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How Olivetti stitched up Acorn
I bumped into Chris Curry last week, a Cambridge legend and visionary innovator who, along with Hermann Hauser, founded Acorn Computers in 1978, an era which still holds a fascination for many. Acorn dominated the Cambridge technology scene in the 1980s and 90s, and...
The death of a heroine, Marie Colvin
I was stunned to learn of the death of Marie Colvin, whose war reports I avidly read in awe, always thinking about the risks she took to tell us about the terrible atrocities she witnessed in war zones. Fearless journalists, men and women alike, pay the ultimate price...
Cambs police withhold migrant crime figures
What are the migrant crime figures for Cambridgeshire? You would expect our police force to have this answer at their fingertips. Apparently not. So how, I wonder, can they strategise their crime busting operations for the county - and Wisbech, in particular? I've...
Abcodia announces collaboration with VolitionRx
Congratulations to my client Abcodia following the announcement today of its collaboration with VolitionRx to advance the discovery of blood based biomarkers for cancer. The partnership will discover and develop nucleosome-based diagnostic tests for lung, colorectal...
Why impersonating a barrister became an offence
I sadly went to the funeral of an old boyfriend this week where he was regaled for being a witty raconteur, for his joie de vivre and his talent for mimicry - especially those with a pomposity. There were so many crazy anecdotes about Martin's life that his friends...
Research within the NHS – life science companies invited to share their thoughts and experiences
I'm planning to attend a fascinating One Nucleus Bench to Boardroom event in Newmarket on 6 March which will scrutinise how life science companies can can work successfully within the NHS, an increasing developing market, for example, the recent collaboration of the...
A message for workaholics – make time for love
This Valentine's Day post is a message to all workaholics - work less hours and make time for love in your life, otherwise you could end up regretting it on your deathbed, according to a nurse who recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones...
How should we treat stalkers?
The beautiful young daughter of my friend's friend was murdered by a stalker. She had befriended a Holocaust survivor who she was photographing for an assignment and he developed an obsession about her. Stalking is currently in the news following the publication of ...
Charles Dickens and Cambridgeshire
Many thanks to Cambridgeshire's library service for highlighting connections between our much loved author Charles Dickens with our county to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The county's Literature Development Officer, Helen Taylor, has chosen some...