Connections and Trust within the Knowledge Quarter – Report Launch

The British Library (Knowledge Centre) 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London , United Kingdom

The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite you to a breakfast launch of its new report: Unlocking Knowledge - Connections and Trust Within the Knowledge Quarter. The report, authored by a City PhD student and a student working for a start-up within the KQ, is the product of a six-month study exploring the value of networks within the Knowledge Quarter.

Free

A Foxy Quiztmas Night hosted by Briffa

Shun Christmas shopping, mingle with Briffa and friends, support a local charity and build a stronger community! Are you a cunning quizzer? Don't be shy, we would love you to join us at our Foxy Quiztmas Night!

£10.00

Goodenough College/Bloomsbury Community Carol Service

Holy Cross Church Cromer Street, London, United Kingdom

The Goodenough College Christmas Carol Service gathers all Members of our community, and our friends, to celebrate Christmas. Wonderful music and readings this year take place in Holy Cross Church in Cromer Street.

Free

FuckUp Night XIII: Stories about failure

Impact Hub King's Cross 34B York Way, London, United Kingdom

FuckUp Nights is a global movement where stories of failed business and projects are told, questioned and celebrated! In each FuckUp Night, three or four fuckupreneurs share their stories of failure discussing what they were working on, what went wrong and what they learnt.

£5.86

Design for Peace Summit and Hackathon (13 – 15 December 2017)

Central Saint Martins 1 Granary Square, King's Cross , London, United Kingdom

Design for Peace is a series of international knowledge intensive events, that explore how innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, can create socially impactful solutions that succeed in addressing global humanitarian and environmental challenges.

Free

The 2017 UAG Conference

Wellcome Trust 183 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

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.

Christmas Quacks: the making of BBC2’s ‘Quacks’

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. From dead moles to modesty dolls, ether and mesmerism, Quacks is a romp through nineteenth century London’s medical world.

£9.57

Echoes from the Birdcage

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. An 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.

Memento – Poet in the City and Aurora Orchestra

King's Place 90 York Way, London, United Kingdom

New technologies are poised to revolutionise computer memory, unlocking huge potential benefits for global society. This special interdisciplinary event explores our relationship with memory, with reflections from experimental physicist Stuart Parkin; and a performance of newly commissioned poetry and music by Frances Leviston and Martin Suckling.

Knowledge Quarter Introduction to Networking Masterclass

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

Networking is an essential skill in the 21st century workforce yet many of us find it daunting and stressful. As the world becomes ever more connected, so should any organisation seeking to be innovative, and to work with diverse partners in new and creative ways.

Free

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