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.
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. Each 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.
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.
There is a real challenge for materials scientists and engineers to understand how their expertise and professional practices 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.
The Knowledge Quarter (KQ) is delighted to invite staff and friends from KQ organisations to our private tour at The Royal College of Physicians. You are invited to an exclusive morning curator led tour of the College's new exhibit Ceaseless motion: William Harvey's experiments in circulation. Come explore the life, work and legacy of revolutionary anatomist William Harvey – the physician who revealed the secrets of circulation.
Camden Music Trust and LB of Camden's Music Service are organising the Camden Schools Music Festival on 12th March 2018. This is a wonderful event, that captures the energy, creativity, inclusive nature of the borough of Camden. Over 2000 children participate with over 3500 councillors, teachers, celebrities, parents, local business people and many more gathering together under one roof to celebrate the musical achievements of children and young people of Camden.
The Knowledge Quarter (KQ) is delighted to invite staff from KQ organisations to our private views hosted at The Francis Crick Institute. You will have the opportunity to have an exclusive look at the Crick's new exhibition Deconstructing patterns: Art and Science in conversation. The exhibition provides an introduction to the surprising and beautiful world of microscopic patterns that can only be revealed by powerful tools and technologies.
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.
The Knowledge Quarter has been selected as one of the third wave of Science and Innovation Audits. These are sponsored by government (BEIS) and their purpose is to investigate innovation capabilities and potentials in different parts of the UK. We would like to invite you to our second and final KQ-wide workshop, where we will present the first results of our SIA and discuss with partners potential recommendations and next steps.
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.