National Centre for Universities and Business in support of Fareshare

Knowledge Quarter partner, NCUB, looking at the award winning UK charity FareShare as a successful example of business model. Fareshare fights hunger and food waste, rescue good food that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it to people who need it, benefiting vulnerable people, helping the UK food economy and protecting the planet.

Royal College of General Practitioners calling for a sugar tax

The Royal College of GPs is supporting the work of Jamie Oliver in calling for a sugar tax. Our diets, and those of our children, increasingly contain too much sugar - often concealed in drinks such as fruit juice and cereals, which can seem like the healthy option.

Full programme announced: Curious? powered by the Knowledge Quarter

The full programme of activities has now been announced! Please click here for more information.

Central Saint Martins presents The Intelligent Optimist

Knowledge Quarter partner, Central Saint Martins, presents The Intelligent Optimist. An exhibition that explores various futures for design across most design disciplines, presenting shots of hope and canny intelligence. It's set in Central Saint Martins from 19th September 2015 and entrance is free!

Angelo Napolano appointed Knowledge Quarter Support Officer

The KQ Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Angelo Napolano as the Knowledge Quarter Project Support Officer. Angelo joins from Southbank Centre, where he worked as Event Assistant in the Arts Programming department.

Get involved! Help us to measure air pollution in London

To celebrate the International Year of Light, the Institute of Physics invites all Knowledge Quarter partners to join iSpex project in order to create a new map of the atmosphere and find out how clean the air is in London.

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.