An Afternoon of Chamber Music
Join London Gay Symphony Orchestra for a free afternoon concert with tea, cake and chamber music in London’s glittering West End. After a sell-out chamber concert in Cologne a few months back, we’re spoiling home audiences with an impromptu reprise as part of our ongoing 20th Anniversary celebrations. Expect quartets, nonets, and bijou musical ensembles of […]
GN21 Voice Workshop – Visioning The Future
Join us for a GN21 Voice Workshop to discuss our future vision of the world we live in and how we might make a difference. What is our vision and what can we do to turn those ideas into action and have an impact? GlobalNet21 engages us all on many issues that are topical at […]
A Night To Restore Sanity
Sick of too much fear-mongering, uncertainty and general unease in the world today? Well for one night only we will be dispelling all that with a ton of comedy, a bit of music and who knows what else. Stealing an idea from American political comedian Jon Stewart, tonight is purely to cheer you all up, […]
BSA Masterclass: Science Communication Primer
New to science communication and unsure where to start? This event is intended to give those new to science communication and engagement an overview of this varied sector. It is suitable for researchers with an interest in scicomm, those in the early stages of sci comm career, and any volunteers looking to expand their skills. The sessions will […]
#gamesUR Europe 2016
The #GamesUR Conference is a one-day knowledge-sharing and networking event for professionals in playtesting and player insight, holding its second edition in London, 30 September 2016, presented by the IGDA GUR SIG. Games User Research (or #GamesUR) is a catch-all term for various techniques, professions and research into gaming and players – focusing on players’ psychology […]
Pan Africanism in Practice – Strategy Session
The inaugural debate on Pan-Africanism demonstrated that sentiment of frustration and dissolution still abound. The turnout dispelled the myth that Africans cannot unite where struggle and injustice remain. It proved true when Robbie Shilliam eloquently stated in his address “we are more empirically Pan-African now than in the 40’s & 50’s”. Pan Africanism is not just […]
Success: Luck or hard work? – An insight into how we achieve success
SUCCESS: Luck or Hard Work? Some people say that anyone can change the course of their circumstances, write their own destiny and be successful. Others believe that our upbringing and the circumstances in which we were born determine the level of success we get in life. What of the two statements is true? Are privileged […]
Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff
Self-compassion involves treating ourselves like we would a good friend. Rather than continually judging and evaluating ourselves, we can show kindness toward ourselves as imperfect humans, and learn to cope better with the inevitable struggles of life. Dr Neff will show how we can make changes needed in our lives, not because we’re worthless, inadequate […]
Mattering, Knowing, and Comparing
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Mattering Press and its first four books. The event will feature short presentations from some of the editors of ‘Modes of Knowing’ and ‘Practising Comparison’, as well as from those involved in both supporting and producing the press. Contributors include Joe Deville, Michael Guggenheim, Zuzana Hrdličková, Carlos […]