How to increase productivity through effective time management
Successful entrepreneurs, business executives and leaders, regardless their industries and geography, have compelling focus on Effective Time Management Techniques, as one of the key ways to increase productivity within their organisations.
Ski team tests technique in wind tunnel
The Markham wind tunnel in Cambridge University's Engineering Department played host to a number of British competitive skiers who came along to help in the development of a new piece of aerodynamic testing equipment.
Tenth anniversary for charity catering course at St John’s College
An innovative collaboration between St John’s College and a local charity for people with learning disabilities celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
Guide for starting a new business
Many startup businesses and entrepreneurs are quick to give up their startup business ideas on the pretense that “time is hard,” or simply put, “there is no money in the economy.” Beyond the excuses, would-be business owners must be clear about key principles for starting a business successfully.
Digital TV commitment for Fen Technology
Fen Technology Ltd, an electronic design services company, today reinforced its commitment to Digital TV product development by announcing its membership of the Digital TV Group (DTG) the industry association for digital television in the UK.
Grant Instruments celebrates 60th birthday but has eyes fixed on the future
Grant Instruments, a world-renowned supplier of scientific, life sciences and data acquisition products, has been celebrating its 60th birthday in recent weeks but is keen to use the occasion to look forward to the future rather than looking back.
Planning a holiday or business trip abroad?
Planning a holiday or likely to be asked to visit another country for work? Try to be prepared, says the Travel Clinic Ltd, Cambridge and Ipswich.
CRedit360 named 'Best sustainability software provider' at Responsible Business Awards
A prestigious independent panel has praised credit360 for its leadership position in sustainability software at the 3rd Annual Responsible Business Awards in London.
Cambridge Airport changes opening hours
With effect from Sunday 22 July, Cambridge Airport will be remaining open on Sundays until 9.00pm instead of closing at 8.00pm.
Profiles of leaders in stress research: Prof Cary L Cooper CBE
The latest in Salimetrics series of profiles of international leaders in the field of stress research features Cary L Cooper CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health.
Lookout Call adds GPS tracking option to latest release
Lookout Call, a market-leading lone worker safety system operated by C3, has added a GPS tracking option for its smartphone users.
Code more and save more with new Linx large character printers
Two new large character printers from coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies can cut production costs while maximising line uptime and print quality.
Probability selects Featurespace to improve customer retention
Probability, the UK’s leading developer of gambling games for mobile users, has chosen Featurespace’s Nevis™ Customer Churn solution to improve the depth of its customer behavioural knowledge and the accuracy of its retention activities.
MP invites city's small businesses to advice surgery
A special advice and discussion forum for Cambridge’s small businesses is being organised by the city’s MP Julian Huppert. Business people are being given the chance to discuss their companies’ finance and development with Julian and banking experts at an advice surgery this Friday (July 13).
Raspberry Pi launches programming contest for young people
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched its first programming contest for children and young people, running for eight weeks until September 1, to coincide with the school summer holidays.
New Director of the Centre for Science and Policy announced
The Centre for Science and Policy today announced the appointment of Dr Robert Doubleday as its new Executive Director.
Cambridge scientists receive Royal Society awards
The Royal Society, the UK’s independent academy for science, has announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards, Medals and Prize Lectures. The scientists receive the awards in recognition of their achievements in a wide variety of fields of research – the uniting factor is the excellence of their work and the profound implications their findings have had for others working in their relevant fields…
Xaar launches new high-performance printheads for wide-format graphics sector
Xaar, the leading independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, has added two new greyscale printheads to the successful premium-quality, wide-swathe (53.7mm) Xaar Proton inkjet family. The Xaar Proton 15 and Xaar Proton 15+ both deliver 15 picolitre drops at high speed, providing outstanding print quality, excellent productivity and exceptional value.
What are your views on social media? Take part in the KISS survey
With 850 million monthly active users on Facebook, 175 million tweets a day and 135 million members of LinkedIn in over 200 countries, our love of social media just keeps on growing. Keen to capture people’s views on social media, KISS Public Relations has launched its Social Media Interaction Survey, an online questionnaire that takes just a couple of minutes to complete.
Strem expands biocatalysis offerings with GoNano Enzymatic Flow Reactor
Strem Chemicals, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for research and development, is pleased to announce the addition of Enzymatic Flow Reactors for Biocatalysis applications.
The UK Green Economy - '15 minute expert' report
The 'Green Economy' has received attention in recent years as a means of developing national sustainability and economic regeneration. This report discusses what the green economy comprises, how active it is in the UK and the opportunities that exist in the near term.
APM and WAN optimisation can work together to conquer soaring bandwidth demand
Dr Steve Turner of Intergence warns that many businesses do not know understand the true traffic activity across their WAN links, resulting in poor user experience.
Do your marketing materials use the power of Emotional Intelligence?
It used to be that using FABs (features, advantages and benefits) was the way to effectively promote to achieve sales. Today, things have changed. Psychology has upped the game by identifying how Emotional Intelligence also has a role to play too. FCG Consultancy's Jonathan Wainwright explains...
Cambridge MRC scientist awarded world's oldest scientific prize
Professor Sir John Walker FRS, Director of the Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge has today (Tuesday 10 July) been awarded what is believed to be the world’s oldest scientific prize, the Copley Medal, by The Royal Society. Sir John receives the medal for his ground-breaking work in understanding what powers living cells.
Loan scheme places emphasis on future potential rather than past performance
Companies in the East of England that have a credible growth strategy and need finance are being encouraged by Finance East (part of The FSE Group) to apply for a loan via the Regional Growth Loan Scheme (RGLS). The RGLS, which focuses more on future potential than past performance, plugs a gap for established companies that have a credible growth strategy but have not managed to raise finance…