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Ideas and Pioneers Fund

October 28, 2015

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Ideas and Pioneers Fund supports people who have an idea with unusual promise to improve the life chances and opportunities of individuals and communities in the UK.

Cafe Nano - Graphene Future Emerging Technology

October 20, 2015

Disruptive technologies are usually characterised by universal, versatile applications, which change many aspects of our life simultaneously, penetrating every corner of our existence. Does graphene have a chance to become the next disruptive technology?

'Cities, Museums and Soft Power' book Launch review

October 14, 2015

On the 8th of October 2015 the Knowledge Quarter launched the book ‘Cities, Museums and Soft Power’ at the British Library. The event proved to be very successful arousing strong interest among knowledge Quarter partners and other cultural organisations.

KQ partners collaboration: Celtic Voices

October 5, 2015

Poet in the City presents an event exploring the Celtic legacy in contemporary poetry and celebrating a great oral tradition of poetry and performance at the British Museum.

The Francis Crick Institute: Accelerating Translation

October 1, 2015

Knowledge Quarter partner, The Francis Crick Institute, identifies 'Accelerating Translation for Health and Wealth' as one of the five key priorities of the institute overall strategy ‘Discovery without Boundaries’. Practicing this ambition has opened new fascinating fields for both academic research and scientific translators.

5B45 at DocHouse

October 1, 2015

Knowledge Quarter partner, Bertha DocHouse is delighted to announce their new community initiative: 5 B 4 5 - great documentaries, any daytime screening, Monday to Thursday, £5 before 5pm!

2015 Growing Places Fund

September 30, 2015

The Growing Places Fund is used to support projects that are strategically important to London’s growth, where its impact can be recaptured, repaid after time, and reused to fund new projects in other parts of London. All bids should be submitted by 5pm on 21 October 2015.

Shape the Future

September 30, 2015

Shape the Future is the collaborative project to develop the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals’ (CILIP) Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. The project consists of an open consultation that runs between the 25th September and the 16th December 2015.

National Centre for Universities and Business in support of Fareshare

September 3, 2015

Knowledge Quarter partner, NCUB, looking at the award winning UK charity FareShare as a successful example of business model. Fareshare fights hunger and food waste, rescue good food that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it to people who need it, benefiting vulnerable people, helping the UK food economy and protecting the planet.

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