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Hermann Hauser – the best years for technology growth are to come
While Britain's economy slumps in decline, two serial entrepreneurs predict we could be entering a new golden age of technology following in the footsteps of the Cambridge Phenomenon - the formation of a cluster of high-tech businesses, including software, electronics...
How Blessed will Cambridge be?
A very special election will be held in Cambridge over the next two days as the University Senate votes for a new Chancellor of Cambridge University - a successor to the Duke of Edingburgh who held this high office for 35 years. It is largely a ceremonial and...
Prof John Pickard becomes Headway patron
I am delighted to announce that Prof John Pickard has agreed to become our patron at Headway Cambridgeshire. The idea of approaching him occurred to me after he spoke at a national Headway conference this summer. Prof Pickard is regarded as one of the best in his...
Jo Brand gets moving for Macmillan
Britain's best loved comedienne Jo Brand is the force behind Macmillan's Move More campaign which urges cancer patients to take a brisk walk or short jog to aid their recovery. So often we walk to raise funds for cancer research, but if you watch the video, you will...
A weekend in Eastbourne
Our walking buddy Malcolm told me he didn't join the Cambridge Rambling Club for our last weekend away as he felt too young to be spending it in Eastbourne 🙂 Those of us who did join the trip discovered it was like home from home as a large group of very jolly...
Why Steve Jobs will never be forgotten
So much has already been said about the tragic death of Steve Jobs from pancreatic cancer, but I felt, as an Apple devotee, that I had to pay my tribute too. Although I have yet to lick my iMac, MacBook Pro, iPhone 4 or iPad, they are certainly tactile and I enjoy...
Hoping for an early diagnosis of myeloid leukaemia
I learned this week of the tragic death of an old childhood friend called Julie of myeloid leukaemia. It reminded me of one of the research studies I worked on during my stint at the media office in the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute this summer. Most scientific...
David Cameron supports adoption reforms
I am delighted to read in today's Times that David Cameron has vowed to tear up Britain's adoption rules and end the scandal of thousands of children lost in the care system. The announcement was made in a speech at the Conservative Party conference at the same time...
Could Foxy Knoxy outfox the Met?
I've sat in countless Crown Court cases and sometimes been unsure of a defendant's innocence or guilt. Some people can be so accomplished and skilled at fabricating a story that they really believe it is true and give a very convincing performance in the witness...