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- Lunar Society Appeal: Erasmus Darwin Portrait
- Lunar Society Charity Dinner Dance CANCELLATION
- Call for Nominations in 2013 for the Lunar Society Medal
- Science Capital Digital World Conference
- RSA Forthcoming Events
- Suburban Birmingham
- LAUNCH & STUDY DAY, Waterhall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- RSA Forthcoming Events
- Wednesday 30th January - Lee Benson FRSA has kindly invited us to Number 9 the Gallery, Brindley Place, Birmingham between 6pm – 8pm to view a series of his photographs from the observationists ltd which provide interesting views and aspects of Birmingham which you will have never noticed before. As always with Lee, the convivial surroundings of his Gallery will provide a amiable backdrop to discuss all things RSA and beyond.
- John Baskerville's work lauded by new society
- The Baskerville Society, an international society dedicated to the study of the eighteenth-century typographer, printer, industrialist and Enlightenment figure, has been formed by Birmingham-based academics Dr Caroline Archer of The Typographic Hub at the Birmingham City University Institute of Art & Design, and Dr Malcolm Dick from the University of Birmingham’s Centre for West Midlands History.
- Science Capital Award
- Science Capital has won a Local Business Accelerator Award from panel of industry experts and senior figures from BPM Media. The award comes with a series of mentoring sessions and £11,000 worth of advertising in the Birmingham Post.
- Recharging the European Electric Vehicle Market
- Whilst electric vehicles are widely regarded as the environmental ‘silver bullet’ towards achieving a low carbon economy, significant obstacles remain in the way of a fully functioning electric vehicle market in Europe.
- Soho House Re-Opening
- On Saturday 15th September Soho House was reopened to the public after a grand refurbishment. Our Chairman Peter Mayer, Rosie Mayer and Marc Reeves were there to acknowledge the event.
- Looking back to where it all began....
- Erasmus Darwin House will welcome author Rebecca Stott to the museum who will be giving a talk on her new book Darwin’s Ghosts: In Search of the First Evolutionists. The book traces the predecessors of evolutionary theory, from Aristotle to Charles Darwin, via his grandfather Erasmus.
- Progressing a Better Economy in the Midlands
- LWM’s speaker event and discussion on the evening of 18th October 2012 in Birmingham Commemorating 10 years of Localise WM and exploring how we can make economic change happen both locally and on a bigger scale.
- Birmingham Museums Awarded 675K to help acquire Iconic Reynolds Work
- Director Ann Sumner today announces that Birmingham Museums has been awarded £675,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support the acquisition of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ iconic portrait of Dr John Ash
- Science Capital: Energy Update
- 6C rise in world temperatures - warning by the International Energy Agency.
- DBE for Professor Julia King, Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
- Professor Julia King CBE FREng, Vice-Chancellor of Aston University, has been awarded a DBE for her services to education and technology in the Queens’ Birthday Honours list.
- New Erasmus Darwin Statue Unveiling
- The Erasmus Darwin Walk Trust, Lichfield has been working on a project to construct a statue of Erasmus Darwin in commemoration of the great man and former member of the Lunar Society
- Creating a more inclusive economy - new research project from Localise WM
- Mainstreaming community economic development for inclusion, diversity and equality - a Localise West Midlands research project funded by Barrow Cadbury Trust.
- Birmingham Library has announced an opening date!
- Birmingham Library will be opening on 3rd September 2013
- Erasmus Darwin House
- Erasmus Darwin House is delighted to announce that on Thursday 1st March 2012 the museum will host an Antiques Valuation Day in conjunction with Hansons Auctioneers of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
- Leading care charities to form new organisation
- Peter Mayer, Chairman of the Lunar Society has been appointed Trustee of the new carers charity.
- National Planning Policy Framework
- New National Planning Policy Framework is a major challenge - and opportunity - for the LEPs
- Think Tank Newsletter
- Every month we have a variety of events and activities just for adults, in venues ranging from Thinktank to local bars and pubs. To find out more about the ongoing programme of events
- History West Midlands Magazine
- History West Midlands is a new publishing venture, in print and online, aimed at everyone interested in the history of our region. Exploring the rich past of the historic counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, History West Midlands will uncover the history of the people, events and ideas that shaped the west midlands – and the world beyond.
- TSRC: Equalities Below the Radar
- This year the Third Sector Research Centre’s Below the Radar Reference Group will be holding an open workshop and conference on 27th September in Birmingham.
