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.

Camden Council celebrates 50 years of Democracy and Innovation

2015 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the current London Boroughs. To mark this anniversary the London Borough of Camden are delivering an exciting programme of arts and engaging activities for everyone from 1st April through to November 2015.

KQ Partner Collaboration: The Place and Wellcome Collection

Over the summer KQ partner The Place has been supporting 30 dance artists to research and develop performance ideas, and explore new artistic territory as part of Choreodrome, a biennial summer research programme for British-based dance makers.

University and art collaborations ‘the new normal’

On 14th July the Knowledge Quarter presented at a conference celebrating the results of the synergies between universities, cultural institutions and the creative arts.
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Welcome New Knowledge Quarter Partners

We are delighted to announce six new partners have joined the Knowledge Quarter, Bertha DocHouse, Briffa, Conway Hall, Gasholder, London Metropolitan Archives and Scriberia.

The Crick launches landmark agreement with leading pharmaceutical company

The Crick has announced an exciting new open science collaboration with GSK, the UK's largest healthcare company. This is the first partnership to be established between the Crick and a pharmaceutical company.

Curious? Powered by the Knowledge Quarter

The Knowledge Quarter will host its first festival, Curious?, in partnership with King’s Cross, on 29 - 30 August 2015. Curious? will bring together Knowledge Quarter members such as The Guardian, The Foundling Museum, UCL, The Francis Crick Institute, Poet in the City and the British Library to present a series of performances, debates, workshops, experiments and lessons.

Through the Door: Mapping your own poetic journey through the archives

This exciting new resource developed by Knowledge Quarter partner Poet in the City delves into secret life of archives, exploring how these treasure-troves of history can spark bold and inventive creative writing.

Female and ethnically diverse entrepreneurs flourishing thanks to new libraries initiative

New findings published by the British Library reveal that a two-year initiative to run business support services in libraries has attracted more than double the national average of women to start up their own businesses, and triple the number of entrepreneurs from black and Asian minority ethnic backgrounds.

Knowledge Quarter Partner Networking

On the 25th June the Knowledge Quarter invited its partners to attend the second Knowledge Quarter partner networking event held at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.