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Camden Council: We call on the exciting, dynamic and innovative employers inside the Knowledge Quarter to sign up to our Twenty-First Century Talent Pledge.
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Guest Post: Crafts Council Craft Journeys
Challenging the misconception that pursuing a creative subject might not lead to a job is a real challenge for the creative industries. A first step for the Crafts Council is our Craft Journeys series: a set of career profiles exploring different routes into the craft sector.
Arts Catalyst are seeking a new chair
Arts Catalyst is seeking a new Chair to help guide the mission and development. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Monday 3rd September 2018, 10am.
The British Library is hiring
The British Library are recruiting a Single Digital Presence Project Officer to join a small team currently working on a single digital presence project for UK public libraries. Hurry the deadline for applications closes soob
Community Champions: Youth
Our second Community Champions event is on the theme of Youth, covering Early Years, Primary and Secondary education, family and youth programmes. We are looking for local charities and community groups based within the Knowledge Quarter area or those that are developing projects with communities based in the Knowledge Quarter, that wish to showcase their work connected to the theme of youth at this event.
Meet Lifting Limits
Rachel Hermer describes Lifting Limits, a Camden-based social enterprise, born out of frustration with the slow pace of change in gender equality and the paucity of initiatives that tackle the problem at its roots. ‘Our vision is to address the problem of gender stereotypes before it has time to take hold, for gender equality to be mainstream in schools so that children grow up without these limits.’
Forest Whitaker receives Honorary Doctorate from SOAS
Jack Keenan from the School of Oriental and African Studies reports on the actor Forest Whitaker’s appearance at the university to receive his Honorary Doctorate.
Community Champions: Environment @Skip Garden
Forty representatives from Knowledge Quarter partner organisations and local community groups met for an al fresco Community Champions event, the first in a series of events conceived to inspire greater collaboration between the two.
Knowledge Quarter Festival of Knowledge EOI
We are delighted to announce that we will be joining forces with British Land (Regents Place) and KQ partner Produce UK to produce our third Festival of Knowledge on Fri 5th and Sat 6th October 2018 at Regent’s Place. All Knowledge Quarter partners are invited to submit proposals for any of the festival programmes.
The Reading Agency needs you
National charity The Reading Agency is looking for new trustees who support its aims to make reading accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.