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In-depth coverage of globally influential initiatives from academic and research institutes in Cambridge & the East of England.

Cambridge promotes entrepreneurship in African townships

Young entrepreneurs in a South African townshipUKTI has chosen Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge UK to help promote entrepreneurship in black townships in South Africa.

Angel alumni can back Cambridge spin-outs

Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Picture by Phil MynottCambridge University is launching a new investment scheme to support its spin-outs. it is claiming a world first for the university brotherhood.

Cambridge ‘ignites’ entrepreneurial flame

CfEL director Shai VyakarnamCambridge University’s Ignite summer programme in the UK from July 1-6 is attracting unparalleled international interest.

£16m boost for UK robotics

DEMON is designed to be able to forego the use of conventional mechanical elevators and ailerons which usually control the movement of an aircraft in favour of novel aerodynamic control devices using blown jets of airCambridge and Cranfield Universities are at the heart of a £16 million government initiative to boost the use of robotics in UK industry.

China health delegation’s Beds masterclass

The Shanghai health delegationEighteen senior health practitioners and executives from the Shanghai Health Bureau in China have completed a three week visit to Bedfordshire hosted by the University of Bedfordshire’s Institute of Health Research in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub and International Office.

Hauser backs UK-China entrepreneur masterclass

Hermann HauserAcorn Computers founder and celebrated VC Hermann Hauser has joined a celebrated band of UK and Chinese entrepreneurs for a Cambridge education programme designed to strengthen trade between the territories.

3D technology from Cambridge University will map a billion stars

The Gaia satellite. Picture courtesy the European Space AgencyA team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge is taking the next big step in a European-wide programme that will lead to the creation of the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars.

Investors can predict market movements through Google

Dr Nikolaos VlastakisResearchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex have revealed that investors can predict market movements by looking at the frequency of Google keyword searches.

Cambridge researchers make schizophrenia advances

Dr Petra VertesScientists at the University of Cambridge have created a simple mathematical model of the human brain which provides a complete statistical account of the complex web of connections between various brain regions.

University of Bedfordshire names new VC

Bill RammellFormer Government Higher Education Minister of State, Bill Rammell will take over the Vice Chancellor role at the University Of Bedfordshire from Professor Les Ebdon in August.

Cambridge hosts entrepreneur ‘Olympics’

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of CambridgeCambridge University is gearing up to host global academic experts for the European Entrepreneurship Colloquium (EEC) 2012 programme from July 8-14 at its Judge Business School in the UK.

Bring on the real killers, says tech chief

Dr Darrin Disley (3rd left) with the CUE teamBioMedTech entrepreneur Darrin Disley challenges whether a lot of so-called ‘killer’ technologies are genuinely disruptive.

Arcus Global wins Cambridge Graduate accolade

Denis Kaminskiy (left) and Lars Malmqvist of Arcus Global receive the Graduate Business of the Year Award. Photograph by Alan Bennett, Media Imaging Solutions.Arcus Global has won the Cambridge Graduate Business of the Year accolade at Business Weekly’s Awards at Queens’ College.

Alumni fund new entrepreneur scholarship

Delegates at Judge Business SchoolPhilanthropic alumni of Cambridge University’s Judge Business School UK have decided to pay it forward by funding a scholarship for budding entrepreneurs who might otherwise struggle to pay for their studies.

University prospectus brought to life by Aurasma

The UCS branded version of the Aurasma AppUniversity Campus Suffolk (UCS) is using augmented reality from Aurasma to bring its prospectus to life. UCS is part of growing trend in education to use Aurasma technology in student recruitment and teaching.

Mist clears around gorilla genome

New Cambridge research makes a monkey of the myth. Image courtesy Alice Gray, independent photographer.Cambridge researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla – the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming that our closest relative is the chimpanzee, the team show that much of the human genome more closely resembles the gorilla than it does the chimpanzee genome.

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