Sharing the work of this year’s graduating Central Saint Martins students, Creative Unions celebrates the power of designers to challenge isolationism. From a board game to solve conflict to a sustainable solution for the housing crisis and fashion that’s part-propaganda, Creative Unions demonstrates how the next generation of designers are responding to current contexts with urgency and ingenuity.
The Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central Saint Martins, UAL has set up Makeright, a ground-breaking design course for prison inmates. The programme aims to develop resilience and empathy among inmates, whilst giving them the opportunity to learn design skills and gain qualifications.
Recovery is a journey taken by many but sometimes never seen by us all. Some of us are at the start, ever so reluctant to take that first step. And then there are others lost in the middle and reaching out for a guide. Join us for an afternoon of journeying with an alternative view to mental health and its numerous impacts when viewing recovery from within.
Most people agree that the ‘blockchain/DLT’ (Digital Ledger Technology) is one of the emerging technologies with the highest potential of worldwide system change. At the same time, most people agree that Climate Change is the defining challenge of our time. Now the question: what happens if you tackle this urgent problem with such a promising technology?
The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite Knowledge Quarter partners, staff and friends to a special drinks reception and performance of Writeback by Scene & Heard. Scene & Heard is a unique mentoring project that partners the inner-city children of Somers Town, London with volunteer theatre professionals. Writeback is Scene & Heard's latest performance.
Curated by Dr Jacqueline Riding, Basic Instincts explores Georgian attitudes to love, desire and female respectability through the radical paintings of Joseph Highmore. A highly successful artist and Governor of London’s Foundling Hospital, Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) is best known as a portrait painter of the Georgian middle class.
The Foundling Museum displays a series of five previously unseen sculptures by acclaimed artist Rachel Kneebone, providing a resonant counterpoint to their exhibition Basic Instincts. Rachel Kneebone is a British artist whose intricate works address and question the human condition.
Dive into the world of veterinary pathology for an evening of mystery and intrigue, including a live-streamed dissection from the Royal Veterinary College’s laboratory and hands-on experiments and activities. Please note that due to the graphic nature of dissection, this event is suggested for ages 16+.
Experience an afternoon of insight and discovery learning more about some of the most pressing public health crises facing humanity (superbugs, pandemics, etc.)...and how international partnerships and collaborations are working to address these problems.
EIT Digital is hosting a session on 'Building the Cities Of the Future' as part of the San Diego Trade Mission to London. EIT Digital is inviting UK delegates to join them for this event to discuss how companies of all sizes are collaborating to change the face of the modern city.
Hosted by The Royal Veterinary College on Wednesday the 18th October 2017 the HorseTech Conference is an immersive day of learning and networking with leaders from the global Sport Horse industry who are utilising technology to breed and train Champions.
Why do we revisit our pasts? In the centenary anniversary year of Robert Lowell’s birth and the publication of the New Collected Poems of Marianne Moore, Poet in the City partner with Faber Members to explore the processes of revision of these two seminal poets, and the impulse of humanity to revisit the past.
The London School of Business and Management Lighthouse External Speakers’ Programme set against a ‘VUCA’ world continues with a panel discussion on the topic of Industry sectors / professions by asking ‘what opportunities do different sectors provide?’ The room will be available afterwards for continued conversation and networking.
During the German occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945, many thousands of people were persecuted, including slave labourers, political prisoners and Jews. Their story has been largely omitted from a British narrative of ‘standing alone’ against Nazism and celebrations of British victory over Germany.
How do charity staff, funders and people with extraordinary lives, share stories authentically and powerfully? 'Being the Story' from sounddelivery is a one-day immersive storytelling event at Knowledge Quarter partner Conway Hall, the event is for charity sector staff and changemakers and will feature the powerful stories of 10 inspirational individuals.
The Humane Body is a project that investigates ways to create rich dance experiences for sighted, partially sighted and blind audiences. Over one day there are shows from across Europe in which all your senses are engaged in experiencing dance.
Pan Macmillan is hosting an exclusive event celebrating the launch of Dare Not Linger by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa at the Royal Festival Hall this Sunday. An introduction from Rt Hon Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, and a cast including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Lester, Ben Okri and Lemn Sissay bring the long-awaited sequel to Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom to life.
Join Impact Hub on the last Friday of the month for a day of co-working and an evening of drinks with their likeminded community of social entrepreneurs. Whether you are interested in becoming a member, or just want to come in for the day, Thank God It's Social (or #TGIS for short) is a great opportunity to see the Impact Hub King's Cross community in action.
Charles Dickens was a novelist who addressed social ills in his fiction. He was also a journalist and activist who boldly and imaginatively campaigned to improve the lives of the most desperate and overlooked in Victorian society.
Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research Library will give history buffs a thrilling Halloween experience at their fifth History Day on 31 October. This unique event for undergraduate and postgraduate students, early-career researchers and anyone interested in history, brings together libraries, archives and history organisations from London and beyond. Items relevant to Halloween will be highlighted.
The 'Boissonnas and Egypt' conference will present different perspectives on the context of 1920s Egypt in relation to Boissonnas’s work and explore wider debates around photography and cultural geography. The conference will be followed by a private view of the Boissonnas in Egypt exhibition from 17.30-19.30.