COLLEGE NEWS January Barry Buildings ‘Topping Out’ On the first day of the Lent term 2018, we celebrated the ‘topping out’ of
the restoration project to the exterior of the Barry Buildings. The Master, accompanied by governor Bunt Ghosh and Chief Operating Officer Simon Yiend, fixed in place the last and highest finial at the apex of the west elevation of the Centre Block, marking the conclusion of a year’s work to the exterior of Barry’s iconic building. February Biomedical Society enjoys an entertaining talk by Adam Kay On Tuesday 6 February our Biomedical Society hosted a visit from Adam Kay (93–98). After leaving Dulwich Adam studied Medicine at Imperial College and then worked as an obstetrician in various hospitals around the country. During this time he began to write comedy and perform stand-up and was half of the highly successful duo ‘Amateur Transplants’. In 2017 his first book, This is Going to Hurt , won the Books Are My Bag Readers’ Choice Award and became a Sunday Times best seller. Based on hilarious (and sometimes shocking) anecdotes about his time working as a doctor, it also serves as a stark guide to the realities and demands of the job. British Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May meets Dulwich College Shanghai students Dulwich College International was proud to exhibit at an education
showcase event in Shanghai, China. UK-China Future Classrooms was a prestigious event attended by British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May, who was in China for three days of talks and partnership deals in the education sector, together with the Chinese government.
talked about his project to mark the centenary of the first day of the battle of the Somme. Finally, the evening looked at the significance of the trench newspaper, the Wipers Times . May Year 10 Free Learning Day, ‘Dulwich Digital’ The day kicked off with Frank Meehan, Co-Founder and General Partner of SparkLabs , the leading tech accelerator group in Asia, discussing the future trends in technology and creative arts and the role of start-ups in helping young ‘techtrepreneurs’ find their path and harness their ambitions. The boys enjoyed a day away from the curriculum, exploring what trends future tech will bring to the workplace and everyday life. Lord Sterling visits Dulwich College On Tuesday 1 May Lord Sterling enjoyed morning tea and a tour of the College Archives. A number of our senior rowers had the opportunity to hear some fantastic stories from Lord Sterling and to ask him questions about his life and work as founder and chairman of Motability, a charity providing cars for people with disabilities, and about the building of the Royal Rowbarge Gloriana .
Dulwich College Parkrunners To help promote running as a healthy
lifestyle choice, we announced the launch of Dulwich College Parkrunners to link together
members of the College Community (boys, parents, OAs and staff) and to get out and run at the weekends. Come and join us and our team online at http://www.parkrun.com/ March Reflections on the Great War An audience of 200 met for the GE Moore lecture on 13 March. As 2018 marked the centenary of the end of the First World War, we wanted to reflect on that tumultuous event. The first part of the evening saw Dr Nick Black talk about the website that the College has developed which is dedicated to the 536 OAs who died in the conflict. This was followed by a presentation by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller (77–84), who
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