Full fathom five - I'm doing a fun family @dulwichfestival talk this Wednesday, starting at 7pm.
Much Ado About Numbers, suitable for ages 11 to 111. dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/much-ado…

So delighted that Floella Benjamin has been recognised in this way. She was a Governor Dulwich College as well as a parent.

Much Ado About Numbers author Rob Eastaway reveals the surprising ways in which Shakespeare was influenced by the mathematical innovations that were happening in the world around him. Wednesday 15 May 2024 Dulwich College Old Alleynians @dulwichfestival dulwichfestival.co.uk

This book was recommended by Michael Ondaatje when he spoke Dulwich College in June 2018. He told the audience it was a book he returns to often.

They could start by looking at the Henslowe Alleyn Papers Dulwich Archive. Available online henslowe-alleyn.org.uk thanks to the work of Grace Ioppolo, FSA.

In today’s post: Adam Smyth’s new history of the book. 📖

Staff Members and Associates at the Scott Polar Research Institute are amongst a group of scientists who have made the first ever direct observations of ice shelf fracture due to meltwater loading in Antarctica! shar.es/agsDVR Dr Rebecca Dell Ian Willis Dr. Alison Banwell

Very honoured to be invited to address The Dulwich Club (founded 1772) last night, about #Shackleton , 150 years since his birth, in front of the James Caird, which arrived Dulwich College 100 years ago this year.

Exciting update! The scaffolding is down, and the new labs at Eltham’s Science and Technology Centre are shaping up fast. We can't wait for their opening later this year! 🧪🔬

#ElthamCollege #ElthamScience

Dulwich Archive Bell House Dulwich College Can highly recommend Bell House’s book binding courses! If I can make them, anyone can!

Guests from around the world, pupils and teachers gathered Dulwich College to commemorate philosopher and alumnus Gareth Evans (1946-80), ‘one of the most brilliant minds of his generation’ Old Alleynians Dulwich Archive ow.ly/nmeV50RuUbl

Yesterday we visited Bell House to see the bookbinding equipment donated by Dulwich College from Dulwich Archive, in place & in use as part of the Letterpress and Bindery Studio. Classes are given by pottingshedpress.com

Thank you to Lucy and Freddy Dulwich College for welcoming us today. We really enjoyed seeing the James Caird and all
the artefacts linked to Ernest Shackleton. What a great way to support our English and Humanities learning Brunswick Park Primary School

We much enjoyed welcoming the two Year 4 Classes from Brunswick Park Primary School Dulwich College yesterday for a #Shackleton Tour and to see the James Caird. Next week the two Year 5 Classes will be visiting us.

It was a great pleasure to be at the Private View of Polly Townsend's #Antarctic Paintings last night. She was 2023 Antarctic Artist-in-Residence supported by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute. The exhibition is John Martin Gallery Gallery, Albermarle St. until 17 May.

A wonderful lecture by Old Alleynians Professor Ian Phillips Dulwich College (1989-99) yesterday to celebrate the naming of a room after fellow Old Alleynian philosopher Gareth Evans (1957-63) which celebrated his short life and incredible work.

☞ 15th May - Rob Eastaway will be talking maths and Shakespeare and making Much Ado About Numbers during the Dulwich Festival. Rob was a frequent visitor to the archive during his research, looking at the various ways in which Henslowe et al. used numbers
dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/much-ado…

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! Visit Dulwich Archive to celebrate with the First Folio, some stirring renditions of the Henry V St Crispin's Day speech, and even Shakespeare himself (in party attire, naturally). #ShakespearesBirthday

23 Apr 1616: d. William Shakespeare playwright & poet #otd (Folger)

#onthisday we celebrate National #Shakespeare Day! Shakespeare's years in the City of London unfolded right on our doorstep, and we’re delighted to hold a copy of the First Folio, printed less than a mile from where the library stands today, as well as many other wonderful texts.