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How to be a successful woman writer
It's challenging enough being a working mum, juggling a million and one tasks into a packed day. But if this mum also has a burning desire to write a book, how can she manage to fit that into the day too? This was one of the questions frequently asked at Cambridge...
The other Sinclair inventor
I met up with Iain Sinclair recently after several years and told him about my love of innovations. Quick as a flash, he reached in his packet and brought out his latest creation, a sleek flat pack folding knife called CardSharp. Iain is the younger brother of Sir...
Special educational needs – the way forward
I would like to introduce you to one of the exceptional speakers at the SEN conference, Towards a Positive Future. She is Tania Tirraoro, a journalist and author who runs the website Special Needs Jungle and is a mother of two sons with autism. She will talk about how...
The Titanic, heroism and feminism
I do confess I would loved to have joined passengers on a commemorative journey to mark the 1ooth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a tragic story that continues to fascinate us all. I listened to a programme about it on Radio 4 at the weekend which included...
Yorkshire’s drought stricken Strid
Cambridge Rambling Club given a fascinating geology lesson during our recent fabulous walking weekend in Yorkshire by our walk leader David Peel, a retired glaciologist, who highlighted the impact the drought was having at a well known visitors' spot called The Strid....
The UK’s growing life science industry
A group of leading Cambridge biotech entrepreneurs and investors have co-authored a letter in today's Times with colleagues to highlight the promising future for their industry in the UK. They praise the government for its support and welcome last week's Budget...
How many women will sit in the reformed House of Lords?
While it is admirable for the House of Lords Constitution Committee to state today that we need more women judges in the UK as fewer than one in four is female, it also needs to put its own House in order to improve its representation of women. The House of Lords...
Tempting Fate offers Prince Harry advice on finding love
I met up with a former client of mine for lunch today, the lovely Liza Moore who runs a successful dating agency in the Cambridge area called Tempting Fate. There is one client I am sure she would love to get on her books, one of the most eligible young men in the...
Can a Cambridge start-up win Orange’s £200,000 prize for being different?
Sponsored Post Cambridge's innovative start-ups are among the best in the world and recognised as a special "phenomenon". Now they have the chance to win up to £200,000 worth of professional services to take their business one step further in a national...