Lloyds sends 200 senior staff to Cambridge University for AI bootcamp March 28, 2025 Lloyds Banking Group has set out plans to send over 200 senior employees on an 80-hour AI bootcamp at the University of Cambridge. The FTSE 100 lender has joined with education technology firm Cambridge Spark for a “bespoke six-month training programme” to enhance AI capabilities across its management. The first cohort of 30 Lloyds leaders [...]
Could bats put East West Rail off track? March 18, 2025 East West Rail could provide a direct connection between Oxford and Cambridge for the first time, but opposition to the project is growing.
Rachel Reeves vows to fight for economic growth January 28, 2025 The Chancellor will declare that “growth won’t come without a fight” as she unveils her plan to turnaround Britain’s ailing economy with billions of pounds of investment and new infrastructure projects. Reeves will pledge an £80bn boom to the economy from a new Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor in a move that comes after the pensions industry [...]
Appalling, laughable, not fair: Chinnor and Cambridge go it alone after Premiership Rugby Cup exclusion October 29, 2024 Championship sides Chinnor and Cambridge will compete in the Not The Premiership Rugby Cup after being excluded from the original competition. On Friday night at Mennaye Field in Penzance, Cornish Pirates will fancy themselves against a winless Exeter Chiefs in the opening fixture of the Premiership Rugby Cup. The competition has been one of the [...]
University spinouts could be the answer to the UK’s growth problem August 20, 2024 University spinouts are vital to retain the UK’s innovation crown, writes Simon Bumfrey, tech chief at HSBC Innovation Banking UK.
The Notebook: How Labour can make the UK a tech superpower July 9, 2024 This Labour government has the power to make the UK a tech and science superpower if it takes these steps, writes Owen Thompson.
Frontier Developments: Rollercoaster Tycoon maker returns to profit ahead of new F1 and Jurassic World games June 12, 2024 Frontier Developments, the developer behind games including Rollercoaster Tycoon and Elite Dangerous, is finally back in the green after cost saving measures triggered by a rough 2023.
Tables turned? Cambridge pharma firm launches hostile bid for New York-listed peer June 7, 2024 Vanda Pharmaceuticals, based in Washington DC, confirmed the receipt of Cycle’s “unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest” and stated it would carefully review and evaluate the proposal.
London retains title as tech capital of the world as Oxford and Cambridge close in on New York May 30, 2024 A closely-watched league table has once again named London the tech capital of the world, while Oxford and Cambridge are closing in on New York.
Bioscope: Cambridge biotech gold extractor firm eyes IPO May 29, 2024 Bioscope Technologies, which uses micro-organisms to draw out gold and precious metals, currently has a £12.8m turnover.
