Develop:VR
Develop: VR, organised by the team behind Europe’s leading game developer conference Develop:Brighton, has been curated to focus on the new commercial opportunities that VR and AR present, both within the games space and in other sectors. Advances In VR and AR technology are opening up a brand new world of opportunities for developers. And with […]
Song-Recital Melodies & Lieder
Varda Kotler soprano Israel Kastoriano piano In the program: Melodies from Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, Debussy, Poulenc, Caplet, Viardot and Wolf. The melodies brings different sides of each composer: poetic and lyrical styles in contrast with humour and satire. In addition, actor Simon Mitelman will recite excerpts from the translations of the original source poems and texts. […]
British Humanist Association – 120th birthday
Join us for an evening of celebration, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the British Humanist Association. Please join us for drinks from 19:30, with a welcome address from BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson at 20:00. We’ll be regaled by the London Humanist Choir, with short speeches about the fascinating history (and the exciting future) of […]
My Death, My Decision?
What is a ‘good death’? For some people, it is a medically assisted death, when they feel their life is complete – something denied in the UK. Polls regularly show over 75% of people in favour of a change in the law on assisted suicide, yet many politicians, religious leaders and medical professionals remain opposed. […]
Rocking Against Racism 1976-1982
Celebrating a movement of both Cultural and Political importance in the UK’s history, Reminiscences of RAR – Rocking Against Racism 1976-1981 hears from a number of collaborators, rockers and fighters. The launch event will host talks, readings and, of course, music, not only looking back at the events of 40 years ago, but also looking […]
Nectar Tasting – personal development for Hummingbirds
Are you a Hummingbird? Are you constantly curious, following wherever your current curiosity leads you? Do you have lots of different interests, people and experiences in your life? Are you constantly flitting from one place to another? Have you had many different jobs, perhaps in different places, different industries, different careers? If this resonates with […]
CIUK Training Academy
CIUK Training Academy Autumn 2016 is a one day course designed for international students whose visa has a limited period remaining (e.g. Jan 2017) but are wishing to continue to stay in the UK legally to pursue work (Tier 2 and Tier 5), further study or other ways. In this one day course, we will […]
An Equal Difference
After hearing about Iceland’s insightful reaction to the financial crisis of 2008, i.e. to ‘feminise banking’, photographer and writer G.S. Motola travelled to Iceland to photograph and speak with women there. What she found kept her returning over the course of the next three years and eventually publishing a book including men and women called […]
What will President Trump do?
When President Trump walks into the Oval Office in January 2017, his pledge to “Make America Great Again” will finally be put to the test. But what can he realistically achieve? Which of the promises he has made to the American people can he keep? Can he really wipe the Obama administration from history by […]