Shortlists for the 2016 CILIP CARNEGIE AND KATE GREENAWAY MEDALS and the inaugural AMNESTY CILIP HONOUR

Knowledge Quarter partners are invited to the reception for the announcement of the shortlists for the 2016 Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the most prestigious prizes in writing and illustrating for children. Following the announcement of CILIP and Amnesty International major new partnership, this year’s medals will receive the Amnesty CILIP Honour.

Camden Council to trial new traffic system through the Bloomsbury area

Knowledge Quarter partner, Camden Council is introducing a trial that would temporarily change the traffic routes through the Bloomsbury area, as well as making some temporary improvements for people walking and cycling.

Collaborate to monitor and improve human rights in your supply chains by Laura Compton

LUPC is punching above its weight in sharing knowledge, information and innovation for changing the way organisations buy goods and service without causing harm to others. Read new guest blog by Laura Compton.

Steps I Take, Marks I Make - The Primary Careers Conference by Bavaani Nanthabalan

The Primary Careers Conference is in its third year and shares its vision with the borough of Camden: to ensure every child and young person has a chance to succeed and nobody gets left behind. A new original guest blog by Bavaani Nanthabalan from Netley Primary school introducing this year Primary Career Conference.

The anthropologist as an agent of change by Parvathi Raman

Anthropologists certainly can make a contribution to the debate on migration, or more precisely, on the issue of who has the right to move. They have a role to play in challenging the migration myths that circulate and gain traction in the popular imagination.

Innovation Brokerage Tool - NCUB

The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is spearheading the development of an online tool to help businesses find and connect to research and innovation opportunities in across UK universities.

Great Parchment Book Blog

London Metropolitan Archives is pleased to announce that the Great Parchment Book Blog has been nominated in the Arts and Culture category of the UK Blog Awards 2016. The Public Vote has opened and Knowledge Quarter partners can express their support for the Great Parchment Book project and the blog by voting it.

Briffa Art Party

Briffa would like to invite all Knowledge Quarter partners to their annual party which coincides with the 28th edition of the London Art Fair. Come along and catch up with the Briffa team at their offices and view the many wonders on show from no less than 120 galleries presenting modern British Art alongside contemporary work from today's leading artists.

My Library By Right

CILIP is launching a new campaign, My Library By Right, to champion the public’s rights to quality library services. The campaign has been launched in December 2015 and continue into 2016. It is focused on public library services in England.

The Transformative Power of the Arts by Moira Sinclair

The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to present a guest blog by Moira Sinclair from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. A blog looking at evidences on how arts make a very real difference to people’s lives.