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Dear friends and colleagues,
January is named after Janus, a funny looking Roman god with two faces, one looking forward and another looking back. On the turn of February we'll do the same.
Around the Knowledge Quarter, January 2020 was marked with several notable publications. A Wellcome report painted a troubling picture of the culture in which research is being conducted. Universal Music made the case in its handbook, Creative Differences, for a more open and accommodating workplace for people with autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and other neurological conditions. And a team of
researchers with learning difficulties, in residence at the Wellcome Collection, published its multi-media survey that questions how we perceive people with disabilities. We encourage all readers of this newsletter to take the survey and contribute to the research.
Meanwhile, we began the first month of the new year with trips to Central Saint Martins and the Society of Authors; we looked back on the early work of CSM's impressive cohort of Turner prize winners and nominees, and we looked forward at the future of archiving in a digital age.
We end the month by leaving the European Union. Janus might be the most appropriate patron deity of Brexit, a thing both backward and forward looking, but today is a day to look around at a multi-cultural city and say, with the Mayor, London is open.
More than that, it's a day to turn to those of your Knowledge Quarter friends, colleagues and neighbours from other European nations, and remind them that they are loved and no less welcome than they were before, that their contributions to this country are as valued as anyone else's.
In February, we set sail for Troy, at the British Museum, in search of something true in an enormous myth. We hope to see you there.
With best wishes,
Knowledge Quarter Team
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KQ Events
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KQ Private View: Troy – Myth and Reality
26 February 8:30-10:00 at the British Museum
Knowledge Quarter staff, friends and family are invited to our free private view of the British Museum's blockbuster exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality. Get closer to Homer's Iliad, Achilles, Hector, Cassandra and Hecuba, as you explore the breathtaking archaeological finds, art, literature and contemporary works which bring the story of the Trojan War to life. Explore the fascinating archaeological obsessions to prove there was a real Troy, and the tantalising hints at the truth behind the mythical stories.
Book your place here
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Events and Exhibitions
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Building the Universe One Block at a Time
4 February - 27 February at the Institute of Physics
From the stars, to medicine, to electricity generation, discover how nuclear physics has shaped the world around you. Featuring a 7-metre long Lego model containing over 25,000 Lego bricks, this exhibition explores inside the atom.
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Fashion CSM
5 February - 10 March, Central Saint Martins, Lethaby Gallery
An exhibition celebrating one of the most influential fashion schools in the world. The exhibition includes specially commissioned portraits of famous staff and alumni, and original materials drawn from the College's Museum & Study Collection.
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WISE Festival
11 February at the British Library
Laugh, sing and think at the mini festival celebrating women in science. Drop-in sessions throughout the day and inspiring seminars are followed by an evening of talks from women working in the sciences, including from acclaimed novelist and Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, Sunetra Gupta, and food scientist Rachel
Edwards-Stuart.
KQ Newsletter subscribers get 50% off tickets using the code 50WISE when booking online.
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Half Term fun in the Story Garden
18-22 February at the Story Garden
This half term, drop in with the kids to the Story Garden by St Pancras station for lots of fun free arts, crafts and gardening activities. The Story Garden is the latest location of Global Generation's roving community 'Skip Garden', and has been developed in collaboration with the British Library, Central Saint Martins and Somers Town Community
Association.
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More Events
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News around the KQ
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Heart n Soul at Wellcome Hub.
Take 10 minutes out of your day for Heart n Soul. Based at the Wellcome Collection, the research group made up of researchers with autism and other learning disabilities has now published its inclusive approach to a digital survey that asks: what do you see when you see people with autism and learning disabilities?
Take the survey.
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Researchers on Research Culture
Thousands of researchers took part in Wellcome's survey, the largest ever conducted, into their experiences of research culture. The results, published in January, paint a picture of a challenging, overly-competitive and often aggressive environment in which research takes place, in spite of the overwhelming passion of researchers themselves.
Read the report.
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Universal Music publishes Creative Differences, the first handbook for organisations to embrace people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome and other conditions traditionally seen as barriers to work. The handbook outlines a range of practical solutions companies can undertake to make their hiring processes inclusive and their work place accessible.
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Jobs and Opportunities in the KQ
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