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Call for Research Papers on Diversity

June 29, 2015

Knowledge Quarter partners The Creative Industries Federation is looking for their members to act as case studies for a paper on diversity and access (primarily BAME, gender and socioeconomic), to be released this autumn.

Digital Catapult announces partnership with four leading technology companies and data innovators

June 29, 2015

Four organisations will work with Knowledge Quarter partners, the Digital Catapult, to accelerate digital innovation – providing knowledge and expertise to the digital community.

Words on sheepskin

June 22, 2015

Poet Laila Sumpton, who presented on behalf of KQ Partner Poet in the City at the recent General Election event has collaborated with the British Library to write a poem about the Magna Carta, reflecting on the nature of rights and our ongoing battle for them.

Film: SOAS move into Senate House by Professor Trevor Marchand

June 22, 2015

In 2016 Senate House North Block will open, creating a single unified campus for SOAS, University of London. As they extend into one of London’s iconic sites, SOAS will be celebrating the start of their second century in a campus fit for a prestigious university of the 21st Century.

Creative Industries Federation launch Creative Education Agenda

May 22, 2015

Knowledge Quarter Partner the Creative Industries Federation has launched their Creative Education Agenda which aims to highlight concerns about the narrow focus some schools and policy makers have on science, technology and maths without art, drama, music, design or other similar subjects.

Singers wanted to join the Kings Place Choir!

May 22, 2015

Date: Thursdays 18:00 - 19:30 Venue: Kings Place, St Pancras Room With Kings Place being one of Europe’s leading cultural hubs, it’s about time its residents, workers and local community got involved in the musical action.

Aga Khan University Academic wins British Academy research award

May 20, 2015

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Savant, Associate Professor at the AKU-ISMC, who has been awarded over 13,000 pounds by the British Academy as part of its Rising Stars programme.

Knowledge Quarter - South Korea Visit

May 19, 2015

Since the Knowledge Quarter (KQ) launched last December, there has been plenty of interest in the idea, not only within London and the UK but also internationally. KQ recently met with partners in Sydney, Australia but last week I was invited to speak about the KQ in Seoul, Korea.

Podcast: Poetry and the Election

May 5, 2015

In this podcast Poet in the City ask whether poetry can give us another way of looking at the election and can tell us more about ourselves than the latest the poll-figures.

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