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We are bringing our academic expertise to co-design solutions to the social challenges which disproportionately affect the communities that we serve.
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Joined June 2020
London is the greatest city in the world, but while some Londoners enjoy some of the highest standards of living in the world, for many others in the capital it's a different story. Find out how the London Met Lab is tackling six of the city's major challenges 🇬🇧 👇. (thread)
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A sneak peak article from @Arsenal regarding our "Learn to Dream" mural collaboration project with @LavazzaUK! . Read it here:
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RT @lavazzagroup: Everything starts with a dream. In North London, a dream came to be with a two-wall mural, to inspire young people to tur….
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Happy New Year everyone! May your year be filled with plenty of happiness, good health, new adventures and accomplishments! #HappyNewYear2023
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London Met staff and students recently volunteered and took part in the annual tree planting event hosted by London Met’s School of Art, Architecture, and Design @LdnMetArts at Mudchute City Farm @mudchute. With everyone’s collective efforts, 420 saplings were planted!
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Our London Met Lab challenge champion Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Dr Jane Lewis, was recently featured in an interview with BusinessLDN regarding her role as Principle Investigator on the Islington BAME Employment Project. Read here:
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Our London Met Lab Challenge Champion Torange Khonsari, also member of the Islington Inequality Taskforce, has recently helped to launch the "Taskforce on Inequality in Islington Final Report" with her research expertise! . Read the full report here:
New Local worked with Islington Council’s Inequality Taskforce to launch a bold new approach in one of London’s most deprived boroughs. Taskforce members including #LdnMetArts Academic Dr. Torange Khonsari unpack the thinking behind the project:.
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We're proud to announce a new five-year partnership between Musiko Musika @MusikoMusika and London Metropolitan University, the partnership will focus on research collaboration and knowledge exchange. Exciting developments are on their way!
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Our Empowering London module's student spotlight this month is on Bethany Barlow, a BA Criminology and Law graduate who undertook a work placement with Islington Council's Community Safety Team in her final year. Read about Bethany's experience here:
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London Met’s Professor Nigel Caldwell has been awarded a ‘Storytelling Fellowship’, as part of UK Research and Innovation’s InterAct Network. He will focus on overhauling the reputation of logistics in the UK, to promote inclusive recruitment.
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London Met showcased Diverse Student Experiences in London as part of a webinar with Diversity Abroad - an organisation which aims to equip the next generation of young people from marginalized backgrounds with the skills to thrive. Read more here:
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London Met has announced major new partnerships with USA Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This initiative will focus on knowledge exchange with HBCUs to improve student and graduate outcomes on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more here:
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The exterior wall of London Met's East End Campus unveiled a new mural! Tower Hamlets Council partnered with Whitechapel Gallery to invite local artists to submit design concepts that reflected the area's unique history. Read the full story here:
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London Met students are set to plant 420 trees for the important tasks of addressing carbon emissions, air quality and biodiversity loss at Mudchute City Farm on November 30th! . All students and staff are welcome to join and book tickets here:
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London Met is proud to have joined as a founding member of Islington’s @IslingtonBC Anchor Institution Network - an association of organisations dedicated to boosting the local economy and helping to create a more equal borough. More details here:
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RT @_BusinessLDN: Our latest 60 Second interview is with Dr Jane Lewis from @LondonMetUni to explore how addressing racial and social justi….
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London Met's Professor Wessie Ling will take part in a roundtable discussion in the upcoming Africa Fashion Conference at the Victoria and Albert museum! @V_and_A #Africanfashion #creativity #designers . Read more here:
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Our Interdisciplinary Research Forum (IRF) on "Social Integration and Place Making: Infrastructures of Belonging" taking place this Thursday November 3rd has changed to an online session due to the rail strike. There's still time to get your tickets here:
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London Met students studying Games Programming and Games Animation, Modelling and Effects helped MeiraGTx realise their plan to introduce a brand new method of teaching and training fire drills using video game technology! @MeiraGTx . Read about it here👉
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London Met academic Louise Ryan was invited by the London Irish Centre to curate a series of online lectures to mark the centenary of the years of revolution in Ireland (including the War of Independence and the Civil War). Read about it here👉
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Our London Met Lab challenge champion Kevin Brazant’s social work research and fatherhood training model were picked up by the Redbridge local authority @RedbridgeLive after being presented at London Met Conference!. Read about it here:
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