Knowledge Quarter, London

The Francis Crick Institute building, part of the Knowledge Quarter

The Knowledge Quarter (KQ) is an innovation district, situated in a one-mile radius of King's Cross, containing many academic, cultural, research, scientific and media organisations.[1]

The partners of the Knowledge Quarter include The British Library, The British Museum, Google,[2] The Alan Turing Institute,[3] Francis Crick Institute, Springer Nature, The Wellcome Trust, Recursion, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Royal College of Physicians, UCL, SOAS, University of London and Working Men's College amongst others.[4]

The Knowledge Quarter functions as a membership organisation led by Jodie Eastwood, the Chief Executive, and is a hub for innovation, culture and cross-sectoral partnerships and growth.

References

  1. ↑ "London's 'Knowledge Quarter' is one of the world's best locations for science and innovation". www.rvc.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ Lewis-kraus, Gideon (2016-12-14). "The Great A.I. Awakening". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. ↑ Davies, Caroline (2014-12-04). "Alan Turing Institute for Data Science to be based at British Library". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Partners – Knowledge Quarter". www.knowledgequarter.london. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

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