passwords, remembers them, and autofills logins for you.
Cyber-attacks are costing businesses more and more
One in three victims loses at least £85,000 and 11% lose up to a million.
Johnson Matthey signs its first fuel cell recycling contract in China
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has begun fuel cell recycling in China.
Should you use workplace personality tests?
Are workplace personality tests a good thing or can they cause more trouble than they're worth? The HR Dept takes a deeper look into the benefits and pitfalls of personality testing.
Agri-tech innovation ecosystem embracing challenge with growth
Agri-Tech Week (7th-11th November 2022) showcases how farmer challenges are creating innovation opportunities that enhance competitive advantage.
What is the environmental footprint of Bitcoin?
New estimate of Bitcoin’s greenhouse gas emissions added to University of Cambridge digital tool.
Set up for flexible working
One thing the pandemic has brought in its wake is a renewed focus on attracting and retaining staff across almost all sectors and business types.
Guardtech Group take centre stage with Hello, Dolly! theatre show sponsorship
Suffolk-based cleanroom construction company continue support for charities and groups at home and abroad with Irving Stage Company backing.
Innovation influencers to host definitive ‘Cambridge tech’ podcast
An authoritative new podcast dedicated to ‘all things Cambridge Tech’ aims to become the definitive ‘tech talk show’ for Cambridge’s exciting innovation ecosystem.
Digital right to work checks – October deadline
Is your business ready for the change to right to work checks being implemented on the 1st October? Learn about the change, and what you need to do to prepare.
Networking - the benefits it provides
EFEC is proud to be a Cambridge Network member both because of the excellent services and impacts the Network has and because of our joint work in setting up the Lingang Cambridge Network.
cofinitive nominated for Community Champion award in British Chambers of Commerce ‘Chamber Business Award 2022’
cofinitive is thrilled to announce its been nominated for a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) ‘Chamber Business Award 2022’ in ‘The Community Champion’ category.
How do you empower your teams? New cohort on Trust Works programme now open for registration
Are you wondering how to provide more autonomy to your teams and empower your workforce? And how this leads to improved results and better staff engagement? Then join Trust Works' Moving Towards Self-Management programme, the next cohort of which starts in November.