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Knowledge Quarter We are the focal point for one of the greatest knowledge clusters anywhere in the world. KQ is where thinking joins up.

Our vision is a world-class knowledge and business hub for the 21st century. We want to encourage all kinds of knowledge seekers to make the most of our combined resources. To break down barriers and stimulate dialogue, getting the whole of this unique area buzzing with ideas. To stimulate productive dialogue everywhere – from conference rooms and corridors to coffee shops.

The Future of Knowledge | Film Screening & Panel Announcement: National Emergency Briefing (National Emergency Briefing)...
07/10/2026

The Future of Knowledge | Film Screening & Panel Announcement: National Emergency Briefing (National Emergency Briefing) in the KQ 🎬 🚨

In November 2025, the UK’s leading climate experts briefed more than 1,200 politicians and leaders in Westminster on the country’s climate and nature emergency.

The National Emergency Briefing film brings the evidence to people everywhere in the UK. It sets out the risks we face, alongside credible and positive responses.

At The Future of Knowledge, we’re screening the 50-minute film, followed by a panel discussing the impact of climate change on our health, and what local solutions might be deployed for global problems.

• Sarah Elie MBE, CEO, Somers Town Community Association
• Luke O’Shea, Director of Innovation, UCLH
• Lyndsay Muirhead, Sustainability Project Manager, UCLH
• Chaired by Sam Oates, Partnerships Manager, Knowledge Quarter

The Future of Knowledge Conference
📍 British Library
⏰ 15:30-16:45, in the Eliot Suite
🗓️ Tuesday 10 November 2026

Book your place: conference.knowledgequarter.london

KQ members, residents and guests recently joined us for a KQ Private View of We Go Way Back at the Francis Crick Institu...
28/09/2026

KQ members, residents and guests recently joined us for a KQ Private View of We Go Way Back at the Francis Crick Institute, the UK’s first exhibition on ancient DNA 🧬

We were joined by Pontus Skoglund, Senior Group Leader of the Crick’s Ancient Genomics Laboratory. His team compiled the bank of ancient genomes at the heart of the exhibition, which draws on DNA from 1,000 people who lived in Britain over 4,500 years. Pontus talked us through what their work tells us about migration, ancestry and disease in our past.

Thank you to Pontus and the Crick team for hosting such a brilliant event!

We Go Way Back is free and runs until 2 July 2027, Wednesday to Saturday, with the next Ancient DNA Late happening on 14th October (18:00 - late)! RSVP to attend via the link in our bio.

The Future of Knowledge returns to The British Library on Tuesday 10 November.The Knowledge Quarter’s biggest event of t...
04/08/2026

The Future of Knowledge returns to The British Library on Tuesday 10 November.

The Knowledge Quarter’s biggest event of the year brings the district’s institutions together for one day of cross-sector conversation. This year the conference will host up to five parallel streams from 9.30am to 5.00pm, from workshops and panel discussions, to a partner expo, with delegates free to move between streams and shape the day around their interests.

Within our one-mile radius around King’s Cross sits one of the densest concentrations of knowledge organisations anywhere in the world. For the past ten years, the Knowledge Quarter has united these organisations, and built the area’s reputation as Europe’s premier innovation district. This network is turning its concentration of knowledge into opportunity, and the Future of Knowledge is where that opportunity takes shape.

Researchers, cultural institutions, investors and technologists are often working on different sides of the same question. This is the day they explore it all under the same roof.

The Future of Knowledge is open to all, from members and partners to the general public. Tickets go live Tuesday 1 September at 9.00am.

Read more via 🔗 in our bio

On 15 July we launched Knowledge Quarter London: Leading Innovation, our strategy for the next five years.At One Triton ...
31/07/2026

On 15 July we launched Knowledge Quarter London: Leading Innovation, our strategy for the next five years.

At One Triton Square we set out how we’ll keep working with our members and partners: deepening collaboration across the partnership, making the case for long-term investment in the spaces and talent that let innovation take root here, and removing the barriers that stop people from every background taking part in that growth.

Thank you to our panellists Zoe Stern, Adam Habib, Sarah Elie MBE and Maja Maricevic, whose conversation made our approach clear. The strongest ideas come from building with communities, not around them, and no single institution holds the answers alone.

Our CEO Jodie Eastwood put it best: “The future is made here, and we intend to make it together.”

Read the full strategy, link in bio.

British Land PLC

The future of clean energy and transport is being built right now 🚅 ⚡Join 450+ leaders across two days of sessions on EV...
29/05/2026

The future of clean energy and transport is being built right now 🚅 ⚡

Join 450+ leaders across two days of sessions on EVs, renewables, aviation, and AI at Earthfest’s Future of Transport & Energy Summit on 24–25 June during London Climate Action Week.

Speakers include Nigel Topping, CMG, Chris Stark CBE, and experts from UCL, Transport for London, British Airways, and more.

Claim 40% off tickets with the code KQ40 at purchase - link in bio

GreenTransport

What does the next generation of creative talent look like? ☀️🕶️Join the for an exclusive morning private view of WM Co...
18/05/2026

What does the next generation of creative talent look like? ☀️🕶️

Join the for an exclusive morning private view of WM College’s summer student exhibition, set within a beautifully restored historic library.

Catch emerging work fresh from class, enjoy free breakfast with your KQ peers, and be among the first to see what’s been made this year.

🗓️ Weds 17 June, 8:30–10:00am
📍 WM College,
🎟️ Sign up now, via link in bio

You’ve received a letter from the Jolly Postman‼️The invites you to an exclusive morning private view of ‘The Jolly Pos...
18/05/2026

You’ve received a letter from the Jolly Postman‼️

The invites you to an exclusive morning private view of ‘The Jolly Postman’ at .

Celebrating 40 years of Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s beloved classic, this exhibition follows his delivery round through an interactive adventure, featuring original artwork, much of it on public display for the very first time.

🗓️ Tues 16 June, 8:30–10:00am
📍 The Postal Museum,
🎟️ Sign up now, via link in bio

A contactless tap, a Lime bike, a driverless vehicle, a walk through King’s Cross - the way Londoners move is now a patc...
06/05/2026

A contactless tap, a Lime bike, a driverless vehicle, a walk through King’s Cross - the way Londoners move is now a patchwork of modes, tech and choices that didn’t exist a decade ago.

So what’s next? As the final stop on our Future London journey, join us to explore the technology, infrastructure and ideas reshaping the everyday commute - and what it will take to keep a city of nine million people moving.

We’re delighted to announce that Clare Bailey, Strategic Ecosystems Lead at Lendlease, will be moderating the following panel:

🗣️ Shashi Verma | Director of Technology Strategy, (TfL)
→ Led the development of the Elizabeth Line and responsible for TfL’s revenue collection system, including contactless and the Oyster card.

🗣️ Arthur Kay | Advisor
→ An advisor to organisations making cities better places to live, and Professor of Practice at Institute for Global Prosperity.

🗣️ Alice Pleasant | Senior Public Relations Manager,
→ Working alongside policymakers nationally and locally, she delivers shared e-bike and e-scooter services that boost urban sustainability and connectivity.

📅 Tues 19 May
🕡 17:30 – 19:30
📍 Impact Hub London Euston, Regent’s Place, NW1
🎟️ https://luma.com/FL-Transport

Tickets are £9.60 or FREE for both KQ and London Society members and include a complimentary drink at the bar.

Future London is a public discussion series running through Spring 2026, delivered through a partnership between the and

What’s on this May/June? 😎KQ EVENTS5 May | Future London: Technology & Built Environment at → Experts from architecture,...
01/05/2026

What’s on this May/June? 😎

KQ EVENTS

5 May | Future London: Technology & Built Environment at
→ Experts from architecture, planning, and construction explore how AI is reshaping the way London is designed, built, and approved. Speakers include representatives from and .
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

19 May | Future London: Technology & Transport at
→ The final event in our Future London series. Hear from , and more on what it will take to build a transport system fit for the future.
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

16 June | KQ Private View: ‘The Jolly Postman’ at
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

17 June | KQ Private View: Summer Student Exhibition at
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

HIGHLIGHTS: KQ PARTNER EVENTS

21 April–9 May | JEEZUS! at
→ Catholic guilt collides with q***r awakening in 1990s Peru. Award-winning company Alpaqa brings live music, dark humour, and Latin heat to this Edinburgh Fringe smash hit. Use code JEEZUSKQ for 50% off.

11 May | The Cockpit Effect: 40 Years of Craft Excellence at
→ During London Craft Week, Cockpit’s first-ever multimedia exhibition celebrates four decades as one of the UK’s most influential spaces for craft and making.

13 May | Disagreeing Well with
→ A panel of historians, politicians, and writers tackle what reckoning with Britain’s imperial past looks like in 2026, chaired by UCL Professor Hélène Neveu Kringelbach.

→ 8 June | Humanities Summit: Innovation Futures with
A one-day summit co-hosted with KQ exploring how the humanities can drive real-world innovation, with speakers from Google DeepMind, the AHRC, and Zinc Innovation Partners.

→ June–July | A Question of Science with
Live recordings of Brian Cox’s chart-topping science podcast tackling addiction, AI in medicine, and ocean conservation. Tickets on sale 6 May.

Discover more member organisations’ events on our website.

All right here, in your District.

What’s on this May/June? 😎KQ EVENTS5 May | Future London: Technology & Built Environment at → Experts from architecture,...
01/05/2026

What’s on this May/June? 😎

KQ EVENTS

5 May | Future London: Technology & Built Environment at
→ Experts from architecture, planning, and construction explore how AI is reshaping the way London is designed, built, and approved. Speakers include representatives from and .
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

19 May | Future London: Technology & Transport at
→ The final event in our Future London series. Hear from , and more on what it will take to build a transport system fit for the future.
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

16 June | KQ Private View: ‘The Jolly Postman’ at
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

17 June | KQ Private View: Summer Student Exhibition at
🎟️ Sign up via link in bio

HIGHLIGHTS: KQ PARTNER EVENTS

21 April–9 May | JEEZUS! at
→ Catholic guilt collides with q***r awakening in 1990s Peru. Award-winning company Alpaqa brings live music, dark humour, and Latin heat to this Edinburgh Fringe smash hit. Use code JEEZUSKQ for 50% off.

11 May | The Cockpit Effect: 40 Years of Craft Excellence at
→ During London Craft Week, Cockpit’s first-ever multimedia exhibition celebrates four decades as one of the UK’s most influential spaces for craft and making.

13 May | Disagreeing Well with
→ A panel of historians, politicians, and writers tackle what reckoning with Britain’s imperial past looks like in 2026, chaired by UCL Professor Hélène Neveu Kringelbach.

→ 8 June | Humanities Summit: Innovation Futures with
A one-day summit co-hosted with KQ exploring how the humanities can drive real-world innovation, with speakers from Google DeepMind, the AHRC, and Zinc Innovation Partners.

→ June–July | A Question of Science with
Live recordings of Brian Cox’s chart-topping science podcast tackling addiction, AI in medicine, and ocean conservation. Tickets on sale 6 May.

All right here, in your District.

Discover more member organisations’ events on our website.

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