500 years of medicine. The future: population and personalised healthcare

Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park, London,, United Kingdom

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. In 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.

Royal College of Physicians: Museum Lates

Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park, London,, United Kingdom

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. Discover 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.

Free

Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Treasures of the Asian & African Studies Reading Room

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

The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff and friends from Knowledge Quarter organisations to the next in our series of private tours and views. It will be on this occasion hosted at the British Library. You are invited to an exclusive private after-hours tour of the British Library's Asian & African Studies Reading Room and see some fascinating collection items.

Free

KQ SIA Data Science Workshop

BASE KX 103c Camley Street, London, United Kingdom

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.

Free

KQ SIA Life Sciences Workshop

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

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.

Free

Knowledge Quarter Private View: The People in the Gallery and Made in North Korea

House of Illustration 2 Granary Square, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff from Knowledge Quarter organisations to the next in our series of private breakfast views. It will be on this occasion hosted at House of Illustration, where you will get the opportunity to view two new exhibitions: 'The People in the Gallery' and 'Made in North Korea: Everyday Graphics from the DPRK'.

Free

A Thousand and One Stories

SOAS University of London Russell Square: College Buildings, London, United Kingdom

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. The 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.

Free

Degree Apprenticeships: A social mobility opportunity?

Central London

Are 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? 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.

500 years of medicine. The future: The end of AIDS is up to us

Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom

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.
In 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.

Free

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