UK Innovation Districts and Knowledge Quarters – Driving More Productive Growth
The consulting and engineering firm Arup has released a report outlining the importance of innovation districts to the UK economy. The firm has been working with the UK Innovation Districts Group (IDG), a body established in October 2017, which represents six major innovation districts across the UK. The report makes the case for increased government funding into UK innovation districts. Read the report in full here.
Guest Post: The future of work will soon be the present
The Alan Turing Institute have invited staff and researchers to examine the future of work and AI, a topic fuelling discussions and debates everywhere. Follow the debate here in a series of guest posts from ATI fellows, and with #futuresofwork.
The Knowledge Quarters Second Diversity Roundtable
On the 25th October 2018 Knowledge Quarter partners once again convened to discuss the topic of ‘staff diversity’ and share current practice in this area.
Launch of Innovators Mentorship Programme - Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of General Practitioners announced the names of the five entrepreneurial GPs selected for the college's flagship Innovators Mentorship Programme. The college will provide mentoring and training to these five GPs whose innovative ideas address an unmet need in primary care.
Job listing: Research Grants Manager - The Aga Khan University
The Aga Khan University in the United Kingdom seeks to appoint a Research Grants Manager on a one year fixed-term contract to support the smooth running of administrative and financial processes for grants. Applications should be submitted latest by 9 November, 2018
We are hiring: part-time Events Manager
The Knowledge Quarter is hiring a part-time Events Manager to develop and grow our annual conference and a portfolio of events which play a significant part in what we offer to our partners. This is a three-day-a-week position, on a six-month contract with the potential of extension. Applications close on Monday 19 November.
Open Letter from Cllr Asima Shaikh to support Islington's small businesses
Small businesses in Islington are struggling to cope with huge Government increases in business rates that could see many forced to close or to move out of the borough. Councillor Asima Shaikh invites Knowledge Quarter partners to sign a petition to carry out a fundamental review of the business rate system.
Guest Post: LUPC
In this guest post marking Green Great Britain Week, Don Bowman, Acting Director of London Universities Purchasing Consortium shares how the LUPC delivers Responsible Procurement, looking at the various aspects of Due Diligence.
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