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SUMMARY:The 2017 UAG Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Universities Advertising Group are hosting a Conference in December. The Group is an inclusive organisation that offers quality workshops to support a variety of organisations. The conference is relevant\, thought provoking and delivered by high impact speakers and will be exploring a number of challenging topics that will undoubtedly impact upon the University Sector. Keynote delivery from Lord Danny Finkelstein and Martine Wright. \nMorning Sessions:  \n‘Economics and Politics After Brexit and its Impact on the University Sector’ – Lord Danny Finkelstein\n‘Recruitment and Staff Retention\, Post Brexit’ – Mark Holleran \nAfternoon Sessions: \n‘Gender\, Talent and Reward’ – Smita Jamdar\n’Teamwork and Positive Motivation\, its Role in a Successful Workplace Environment’ – Martine Wright \nFor more information and to book a place click here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/the-2017-uag-conference/
LOCATION:Wellcome Trust\, 183 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171215T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
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SUMMARY:Christmas Quacks: the making of BBC2’s ‘Quacks’
DESCRIPTION:Meet the team behind BBC TV’s hit series ‘Quacks’ over mince pies and mulled wine to discover how they brought the gruesome realities of Victorian medicine to the screen. \nFrom dead moles to modesty dolls\, ether and mesmerism\, Quacks is a romp through nineteenth century London’s medical world. Created and written by James Woods (also writer and creator of Rev)\, produced by Imogen Cooper (maker of Horrible Histories) and with history consulting by Richard Barnett (author of the The Sick Rose and many more). \nThe series follows a physician\, a surgeon\, a dentist and an ‘alienist’ as they navigate a time of incredible change in medicine. \nCome face to face with the show’s creators\, ask the panel your questions about making history into television and hear how the Royal College of Physician’s own archives and remarkable collections inspired the programme. \nAdvance booking essential\, see eventbrite for details and to reserve a place\, or email history@rcplondon.ac.uk.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/christmas-quacks-the-making-of-bbc2s-quacks/
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171223
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
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SUMMARY:Echoes from the Birdcage
DESCRIPTION:Echoes from the Birdcage is the world premiere of a new composition to emerge from Dame Evelyn Glennie’s time as the PRS Foundation and King’s Cross Musician in Residence\, written by Jill Jarman in collaboration with Dame Evelyn Glennie. \nEchoes from the Birdcage will be performed for the first time on Friday 22nd December 2017 at the Platform Theatre in Kings Cross\, with a 2:30pm matinee performance and a 7:30pm evening performance. Tickets are available to purchase online now from: http://bit.ly/EchoesFromTheBirdcage and are priced £10 (for concessions) and £18 (for adults). \nInformed and inspired by the sounds collected and shared by the King’s Cross community\, Echoes from the Birdcage tells a story of the place in six movements\, displaying all the different aspects of the area and how much it has changed through history. In Motion; Global Chant; and The Spaces in-between are just a few of the named movements. \nAn amazing sound world is created by percussionist Evelyn Glennie with an ensemble of musicians\, to bring to life the sounds and emotions of the transformation of King’s Cross. \nEvelyn Glennie said\, “These last few months have been a learning curve; connecting to the King’s Cross community has taught me so much about this place right at the heart of London\, so much so that I can say my relationship and appreciation of the area has expanded through this residency. I’m proud of the piece of music Jill [Jarman] has written – Echoes from the Birdcage – and believe it will have a lasting legacy not only in the King’s Cross area\, but hopefully as an inspirational piece that gets people thinking about the sound environment of their particular space.” \nMaxine Shannon\, Project Manager (Events & Enlivenment)\, Kings Cross said\, “We have been thrilled to work with Dame Evelyn as the King’s Cross Musician in Residence throughout 2017 and we are looking forward to seeing the culmination of her work during the final performance in December. It has been great to see the local community playing such an active role in the evolving arts and enlivenment programme at King’s Cross\, London’s new creative quarter.”   \nVanessa Reed\, Chief Executive\, PRS Foundation said\, “It has been fantastic to see Dame Evelyn Glennie and her team reach out to the schools\, workers and residents of Kings Cross this year and really get them thinking about\, and involved in\, the creation of new music and how their local environment can provide inspiration. These collaborations have shaped Evelyn’s new piece\, and we’re all very much looking forward to hearing it on 22nd December. ”
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/echoes-from-the-birdcage/
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180112T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20170830T115730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T162434Z
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SUMMARY:Memento – Poet in the City and Aurora Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Technology has rapidly transformed the way we store memory and our very own relationship to this critical aspect of being human. What can music and poetry tell us about this dramatic shift in our everyday lives? \nIn this cross-disciplinary event\, Poet in the City and Aurora Orchestra uncover the story of a ground-breaking new technology that will enable us to remember more than ever before. Through the world premieres of electrically-charged new music and poetry\, they explore the question: what happens when matter\, music\, and language are placed under pressure? \nInspired by this question\, composer Martin Suckling and poet Frances Leviston have created electrically-charged new works that draw on the memory of two great artistic forbearers\, Franz Schubert and Emily Dickinson. Suckling explores the idea of music under pressure by echoing\, distorting\, and crystallising fragments of Schubert’s sublime String Quintet. Leviston references the voltage of Dickinson’s densely packed poems and wonders how Dickinson might have responded to this advance in technology. Experimental physicist Stuart Parkin\, one of the pioneers spearheading this new technology\, joins Suckling and Leviston to present his reflections. \nCommissioned by Bio Nano Consulting Ltd for the dissemination of PETMEM (Piezoelectronic Transduction Memory Device)\, a European Commission-funded project which brings together universities\, research institutions and companies to explore low-voltage memory technologies. \nTickets on sale now – KQ partners get 15% discount by using code Memento15. \npoetinthecity.co.uk\nauroraorchestra.com \nPhoto: Aurora Orchestra © Simon Weir
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/memento-poet-in-the-city-and-aurora-orchestra/
LOCATION:King’s Place\, 90 York Way\, London\, N1 9AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180116T202525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T203034Z
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SUMMARY:“Caste discrimination in the UK” Documentary screening and discussion
DESCRIPTION:The caste system has been a source of much debate in South Asia. But what happens when British Indians say caste discrimination has followed them overseas? \nCaste Aside is a documentary about the British government’s controversial decision to introduce legislation against caste discrimination in the UK. \nHighlighting both sides of this heated debate\, the documentary speaks to Dalit rights activists\, Hindu community leaders\, academics and lawyers\, as well as those who say they have been discriminated against on the basis of their caste – here in Britain. \nWhile some members of the British Indian community believe that making caste an aspect of the Equality Act 2010 would shine a negative light on the Hindu community and create social tension\, others believe that caste legislation is a necessary protection for victims. \nThe UK government has been torn between these two groups for years\, finally resulting in a public consultation to seek the views of the general public on the issue. With the consultation now complete\, both sides await a response. \nWith a big decision on the government’s hands\, Caste Aside highlights the bigger picture behind the public consultation and the story behind the UK’s caste problem. Who will the government ultimately believe? \nClick here for more information and to register to attend this screening.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/caste-discrimination-in-the-uk-documentary-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Stanley Building\, 7 Pancras Square\, King’s Cross\, London\, N1C 4AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181215
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180613T110254Z
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SUMMARY:“Dangers and Delusions”? Perspectives on the women’s suffrage movement.
DESCRIPTION:Displaying items from UCL Special Collections\, this exhibition examines the actions and reactions attending the women’s suffrage movement from the 1860s up to the Representation of the People Act 1918. Satirical commentaries including Laurence Housman’s Anti-Suffrage Alphabet are set alongside campaign literature and petitions for and against legislative change. \nThe movement calling for women’s right to vote in the United Kingdom was drawn out over several decades and generated intense differences of opinion\, not only between those for and against electoral equality\, but also within pro- and anti-suffrage campaigns. This exhibition draws on items held in UCL Special Collections – satirical commentaries\, campaign literature\, personal notes and petitions – to examine the actions and reactions surrounding the case for universal suffrage\, from the 1860s up to the fi rst legislative step towards equality for women: the Representation of the People Act\, 1918.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/dangers-and-delusions-perspectives-on-the-womens-suffrage-movement/
LOCATION:UCL main library\, 23-25 Gower St\, Kings Cross\, London\, WC1E 6BT
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180208T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180111T195707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180111T200724Z
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SUMMARY:Charles Holden Lecture with Dr Julia Walworth- 'The Sterling Library: 20th century Book Collecting and 21st century Book History'
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of Senate House Library present their annual Holden Lecture with speaker Dr Julia Walworth\, Fellow Librarian of Merton College\, University of Oxford. \nThe Sterling Library​ started out as the private collection of Sir Louis Sterling (1879-1958)\, a wealthy businessman. When the collection arrived at the Senate House Library in 1956 it comprised more than 4000 rare printed books and manuscripts of English literary works from the middle ages to the twentieth century\, and it has now grown to more than 7000 volumes. \nIn this year’s Charles Holden Lecture\, Dr Julia Walworth will introduce some of these treasures and explore how the role and function of the Sterling Library has evolved — from a collection of ‘trophy books’ to an invaluable resource for the University’s many activities in the burgeoning field of the History of the Book. \nTo find out more and register for the lecture\, please click here. \nTo find out more and join the Friends of Senate House Library\, please click here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/charles-holden-lecture-with-dr-julia-walworth-the-sterling-library-20th-century-book-collecting-and-21st-century-book-history/
LOCATION:Chancellor’s Hall\, Senate House​\, Senate House Library\, University of London\, Malet Street\, London\, WC1E 7HU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20171128T152539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T151248Z
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SUMMARY:Over My Shoulder
DESCRIPTION:This project derives from from a curious connection between two very different and fascinating singers. Elisabeth Schumann\, international classical diva\, and Jessie Matthews\, darling of the 1930s stage and screen\, are buried in the same West London churchyard. \nEach of these women was hugely famous in her day\, reaching the very peak of the performing profession\, and yet their names are hardly recognised now by younger generations of music-lovers. Over My Shoulder sets out to remedy this by weaving together the lives of these two singers as an introduction to their music and artistry\, built around the unexpected intersection of their stories here in England. \nBoth Elisabeth and Jessie have rich personal stories as well as their musical careers. They experienced the ups and downs\, joys and challenges that the performing life unavoidably entails: there were romantic scandals\, tragedies\, falls from grace and triumphant come-backs. \nThe success of my first narrated recital Haydn’s London Ladies\, demonstrated how well-suited this style of speaking and singing is to combining a wide variety of musical items and historical anecdotes. Over My Shoulder includes music by Schubert to Rodgers & Hart\, taking us from Covent Garden to Hollywood and back via Richard Strauss\, Noël Coward and Otto Klemperer. \nThe first performance of Over My Shoulder was given at St Martin’s Church\, Ruislip on September 16th\, 2017\, in the presence of Elisabeth Schumann’s three grandchildren via her marriage to Walter Puritz. \nThe next performance will be at St Paul’s Church\, Wilton Place\, Knightsbridge on Thursday 15th February\, 2018 at 7.30pm. \nBook tickets or click here for more information.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/over-my-shoulder/
LOCATION:St Paul’s Church\, Wilton Place\, Knightsbridge\, London\, SW1X 8SH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180219
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180201T132739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180201T132940Z
UID:10284-1518912000-1518998399@www.knowledgequarter.london
SUMMARY:Bach\, the Universe & Everything – Seeing Life in a New Light
DESCRIPTION:Bach is often praised by scientists for the intricate structures and symmetries in his music. He wrote more than 200 cantatas\, a collection of vocal works which explore questions of faith\, time and eternity. Taking inspiration from Douglas Adams’ quote that ‘Bach tells you what it’s like to be the universe’\, this unusual series from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Institute of Physics at Kings Place swaps metaphysics for physics to celebrate extraordinary universe and the music of Bach with some of Britain’s brightest scientists. \nThe next event (Sunday 18th February) features one of Bach’s most spine-tingling cantatas. Mixing joyful arias with funeral sounds\, it’s a rollercoaster journey through life and death. The OAE are joined by Professor Kishan Dholakia. A world expert in the physics of light\, he’s fascinated by how photonic imaging can unravel the mysteries of the brain. \nClick here for more information and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/bach-the-universe-everything-seeing-life-in-a-new-light/
LOCATION:Kings Place\, 90 York Way\, London\, N1 9AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180222
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180219T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180306T105025Z
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SUMMARY:Materials Protecting the Environment Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The second event in the Materials Protecting Society (MPS) Seminar Series. Organised by the IOM3 Sustainable Development Group. \nThere is a real challenge for materials scientists and engineers to understand how their expertise and professional practises can affect environmental performance and contribute towards more sustainable outcomes. In many cases the apparent solutions to solving one environmental impact can increased impacts in another part of the product life cycle or perhaps in another impact category. So how can we make informed decisions in materials selection and new material developments to ensure that progress and solutions are heading in the right direction. \nThis event will set out the challenge and inform the debate on the following critical environmental topics facing society: \n\nClimate change: transport\, building and construction\nOcean health: challenge of plastics and marine biodiversity\nCircular economy: business innovation\, resource efficiency and recycling\n\nThe sessions will include Q&A and will encourage discussion and contributions from the delegates. We recognised that measures for improvement will need further debate and we welcome this to help support strategies on the best way forward. \nFull programme and registration details can be found here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/materials-protecting-the-environment-seminar/
LOCATION:Institute of Materials\, Minerals and Mining\, 297 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 3AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180327T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180327T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180314T093914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180314T093956Z
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SUMMARY:500 years of medicine. The future: population and personalised healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Join the Royal College of Physicians for a special free lecture\, part of the season marking its 500th anniversary\, reflecting on the history and future of medicine\, society and health. \nIn this event\, Sir Muir Gray looks at the future of medicine in the context of an ageing population\, and examines the shift from a focus on life expectancy to healthy life expectancy. \nEach year billions of pounds are being spent on regenerative and curative medicine\, while the research-led hunt for an elixir of life continues. Yet a crucial question remains unanswered: \nDo people really want to live to be 120?   \nSir Muir will argue that all of us\, both healthcare providers and individuals\, have to be focussed on living better longer rather than simply living longer.  The evidence exists that we can do this\, but that we first have to understand what is happening inside us. \nRegister for this event via Eventbrite
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/500-years-of-medicine-the-future-population-and-personalised-healthcare/
LOCATION:Royal College of Physicians\, 11 St Andrew’s Place\, Regent’s Park\, London\,\, NW1 4LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180405T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180307T132129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180319T163635Z
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SUMMARY:Royal College of Physicians: Museum Lates
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the Royal College of Physicians’ 500th anniversary\, the college’s museum is opening late on the first Thursday of the month during 2018. \nDiscover truly remarkable – but surprisingly little known – collections\,  featuring everything from artworks by Sir Joshua Reynolds\, Sir Thomas Lawrence and Johann Zoffany\, to scarce anatomical preparations and extraordinary medical instruments\, all housed in a grade 1 listed ‘modernist masterpiece’ by Sir Denys Lasdun. \nSee free temporary exhibitions from our award winning team or take a brand new heritage trail through the last five hundred years examining the curious intersection of medicine\, art and society. \nHighlights of any visit include: \n\npriceless portraits and silver displayed throughout the building\nmedical rarities such as the Symons collection of self-care instruments and medical apparatus\, the Hoffbrand collection of apothecary jars and the Prujean chest of surgical tools from the time of the English Civil War\nan extraordinary set of 17th-century human remains\, providing a fascinating insight into dissection and discovery in anatomy\nregular displays from our archive and rare books collections\n\nMark 500 years since Henry VIII brought England’s oldest royal medical college into existence by exploring five centuries of medicine\, history\, art and ideas in a museum half a millennium old.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/royal-college-of-physicians-museum-lates/
LOCATION:Royal College of Physicians\, 11 St Andrew’s Place\, Regent’s Park\, London\,\, NW1 4LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180412T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180412T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180320T111759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180320T112015Z
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SUMMARY:KQ SIA Data Science Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to a Knowledge Quarter workshop to hear your views on how to improve upon the current support available locally for innovation related to Data Science and machine learning. This event\, aimed exclusively at organisations with a footprint in Camden or Islington\, is being held as part of a Knowledge Quarter Government-sponsored Science and Innovation Audit. The outcomes will be fed back to Government\, with a view to helping shape the Industrial Strategy at local and national level. We’re keen to garner the views of all types of organisations and businesses and we’re especially keen to hear from the start-up and SME community in the area. \nThis will be an interactive session\, so please come prepared to pitch in and contribute your ideas! \nIf you have not already done so\, you might also wish to respond to our Survey and/or Call for Evidence. For details\, please see here. \nYou can find more details about the Science and Innovation Audit here. \nRegister via Eventbrite
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/kq-sia-data-science-workshop/
LOCATION:BASE KX\, 103c Camley Street\, London\, N1C 4PF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,KQ Events,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180417T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180417T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180320T114505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180327T093601Z
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SUMMARY:KQ SIA Life Sciences Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to a Knowledge Quarter workshop to hear your views on how to improve upon the current support available locally for innovation in the Life Sciences. This event\, aimed exclusively at firms with a footprint in Camden or Islington\, is being held as part of a Government-sponsored Science and Innovation Audit. The outcomes will be fed back to Government\, with a view to helping shape the Industrial Strategy at local and national level. \nThis will be an interactive session\, so please come prepared to pitch in and contribute your ideas! \nIf you have not already done so\, you might also wish to respond to our Survey and/or Call for Evidence. For details\, please see here. \nYou can find more details about the Science and Innovation Audit here. \nRegister via Eventbrite
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/kq-sia-life-sciences-workshop/
LOCATION:The Francis Crick Institute\, 1 Midland Road\, London\, NW1 1AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,KQ Events,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180418T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180418T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180328T143731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180328T144038Z
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SUMMARY:A Thousand and One Stories
DESCRIPTION:A summer school for those aged 21 or over exploring stories from Africa\, Asia & the Middle East both old and new and creating our own stories whether fact or fiction. \nThe programme will take place every Wednesday evening from April 18 to May 16. The course will lead to a Family and Friends Day on Saturday 19th of May. \nThe Summer School is aimed at adults with no previous experience of university. \nDuring the summer school you will: \n\nExplore the literature and cultures from Africa\, Asia & the Middle East\nAttend reading and writing workshops\nDevelop your writing skills in a safe and supported environment\nProduce small personal projects\nMeet other mature students currently studying at university\nLearn more about applying to and securing a place at SOAS and other selective institutions\n\nFor further information and to apply click here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/a-thousand-and-one-stories/
LOCATION:SOAS University of London\, Russell Square: College Buildings\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180423T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180423T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180307T125855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180320T120508Z
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SUMMARY:Degree Apprenticeships: A social mobility opportunity?
DESCRIPTION:AccessHE is pleased to open registration for the third event in the London Student Outcomes series – Degree Apprenticeships: A social mobility opportunity?  \nSupported by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) the event will be chaired by Dr Darryll Bravenboer\, Director of Apprenticeships and Skills at Middlesex University. \nAre Degree Apprenticeships the key to “smashing the Level 3 glass ceiling” of apprenticeships? Can they offer debt-free progression to higher level jobs for learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and deliver a real widening of participation in higher education? Or should we be concerned about who might be missing from new uses of levy funds? This event will explore these questions and more by sharing emerging best practice in this area\, bringing together employers\, universities and other organisations to explore some of the key challenges and opportunities for promoting social mobility through Degree Apprenticeships in London. \nSpeakers \nWe look forward to welcoming Sarah-Louise Collins and Stella McKnight from the University of Winchester to present an update on their HEFCE Degree Apprenticeship Development Fundproject looking at enhancing social mobility through Degree Apprenticeships. Other speakers will be confirmed soon. \nAccessHE will present research on Degree Apprenticeship provision and uptake in London\, and there will also be an opportunity for discussions about the challenges facing the capital in trying to connect social mobility and Degree Apprenticeships together. \nWho should attend? \nWe anticipate attendees will include those in business development\, employer engagement\, student recruitment and widening participation within higher education institutions\, as well as employers and other organisations with an interest in this area. We hope the event will inform new collaborative work in 2018-19 to address Degree Apprenticeship opportunities in London. \nAttendance is FREE for AccessHE members and £25 for non-members. \nThis is the third event in the AccessHE London Student Outcomes series\, exploring four key emerging themes in widening participation across the full student lifecycle. The final event in the series will look at post-HE progression for learners from under-represented groups. Please visit the link above for more information and to register your interest in attending. \nIf you have any questions\, please don’t hesitate to contact Sam Turner\, AccessHE London Programmes Coordinator\, at sam.turner@londonhigher.ac.uk. \nClick here to book for this event.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/degree-apprenticeships-a-social-mobility-opportunity/
LOCATION:Central London
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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SUMMARY:500 years of medicine. The future: The end of AIDS is up to us
DESCRIPTION:Join the Royal College of Physicians for a special free lecture\, part of the season marking its 500th anniversary\, reflecting on the history and future of medicine\, society and health.\nIn this event\, Dr Nneka Nwokolo focuses on the advances made in the diagnosis\, prevention and treatment of HIV over recent years\, and how these major changes have not yet entered the public’s consciousness. \nToday\, people who receive effective treatment are not infectious and unable to pass the virus on to others\, including sexual partners and unborn babies. Meanwhile\, the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)\, medication taken by people at risk of catching HIV\, has had ground-breaking effects on transmission in many parts of the world. \nWhilst stigma and availability of services remain major issues\, the means are now in place to halt the spread of the virus and ensure that people with HIV have life expectancies comparable to the general population. \nDr Nneka Nwokolo is a consultant physician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital where she trained in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine. Her research interests include the prevention of HIV transmission\, and she has been involved in initiatives that have resulted in a significant reduction in HIV diagnoses in men who have sex with men in London. She is also interested in the sexual and reproductive health of women\, and particularly HIV positive women. She is a passionate advocate for women’s access to HIV prevention strategies including HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). \nDr Nwokolo will argue that the end of AIDS could be within reach\, but success lies in our hands. \nProgramme \n6pm – Arrival refreshments (tea and coffee)\n6.30pm – Lecture starts\n7.30pm – Lecture finishes \nSpaces at this event and the others in the 500th series are strictly limited and we anticipate them booking out well in advance. \nRegister via Eventbrite
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/500-years-of-medicine-the-future-the-end-of-aids-is-up-to-us/
LOCATION:Royal College of Physicians\, 11 St Andrew’s Place\, Regent’s Park\, London\, NW1 4LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180501T203000
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SUMMARY:Public Commemoration and Women’s History
DESCRIPTION:How are women remembered\, commemorated and celebrated in public? How is this different from historical commemorations of men? What forms do these commemorations take? Why do public commemorations of women provoke such debate\, and what are the legacies of these public memorials? \nOur cities\, towns and streets are rich with memorials and monuments dedicated to the achievements and lives of men\, but women are significantly unrepresented in our public acts of commemoration. At this special panel discussion\, feminist activists and scholars will examine this significant ‘representation gap’ and debates around the place of women in public history and memory. \nWith  \nCaroline Criado Perez\, activist and campaigner (Campaigns include: ‘Keep a Woman on English Banknotes’ and ‘Put a Statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square’) \nDr Rebekah Higgitt\, university lecturer and member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel \nSarah Jackson\, founder of the East End Women’s Museum \nProfessor Rebecca Surender\, Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/public-commemoration-and-womens-history/
LOCATION:Institute of Historical Research\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London\, WC1E 7HU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Historical Research":MAILTO:ihr.events@sas.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180503T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180503T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180418T111504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180418T111612Z
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SUMMARY:The Greatest Detective Story in History” and the Search for Missing Children after the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:In 1950\, Alan Burgess’s BBC radio play\, The Greatest Detective Story in History\, gave unprecedented and moving insight into the work of the International Tracing Service (ITS)\, particularly with regard to its efforts to find missing children after the Second World War. The play also captures the ways in which the Nazi period was understood in Britain in the post-war years. \nPart of The Wiener Library’s Fate Unknown exhibition series\, this event will include a talk by Professor Dan Stone\, co-curator of the exhibition\, and a dramatic reading of excerpts of the Burgess radio play. \nTo be dramatised by:\nAlicia Ambrose-Bayly – Alicia trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama. TV and Film credits include: Emmerdale\, the lead role in BAFTA long listed film Darklight and the lead in Mongrel Country. Theatre includes a U.K. and Ireland No.1 Tour of A Murder is Announced\, a UK No.1 Tour of Kindertransport\, Shoot I didn’t Mean That at The National Theatre. Voice works includes First Officer Amelia Curtis in ATA Girl directed by Lou Jameson for Big Finish Productions\, Ha’penny in WW2 comedy Dot and Kerry’s List with Kerry Godliman\, for BBC Radio 4. \nWill Hartley – William is best known for his work with award-winning sketch group Clever Peter\, with whom he co-wrote and starred in five sell-out Edinburgh Fringe shows\, toured nationally\, and created a critically acclaimed Radio 4 series\, Strap In – It’s Clever Peter (Pozzitive Productions). He has been on screen in The One Griff (BBC) alongside Griff Rhys Jones\, as well as E4’s Cardinal Burns\, BBC3’s Otherworld\, and BAFTA-nominated CBBC sketch show FIT. He recently premiered his one-man comedy Western show\, GUN\, at the VAULT Festival. \nRosie Holden – Rosie trained at Drama Centre London. Her work in theatre includes Each His Own Wilderness (Orange Tree Theatre) Love Me Do (Watford Palace); Mother Courage and Her Children (The Platform Theatre); Kindertransport (UK tour); and After the Ball (Theatre 503). TV includes Father Brown(BBC)\, Midsomer Murders (ITV) and Lewis (ITV). Film includes Cold Blow Lane and Wrong Turn 5. \nSteve Wickenden – Steve is an actor/singer/educator based in Kent. His most recent stage work was in the Grand Opera House York’s record-breaking Beauty and the Beast and he is the lead singer of the vintage rock & roll band The Bandits. Steve works in youth theatre and therapeutic drama\, implementing workshops for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and those from less advantaged backgrounds. He completed a Master’s degree in Holocaust Studies from Royal Holloway\, in 2016. \nLecture provided by:\nDan Stone is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway\, University of London. He is a historian of ideas who works primarily on twentieth-century European history. His research interests include: the history and interpretation of the Holocaust\, comparative genocide\, history of anthropology\, history of fascism\, the cultural history of the British Right and theory of history. He is the author or editor of sixteen books and some seventy scholarly articles
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/the-greatest-detective-story-in-history-and-the-search-for-missing-children-after-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide\, 29 Russell Square\, London\, WC1B 5DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180511
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SUMMARY:Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Real to Reel\, the UK’s first film festival devoted to making\, returns to Picturehouse Central\, Piccadilly\, London\, this spring and promises to be one of the highlights of London Craft Week. The event\, produced by Crafts magazine and the Crafts Council\, runs over three evenings from 8-10 May. \nWhile nights one and two contain the event’s usual mixture of short documentaries on makers\, animations and music videos from around the world\, the third evening is devoted to a talk from Mackinnon & Saunders\, puppet maker extraordinaire\, whose credits include Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks\, Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie as well as Fantastic Mr Fox\, directed by Wes Anderson. The company has also worked on a string of children’s TV classics such as Bob the Builder\, Postman Pat and Rasta Mouse. \nThe event will include the premiere of the digitally remastered version of the Oscar nominated animation The Sandman. As Burton once said of them: ‘They do such beautiful work\, very sensitive and textural; you really do believe the characters are alive.’ It promises to be a must-see for fans of animation.\nMeanwhile highlights to look out for from the opening two nights include: \n\nMade In London: Chris Keenan. Directed by William Scothern\, the documentary is the story of how this brilliant potter went from being a jobbing actor into one of the most successful ceramists in the country via an apprenticeship with Edmund de Waal.\nAlan Kitching: A life in letterpress. A short film by Alice Masters that goes behind the scenes to explain the history and thinking of this legendary figure of British craft.\nOur Common Humanity. An insight into the work of the brilliant Costa Rican glass artist Juli Bolaños-Durman directed by Diego Almazan de Pablo and the maker herself.\nEdmond. The BAFTA-winning stop motion animation by Nina Gantz focusses on the life of a young man as he contemplates suicide. Surreal\, macabre and poignant in equal measure.\nMarble Machine. Created by Swedish folktronica band\, Wintergatan\, the music video features an instrument that might have been created by Heath Robinson and uses over 2000 marbles.\nKeith Harrison\, Joyride. A documentary directed by Stephen Gammond illustrates the making of the artist’s ambitious Jerwood Open Forest commission. His idea is to launch a ceramic replica of the last Rover 75 to leave Birmingham’s Longbridge car plant Evel Knievel-style off a timber ramp in Cannonck Chase Forest. But will it all go to plan?\n\nFor the first time the festival has a headline sponsor\, Killik & Co.\,an independently owned investment house.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/real-to-reel-the-craft-film-festival/
LOCATION:Picturehouse Central\, 20-24 Shaftsbury Avenue\, Chinatown\, London\, W1D 7DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180517
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SUMMARY:A Festival of Korean Dance:
DESCRIPTION:For the first time ever The Place celebrates the rich and diverse Korean dance scene ranging from contemporary dance to hip hop and the UK debut appearance of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company. \nA Festival of Korean Dance:.\nWed 9 May: Korea National Contemporary Dance Company – <Immixture>\nSat 12 May: Double Bill: Kyoung-Shin Kim – Ordinary Stranger / Ahn Sooyoung Company – Swan Lake\nWed 16 May: Double Bill: Jin Yeob Cha X Vakki – riverrun: interface of the unstable body / Lyon Eun Kwon – Glory \nSPECIAL OFFER FOR THE KNOWLEDGE QUARTER \nThe Place is delighted to offer £10 tickets (usually £20/£17) to the shows featured in A Festival of Korean Dance. \nTo take advantage of this fantastic offer simply quote the promo code KDF10 when prompted on the phone (020 7121 1100) or online theplace.org.uk/koreandance
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/a-festival-of-korean-dance/
LOCATION:The Place\, 17 Duke's Road \, London \, WC1H 9PY \, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180512T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180512T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
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SUMMARY:Design Club at the BMJ
DESCRIPTION:BMJ is hosting a Design Club for 9 to 17 year-olds\, who will design a helpful mobile app for a user of their choice. Being at the headquarters of the British Medical Journal\, the design challenges will be inspired by health and wellbeing. \nHow it works \nOver an afternoon\, mentors from Design Club will guide young people through the process of designing a mobile app. This starts by choosing a challenge\, and a user who needs help. Our young designers will think about user needs\, then sketch\, build\, and test a mobile prototype. At the end of the session\, everyone will have a chance to show off their new designs in a show and tell. \nPractical information \n\nThe session is free but you must register in advance.\nYoung people should bring along a mobile phone to build and test their app idea.\nParents are very welcome to stick around while their children participate. (We have wi-fi!)\n\nRegister via Eventbrite
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/design-club-at-the-bmj/
LOCATION:The BMJ offices at BMA House\, Tavistock Square\, London\, WC1H 9JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180517
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180503T133710Z
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SUMMARY:The Francis Crick Institute Presents: Pint of Science Festival 2018
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Pint of Science festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before. For the fourth year running the Crick will be brewing up three nights of talks and games based on the theme of ‘Our Body’\, bringing research from the lab bench to the bar stool. \nCrick researchers will be swapping the lab for the pub and discussing the cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that takes place at the institute over a pint. Come and quench your thirst for knowledge with three evenings of fascinating talks on cancer\, the nervous system and microscopy at the Star of Kings pub. \nEvents fall into the following topics: \n\nBeautiful Mind – neuroscience\, psychology and psychiatry\nAtoms to Galaxies – physics\, chemistry\, maths\, astronomy\nOur Body – medicine\, human biology\, health\nPlanet Earth – geosciences\, plant sciences\, zoology\nTech Me Out – biotechnology\, robotics\, computers\nOur Society – law\, history\, politics\, policy\, languages\nCreative Reactions – art and science come together\n\n…and keep an eye out for some ‘special’ events.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/the-francis-crick-institute-presents-pint-of-science-festival-2018/
LOCATION:Star of Kings pub\, 126 York Way\, London\, N1 OAX
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180522T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180522T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180429T120049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180429T120049Z
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SUMMARY:Placeless people: writing\, rights and refugees
DESCRIPTION:In 1944 the political philosopher and refugee\, Hannah Arendt wrote: ‘Everywhere the word “exile” which once had an undertone of almost sacred awe\, now provokes the idea of something simultaneously suspicious and unfortunate.’ Exiles from other places have often caused trouble for ideas about sovereignty and the law and nationhood. But the meanings of exile changed dramatically in the 20th century\, often leaving human rights law struggling to catch-up. This lecture discusses how writers such as Arendt\, Orwell\, Simone Weil\, Dorothy Thompson\, and Samuel Beckett responded to the mass displacements of the last century\, and anticipate many of the issues we confront today. Sceptical about the ability of human rights to legislate for refugees\, yet committed to universal justice\, these writers challenge us to imagine new terms for placelessness in modern times. Chaired by Professor Phillipe Sands\, QC at Matrix Chambers\, it features contributions from writer and broadcaster\, Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge. This event will be followed by a reception \nThis event is FREE but advance booking is required.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/placeless-people-writing-rights-and-refugees/
LOCATION:Institute of Advanced Legal Studies\, 17 Russell Square\, London\, WC1B 5DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180523T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180523T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180409T134411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T134411Z
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SUMMARY:Living Frankenstein
DESCRIPTION:Dare to join us on Wednesday 23 May and explore Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein\, an epic thriller brought to life through immersive performances\, talks\, workshops and activities. \nListen to chilling ghost stories by candlelight as you tread carefully through Victor Frankenstein’s lab\, learn about the scientific and medical innovations of the period\, and play with a historical vampire slaying kit from the 19th-century. Listen to a live musical performance inspired by James Whales’ 1931 adaptation of Frankenstein\, and learn about how Shelley’s Frankenstein has inspired popular culture since its publication in 1818. \nYou can also create your own monsters\, learn about developments in electricity and re-animation\, look at surgical tools from the period\, and experience an electrifyingly poetic beatbox adaptation of the book from the Battersea Arts Centre’s BAC Beatbox Academy. Gothic galore and creativity abound in this spectacular reimagining of Shelley’s monstrous tale. \nFor more information and to register click here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/living-frankenstein/
LOCATION:Senate House\, Malet Street\, London\, WC1E 7HU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180523T132403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180523T132403Z
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SUMMARY:Charles Dickens: Man of Science
DESCRIPTION:In 1839\, the writer and physiologist George Henry Lewes visited Charles Dickens at Doughty Street and examined his bookshelves. He left accusing Dickens of being ‘completely outside philosophy\, science\, and the higher literature’. For over 150 years\, it was thought that Charles Dickens was either not interested in science\, or was downright hostile to it. But Dickens’s science was not the science of books or learned institutions; for Dickens\, science mattered when it transformed lives by curing disease or cleaning streets\, or opening up new vistas of wonder in a humdrum world. \nCharles Dickens: Man of Science aims to reveal Dickens not only as a scientific enthusiast\, but as the key communicator of science in the Victorian age. Displaying his writings alongside artefacts\, instruments\, and texts of the developing sciences\, we share the story of Dickens’s friendships and scientific passions. Journeying through some of Dickens’s favourite sciences – geology\, thermodynamics\, chemistry\, and medicine – we reveal that what made him a great writer was precisely what made him a man of science. \nFind out more here
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/charles-dickens-man-of-science/
LOCATION:Charles Dickens Museum\, 48 Doughty Street\, London \, WC1N 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180903
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180523T100858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180523T100951Z
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SUMMARY:Sea - Jodie Carey at the Foundling Museum
DESCRIPTION:Commissioned by the Foundling Museum\, Jodie Carey has created three new site-responsive installations in response to the Foundling Hospital story. Displayed within the exhibition gallery and amongst the historic Collection\, these monumental pieces are imbued with a sense of remembrance and emotional trace. \nDrawing inspiration from the eighteenth-century fabric tokens left by mothers with their babies as a means of identification – one of the few tangible connections between mother and child – Sea is formed of hundreds of swatches of fabric that have been dipped in liquid clay and fired. These delicate ceramic fragments cover the exhibition gallery floor. Upstairs\, two monumental works cast in the earth explore ideas of memory and time. Eighteen life-size plaster sculptures crowd the Anteroom\, while in the Foyer a delicate and slender bronze sculpture stands floor to ceiling. \nCarey’s abstract and organic works seek to make visible the fragility of life and human relationships\, to acknowledge the absent presence of the thousands of children who passed through the Foundling Hospital\, and to reflect on the elemental drives at the heart of its story; love\, loss\, and survival. \nJoin the conversation #JodieCarey.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/sea-jodie-carey-at-the-foundling-museum/
LOCATION:The Foundling Museum\, 40 Brunswick Square\, London\, WC1N 1AZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180731
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180531T143122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T143122Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Woods - Upgrade
DESCRIPTION:On 1 June\, in a parking space in East London\, North London\, Richard Woods create Upgrade – a month-long site-specific installation that engages with issues of housing and urban regeneration. \nLike Wood’s contribution to the 2017 Folkestone Triennial\, Upgrade uses the form of a graphic three-dimensional caricature of a house to bring a fresh perspective to its urban location. \n\n‘I had been filling a skip with all the leftover material that we had used to build the Holiday Homes on the Folkestone Harbour Arm\, and it struck me how potent an image it made – having bits of window or chimney poking out of the skip. In the studio\, we chatted about whether it would be possible to expand the idea and make it into an object – and then out of the blue Lee emailed and introduced the project. We quickly realised we’d both had the same idea. It was the easiest pitch I have ever had to make…’
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/richard-woods-upgrade/
LOCATION:19 Hoxton Square\, N1 6PB\, 19 Hoxton Square\,\, London\, N1 6PB
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180604T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180604T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T114351
CREATED:20180515T145037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180515T151658Z
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SUMMARY:Women in music: Breaking into the music industry on and off stage with Rebecca Allen and Imelda May.
DESCRIPTION:Universal Music\, the UK’s leading music company have partnered with the National Portrait Gallery for an exclusive insight into the music business with Rebecca Allen\, President of Decca Records and singer-songwriter Imelda May\, one of biggest-selling UK female artists of the year. \nThe discussion is aimed at anyone wanting to break into the music industry – on and off stage – and will include the opportunity to meet both Rebecca and Imelda. \n \n  \nThe event forms part of the Mayor of London’s Sounds Like London festival\, a celebration of the capital’s grassroots venues\, up-and-coming talent and music heritage. In the year of the centenary of the women’s vote\, Sounds Like London also highlights the important contribution made by women in the music industry. \nIt takes part during Rebel Women\, the National Portrait Gallery’s year-long season of events in 2018 to mark the centenary of women gaining the vote in Britain. \nBiographies \nRebecca Allen \nAfter studying at the Trinity College of Music in London\, Rebecca Allen started her career at the BBC where she worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and then the BBC Proms. She joined Universal Classics & Jazz in 1999 as Press Assistant\, later rising to the role of Director of Media\, and she remained with the label after it was renamed Decca Records in 2009. Allen was promoted to General Manager in 2012\, Managing Director in 2014 and then to President of Decca Records Group UK in 2017 – becoming the first woman to lead the label in its long and distinguished history. Since taking the helm\, she has signed major artists including legendary film composer Ennio Morricone and Norwegian songstress Aurora; she has put UK country music in the spotlight with the success of The Shires; she has helped bring jazz to a wider audience with Gregory Porter and Melody Gardot; and she has championed young classical stars such as Nicola Benedetti\, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Milos. She continues to work closely with many high profile artists including Rod Stewart\, Andrea Bocelli\, The Lumineers\, Ludovico Einaudi and Alfie Boe. Rebecca also sits on the board of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance \nImelda May \nImelda May\, born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin\, has become one of Ireland’s most celebrated female artists. Discovered by Jools Holland\, who asked Imelda to support him on tour\, she has gone on to perform alongside such legends as Lou Reed\, Robert Plant\, Van Morrison and Jeff Beck\, and can count an array of eminent artists including Bob Dylan and Bono as fans and friends. Imelda has headlined at some of the most prestigious venues in the world\, including London’s Royal Albert Hall\, as well as appearing on high-profile TV series such as The Graham Norton Show and Jay Leno. The gifted singer\, songwriter and producer has three Top 10 albums to her name\, all released on Decca. Her most recent\, ‘Life. Love. Flesh. Blood’\, released in 2017 and produced by T Bone Burnett\, garnered critical acclaim across the media and secured Imelda’s position as one of the biggest-selling UK female artists of the year. \nTickets can be bought here.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/women-in-music-breaking-into-the-music-industry-on-and-off-stage-with-rebecca-allen-and-imelda-may/
LOCATION:National Portrait Gallery\, St. Martin's Pl\, London\, WC2H 0HE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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SUMMARY:Fiona Crisp: Material Sight
DESCRIPTION:Arts Catalyst presents ‘Fiona Crisp: Material Sight’. \n“intense\, uncompromising & invasive” – Art Monthly \n“The subterranean settings suggest both womb-like security and the dread of underworlds and burials – both opposites held in clever balance here” – Corridor 8 \nA major new commission by artist Fiona Crisp that uses photography\, moving image and sound to approach the material environments where scientific experiments that challenge the limits of our imagination are carried out. \nAbout the Artist\nFiona Crisp is an artist known for creating installations of large-scale photographs that question the presence of the photographic object as an unstable and deeply equivocal phenomenon. Her projects have been created by spending intensive periods of time in particular locations. Previous projects have included working in the Early Christian catacombs of Rome\, and in a Second World War underground military hospital. \n 
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/fiona-crisp-material-sight/
LOCATION:Arts Catalyst\, Arts Catalyst Centre for Art\, Science and Technology\, London\, WC1H 8DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Event,Partner Events
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