Kings Place Festival 2015

KQ partner, Kings Place, presents Kings Place Festival 2015 from the 11 to the 13 of September. There’s something for everyone this year with tickets at just £6.50, plus lots of events are free!

Professor John Mullan opening Emma 200

Austen scholar, Professor John Mullan from KQ partner, UCL, will give a talk on ‘Emma and Jane Austen’s London' at the Emma 200 festival on Thursday 10th of September; opening a weekend of celebrations in the leafy surrounding of Brunswick Square.

Wellbeing Walk Launch Event

The Urban Partners (UP) launch of the Wellbeing Walk on 6th July inagurated a safer, less polluted and calmer route for people walking from Euston to St Pancras/King’s Cross or vice versa and invigorated the local Somers town increasing footfall in the area.

Defining Forms of Control in the Contemporary City

Date: Tuesday 11th August 2015, 18:30 to 20:00 Venue: RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London As part of the Virtual Control exhibition hosted by RIBA, and produced by the UCL Urban Laboratory with artist Max Colson, this discussion will explore the real and imaginary forms of control in privatised public spaces.

Tête: à Tête: The Opera Festival King’s Cross, 21 July – 9 August 2015

Knowledge Quarter partner Tête: à Tête: The Opera Festival is returning to King’s Cross this summer, with more than 100 performances of over 40 new works, at a range of local venues.

Frank Wilczek on a Beautiful Universe

Date: 9th July 2015 Venue: Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place Are the laws of nature beautiful? Throughout human history, artists as well as scientists have often taken inspiration from this question.

Urban Partners: Walk this way!

Date: Monday 6th July 9.30 - 10.30am Venue: Somers Town Community Centre 150 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1EE Urban Partners are proud to be unveiling London’s first designated station to station Wellbeing Walk and they want you to be part of the celebrations.

Sharing the secrets of the Knowledge Quarter Walks

On our walks we will pass many of the locations of the Knowledge Quarter partners, learn about their participation and discover the hidden secrets of this fascinating quarter of London.

Central Saint Martins Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund

Date: 2nd July 2015 Venue: Central Saint Martins Central Saint Martins and Grey Goose vodka are launching the Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund in collaboration with some of the College’s most renowned alumni, giving the next generation of inspirational talent an opportunity to study at postgraduate level at the College.

SOAS: How healthy is China?

Date: 29 June 2015, 7.15pm - 9pm Venue: Beveridge Hall, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Food security, energy supply, environmental sustainability and rising inequality - these intertwined issues play a crucial role in the ongoing health, or otherwise, of any nation.