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20.10.2021

As part of this year’s Bloomsbury Festival from the 15th - 24th October, Director Peter Fisher will be taking part in the diverse range of ‘Lighting Talks’. 'What is Light' will see an hour of lightning talks from 7 Knowledge Quarter organisations at 5pm – 6pm on Friday 22nd October in the Beveridge Hall at Senate House.

The theme of each talk will be 'Light' and speakers will be premiering new research, and you will uncover rarely seen sides to these institutions. We’ll hear about how an enlightenment orchestra that took up residency in a school, the effects of light pollution on ecology, and the impact of sustainably lit space on our wellbeing… and more!

See details of speakers and talks below:

• A Lightning talk on Lightning: the rich history of Bloomsbury Leicester Hillman, Academic Advisor to Camden Tour Guides
  
• Sunlight, Health and Happiness (In partnership with Wellcome Collection)Russell Foster, Head of Oxford’s Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, founder and Director of the Sleep and Circadian Research Institute.
  
• For the Love of Light and Insects: on Light Pollution and EcologyInessa Demidova, Senior Lighting Designer at Arup
  
• Architecture X Light: wellbeing, sustainability, and optimal optical environments Peter Fisher, Director of Bennetts Associates, Design Fellow at the Department of Architecture in Cambridge and chair of The Knowledge Quarter’s Net Zero Carbon Advisory Group
  
• Shining a light on the Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentCherry Forbes, Education Director, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  
• What is Light in the Knowledge Quarter? Bhavit Mehta, Events Manager, Knowledge Quarter

Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s pioneering creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and reflection.

To register to the event and watch Peter's talk, follow this link.