Horizon Discovery establishes three new Centres of Excellence
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalised medicines, today announced it has established three new Centres of Excellence (CoE) for rAAV gene editing, at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, MA, the University of Liverpool, UK and the Babraham Institute, in Cambridge, UK.
New publication champions Cambridge philanthropy
The Philanthropist, a new magazine just published by the University of Cambridge, celebrates the impact of philanthropy across the University and Colleges and includes stories and articles that bring its benefits to life.
Grimm news is great as Tim lands Puffin Prize
Tim Parker, a BA (Hons) Illustration student at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, has landed the Puffin Children’s Prize at the national Penguin Design Awards, drawing praise from an illustrious panel of judges including Raymond Briggs.
42 Technology launches manufacturing practice
42 Technology has launched a dedicated manufacturing practice to help product manufacturers to improve production efficiencies, develop new capabilities and get innovative new products to market – faster and at lower cost.
Cambridge Academic English launches in Australia
Co-author Craig Thaine introduces Australia to Cambridge Academic English – taking English language learners all the way to University.
NRC Lausanne and Idiap Research Institute host Mobile Data Challenge 2012 Workshop
This past week, the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland and Nokia Research Center Lausanne welcomed the top contributors to the Nokia Mobile Data Challenge (MDC) to a workshop held in Newcastle, UK, on June 18-19.
Student Services team scoops top honour
Anglia Ruskin University’s Student Services team was recognised as the best in the country at the Times Higher Education awards ceremony in London last night (Thursday).
Qi3 identifies space sector growth opportunities for space and non-space companies
The UK space industry aims to double its share of the growing world market from 5% – 10%, growing revenues from £7.5bn in 2009 to £40bn by 2030. The market is split into two segments – upstream and downstream.
Online tool to help smaller firms is unveiled
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, unveiled the pilot of the Government’s “Solutions Exchange” tool in Cambridge today at an event organised by Cambridge Network, designed to share learnings and views on government SME policy. The online tool will particularly help SMEs connect with Government and find out about potential ways to sell to the public sector or to pitch an innovative…
Conflicts of interest
Board changes at EFSA prompt some thoughts about independence and conflict of interest.
New manufacturing innovations unveiled at student Design Show
Eleven innovative design projects were on display at Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing to mark the end of a year-long project.
Cambridge Healthcare scoops Innovation Award
Cambridge Healthcare, an attic start-up which began just a year ago, has won a prestigious health innovation award for designing the world's first healthcare applications store.
The District creates digital peephole for Kettle's Yard
While the hoardings are up and it's all change at Kettle's Yard, The District is giving the world an opportunity to peel back the net curtains and see what is happening behind the scenes.
Out-of-the-box learning
A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment - driven by a shared belief in teachers’ power to enhance every child’s capacity to learn.
Cambridge awards Honorary Degrees 2012
Eight distinguished individuals were awarded Honorary Doctorates, the highest honour that the University can bestow, by the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge at a congregation in the Senate House yesterday (Thurs).
Infrastructure security attacks; are you part of the problem?
Real Status expert to speak at IDC conference on Cloud Security and Visibility on 28 June in London.
Youngsters show how technology is keeping them fit
Cambridge youngsters have found a winning way to combine IT skills with healthy activities. Their ideas gained them a place in the final of the Make IT Happy technology competition and a visit to the House of Commons.
Cambridge University Press author scoops 2012 Runciman Award
Peter Thonemann has been named winner of the prestigious 2012 Runciman Award for his book, 'The Maeander Valley: A Historical Geography From Antiquity to Byzantium'.
Mantracourt launches wireless wind speed indicator
Mantracourt have announced the launch of the T24-WSS wireless wind speed indicator (Anemometer). The T24-WSS is a wind speed indicator built on Mantracourt’s T24 2.4GHz wireless technology and will operate alongside any Mantracourt T24 device such as base stations, handheld displays, analogue outputs, relay modules and GPRS data loggers.
Phu My 3 BOT Power Company Ltd invests in AVEVA Enterprise solution
Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam – 21 June 2012: AVEVA (LSE:AVV), announced today that Phu My 3 BOT Company Limited (PM3) has successfully implemented AVEVA NET for the Phu My 3 Power Plant Project in Vietnam. PM3 required an information management tool to enhance the visibility and accuracy of the production, construction and maintenance information within its plant.
Anglia Ruskin leads on climate change policy
The UK Government’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has unveiled a set of principles developed by Anglia Ruskin University to help mobilise private investment into climate change solutions.
Cambridge Journals Online syncs with mobile devices
The latest functionality release from Cambridge Journals Online features a 'Send to Kindle' button, plus the facility to twin a mobile device with CJO Mobile to access subscriptions from any location.
Danish Ambassador visits The Møller Centre
The Danish Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency Anne Hedensted Steffensen visited The Møller Centre last week for the first time since becoming the Ambassador to the Court of St James’s in the autumn of 2011.
CfBI Microfluidics Consortium visits USA
The Microfluidics Consortium managed by CfBI visited the USA recently. The company plans to build on this success to hold regular meetings of the consortium in the USA as well as in Europe. A new cycle of the consortium starts in September.
'Delivering Value' - Johnson Matthey publishes 2012 Annual Report
Johnson Matthey has published ‘Delivering Value’, its 2012 Annual Report, which is an integrated report covering all aspects of the company’s financial and non-financial performance.