London Podcast Festival 2017

King's Place 90 York Way, London, United Kingdom

Now in its second year, London Podcast Festival returns with a mouth-watering line-up including familiar faces and new additions. We welcome back Maximum Fun with Judge John Hodgman and a debut UK show from Jordan, Jesse Go!.

Artificial Intelligence in Bioscience Symposium

The British Library 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross , London , United Kingdom

The Alan Turing Institute, BenevolentAI, The Francis Crick Institute, The Knowledge Quarter, Wellcome Trust and UCL are inviting you to the second Artificial Intelligence in Bioscience Symposium that will be held at the British Library on the 14 September 2017.

The Francis Crick Institute and 1A Arts: a special screening

The Francis Crick Institute 1 Midland Road, London, United Kingdom

Holborn Community Association’s 1A Arts team and the Francis Crick Institute are delighted to invite Knowledge Quarter partners, staff and friends to a special drinks reception at the premiere screening of a short film made by local young people.

Free

Exhibition: Creative Unions (16 Sep – 21 Oct)

Sharing the work of this year’s graduating Central Saint Martins students, Creative Unions celebrates the power of designers to challenge isolationism. From a board game to solve conflict to a sustainable solution for the housing crisis and fashion that’s part-propaganda, Creative Unions demonstrates how the next generation of designers are responding to current contexts with urgency and ingenuity.

Free

Cloud Nine Festival

The Cloud Nine Festival is returning to Cumberland Market after the highly successful inaugural festival on the site last year. Created and delivered by a partnership of three local organisations: West Euston Partnership, Fantasy High Street and Old Diorama Arts Centre, the festival will once again offer a day of free arts activities, performances and workshops to local residents and other members of the community.

Free

National Coding Week: FutureLearn’s coding class for adults (beginners)

FutureLearn Ltd 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London, United Kingdom

FutureLearn, the leading social learning platform, is delighted to support National Coding Week’s goal to give adults the opportunity to learn some digital skills with a beginners coding class for adults. This evening class is aimed at adults who are complete beginners to coding; no experience is required.

Free

The Future of Data in Public Life

Knowledge Centre, The British Library 96 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

Fake news, Brexit and Trump: data is the new power in politics that everyone wants to control. How can our personal data be used to shape opinions, debates, and even win elections? Is big data threatening democracy? Who should we trust and what is the future of data in public life? In this Data Debate, a panel of experts will discuss what the future of data in public life could look like.

£5.00

Start-up Day

Join the British Library for a day of free workshops, talks and events to give you the know-how to turn your great idea into a business. Make your business idea a reality. Hear from experienced entrepreneurs and learn how to stand out from the online crowd, raise finance for your business and much more. You’ll have the chance to meet like-minded people and talk to seasoned business experts and entrepreneurs.

Free

Makeright: Making bags to make good (22 Sep – 31 Oct 2017)

The Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central Saint Martins, UAL has set up Makeright, a ground-breaking design course for prison inmates. The programme aims to develop resilience and empathy among inmates, whilst giving them the opportunity to learn design skills and gain qualifications.

Free

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