Archive for the ‘Talks’ Category
Building an Artificial Pancreas – A King’s Talk by Mark Orders, Housemaster of The Grange
Category: News, TalksMark Orders, Housemaster of The Grange, was diagnosed with diabetes Type 1 in 1994 aged 11. He has been using DIY OpenAPS since 2018, and since 2021 has allowed all of his diabetes decisions to be made by an app on his smartphone. OpenAPS is a simplified Artificial Pancreas System designed to automatically adjust an More »
Maya Kolade shares insight on Civil Service careers in online King’s Talk
Category: News, TalksWe welcomed Maya Kolade (OKS Harvey House, 2008-13), an adviser to the Prime Minister on Equalities and Faith policy, for an online King’s Talk this week. Having served as Vice-Captain of School in her final year at King’s, Maya has gone on to work for Ofsted, in the House of Commons, in a Department for More »
Why Art History? Tatyana (OKS) to give King’s Talk from Rome
Category: News, TalksCambridge graduate Tatyana Kalaydjian Serraino (OKS Bailey, 2013-15) will be telling pupils how she got into Art History in an online King’s Talk on Wednesday evening. Tatyana currently works as an Art Consultant and Tour Guide in Rome, as well as researching for a PhD in Armenian art that she plans to embark upon in More »
OKS panel talks to 6b about University experiences
Category: News, TalksA selection of former King’s pupils returned to speak to our current Sixth Formers about their university experiences last week. The panel members were all recent leavers who are currently studying at universities including LSE, Bristol and Nottingham, and the session was followed by a Q&A. It was an extremely useful afternoon for the 6b More »
OKS King’s Talk: Frances Houghton to speak on learnings from 5 Olympics
Category: News, TalksFrances Houghton (OKS, Walpole 1993-98) will be joining us for an online King’s Talk on Thursday evening to discuss the lessons she’s learnt from competing in five Olympic games. The former Great Britain rower showed an obvious passion for her sport during her school years and went on to enjoy a long, illustrious career. Frances More »
Watch Ranulph’s King’s Talk on alternative career choices
Category: News, TalksWe hosted Ranulph Tees (OKS Meister Omers, 2008-13) on Wednesday evening in our latest online King’s Talk titled “Careers after King’s: Alternative Choices”. Ranulph left King’s dead-set on becoming a journalist. During a gap-year he interned at The Economist newspaper and Insight TWI, producing documentaries for Al Jazeera and Chanel 4. After reading Economics at More »
Olympian Jack Green delivers virtual talk on mental health
Category: News, Sports, TalksDouble Olympian Jack Green gave a virtual wellbeing talk on Thursday, discussing his athletics career and personal mental health journey over the last decade. Jack represented Team GB at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay. He has been a champion of mental wellbeing since being diagnosed with depression, More »
Entrepreneur Dinesh Dhamija (OKS) to give King’s Talk
Category: News, TalksThis week’s King’s Talk will be delivered on Wednesday evening by Dinesh Dhamija (OKS) who will share his experience as an entrepreneur. Dinesh was in The Grange at King’s from 1968-69 before graduating from the University of Cambridge, IMD Business School Lausanne and Harvard Business School. In 1980, he started Dabin Travel from a tiny More »
“Your Future is Interdisciplinary” – Our latest King’s Talk
Category: News, TalksIn our latest King’s Talk this week, we heard from Professor Carl Gombrich, the Co-Founder and Director of Teaching and Learning at The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS). LIS is one of the newest and most revolutionary universities in the UK, offering a radical undergraduate degree that leans on the sciences, arts and humanities. The World More »
OKS Talk: The Changing Face of the Fashion Industry
Category: News, TalksWe were pleased to welcome back Pip Durell (OKS, Boughton 2005-10) to talk about her experience in the fashion industry. Pip is the founder of fashion brand With Nothing Underneath and has also held posts as a magazine editor and brand consultant over the last decade. Having worked for the likes of Vanity Fair, Vogue, More »
