Rally seeks justice for Giulio Regeni
A rally will take place this Friday (22 April) at 3.30pm on King's Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ, calling for justice for murdered Cambridge PhD student Giulio Regeni.
Is your baby really ill? There's an app for that
Daniel Zeichner MP will meet two Cambridge professors and a Cambridge mum and baby today (Friday) and see their potentially lifesaving app.
Zeichner supports bill to tackle air quality
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has backed the Air Quality Bill, published yesterday.
MP gets on his bike for Sport Relief
Daniel Zeichner MP will join gym goers and staff tomorrow (Friday) at Cherry Hinton Leisure Centre, to cycle from Cambridge to Carlisle – without leaving Cambridge!
MP gets bee-hind bees
Westminster was a buzz as Daniel Zeichner MP became one of the first MPs in the country to become a 'species champion'. The Cambridge MP made a bee-line to lend his political support to the very large, rare and declining Ruderal bumblebee, often referred to as the large garden bumblebee.
Risk to vital Cambridge research funding if the UK leaves the EU
New figures show that £183 million of Cambridge research funding would be put at risk if the UK were to leave the European Union.
Daniel Zeichner MP and Lewis support Alzheimer’s Society’s Fix Dementia Care campaign
Lewis and Morse star Kevin Whately joined Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner to back a new Alzheimer’s Society campaign.
Student volunteers take on the litter louts
Students taking part in Anglia Ruskin's annual Student Volunteering Week and Cambridge's MP Daniel Zeichner will be tackling Cambridge's litter bugs tomorrow (Friday 12 February).
Disappointment at further delay to Cambridge North
Following the news that Cambridge North’s opening will be delayed until May 2017, Daniel Zeichner MP said: "I am extremely disappointed at this further delay to the opening of the new Cambridge North station.
Give local people a say on buses
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner told the Commons yesterday (Tues) that local people are “being taken for a ride by many of the bus operators” and called for communities to be given “real, genuine power to plan fares and timetables, and to reflect local needs.”
MP joins torchlight procession to save Cambridge's streetlights
Daniel Zeichner MP will join local residents and councillors this evening (Friday 4th December) at 6pm, meeting outside the Guildhall, Market Square, CB2 3QJ as they protest against plans to turn off Cambridge's streetlights.
Big leap forward for North Cambridge Academy’s sports facilities
Pupils and teachers have a spring in their step following the announcement that North Cambridge Academy is to receive £78,000 of National Lottery Sport England funding.
Cambridge MP teams up with scientist in unique pairing scheme
Cambridge scientist Dr Marta Costa is swapping the lab-bench for the famous green benches of the Commons as she takes part in a unique scheme where MPs are paired up with leading scientists for a week at their respective places of work.
Cambridge shows solidarity with Paris
Following the Paris attacks, the French community in Cambridge is organising a rally to stand in solidarity with the victims, their families and the people of Paris.
Science Budget report – Cambridge MP reacts
The Government's Science and Technology Committee report on the Science Budget was published yesterday (Monday). A key conclusion is that innovation grants – rather than loans – should continue to be used as a key policy tool.
Anger as government finance ministers snub science debate
Daniel Zeichner MP has reacted angrily after the Government failed to send a treasury minister to a debate on the future of science funding.
Tipping point reached on science funding?
Daniel Zeichner MP has today (Weds) spoken out about the threat to science funding ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review in a Parliamentary debate, calling for a commitment on science spending and warning a tipping point is being reached.
MP calls for more digital champions during Get Online Week
Daniel Zeichner MP will visit local charity Cambridge Online tomorrow (Friday) at the Hester Adrian Centre, Hawthorn Way, Cambridge, CB4 1AX as part of the annual "Get Online Week" which aims to show thousands of people how the internet can make their lives easier.
‘The case for Cambridge’ heard in parliament
Two Cambridgeshire MPs, Labour’s Daniel Zeichner and Conservative Lucy Frazer, joined forces to call for more powers for Cambridge and surrounding areas to govern our own affairs in the House of Commons debate on devolution.
Cambridge MP takes on blindfolded challenge through the city
Cambridge MP, Daniel Zeichner will walk blindfolded through Cambridge tomorrow (Friday), setting off from outside the Guildhall, assisted by a guide dog and sighted guide from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The MP will experience the everyday hazards of street signs, wheelie bins, lamp posts and cars parked on pavements that blind and partially sighted people have to negotiate.
MP welcomes Cambridge finalist in Great British High Street Competition
Daniel Zeichner MP has welcomed the news that Mill Road, Cambridge has today been announced as a finalist in the Great British High Street Competition 2015.
Local MP supports green homes
Daniel Zeichner MP will launch the city's sixth annual Open Eco Homes event, this Saturday 26th September at 10.30am at 155 Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PW.
'Is government policy stopping universities recruiting top scientific talent?'
At the inaugural hearing of the Science and Technology Committee, Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner grilled Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson MP on the impact on science and universities of the government's immigration policies and possible withdrawal from the EU.
Daniel Zeichner and Jane Asher pledge to champion autism awareness in Cambridge
MP Daniel Zeichner joined actress, author and entrepreneur, Jane Asher to stand up for people with autism, a lifelong condition which affects over 3,000 people in Cambridge.
Cambridge MP takes on new Science and Technology role
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will sit on the Science and Technology Committee. The cross-party Committee undertakes detailed scrutiny of Government policy and monitors the Government Office for Science which is based within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.