The Story of You: Susan Greenfield and Ben Okri

Knowledge Quarter' partner, the School of Life, presents a unique conversation between acclaimed neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield and novelist Ben Okri on consciousness and our various representations of reality.

Dreaming the future: five hundred years of utopia

Knowledge Quarter’s partner, Senate House Library, University of London presents 'Utopia and Dystopia: dreaming the future’ a thought-provoking exhibition and programme of free events inspired to Thomas More’s masterpiece 'Utopia'. Featuring the Library's rich and global collections, the exhibition celebrates the 500th anniversary of the publication and also its enduring influence in politics, social and economic reform, literature and popular culture.

Susie Dent on Tribes - The School of Life Sunday Sermon

Knowledge Quarter's partner, The School of Life, presents an exploration of hundreds of tribes and their own distinct (s)language of colourful words, jokes and phrases with lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent.

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London Thinks

Knowledge Quarter's partner, Conway Hall Ethical Society, presents London Thinks - a series of events which questions existing views and introduces new ideas on issues of real consequence, bringing top thinkers to the stage to share, provoke, debate and discuss their thinking.

History Now and Then

As the great French historian Marc Bloch wisely put it many years ago: “Misunderstanding of the present is the inevitable consequence of ignorance of the past. This is one of the reasons why he Institute of Historical Research (IHR) has organised six public discussions featuring original and provocative responses from some of the finest writers and debaters on the nature of history.

Knowledge Quarter Public Realm Charette

On 20 and 21 September 2016, the Knowledge Quarter will host a two-day public realm charrette to consider potential opportunities and re-imaginations of two potential sites in Camden and Islington. This event is included as part of ColLab Fest (19-23 September), a week of events sourced from Digital Catapult’s network.

Celebrating 10 years of the British Library's Business & IP Centre

The British Library’s Business & IP Centre has been helping people turn great ideas into businesses for over ten years. In order to celebrate 10 successful years the Library is holding a day of free workshops, talks and events.

The Cohan Lecture 2016 at The Place given by Sir Ken Robinson

Kenneth Tharp, Chief Executive at the Place, presents the The Cohan Lecture 2016 given by Sir Ken Robinson who talk about "Why Dance is as Important as Maths in Education". The lecture is now available online.

New light on Business Innovation in the Arts by Stephanie Dieckvoss and Jerneja Rebernak

Stephanie Dieckvoss, Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, UAL, and Creative Lenses Forum Producer and Jerneja Rebernak, EU Research & Enterprise Coordinator, UAL, and Creative Lenses Project Manager present this year' Creative Lenses project and invite KQ partners to join the forum on the 13 of October 2016. This will be an opportunity to discuss how to make arts and cultural organisations more resilient and sustainable by improving their business models and developing their long-term strategic and innovation capacities.