St John's College News
Latest Choir Webcast now available
Latest Choir Webcast now availableThe third and final webcast by the Choir is now available. The service is free but you will need to have a browser with flash installed on your PC to be able to listen on-line. This is a pilot project and the College is keen receive feedback on the service. The College also welcomes donations in support of this service so that it may continue in the future.read moreBoat Club Manager
Boat Club ManagerThe Lady Margaret Boat Club was founded in 1825 and is the Boat Club of St John's College, Cambridge. It has its own Boathouse which was recently extended and modernised and which includes a well-equipped gym and a workshop. The Club is seeking a full-time Boat Club Manager.read moreJohnian wins prize for political writing
Johnian wins prize for political writingRowland Manthorpe (BA 2005) has won the second Ben Pimlott prize for political writing. His 'Spirit of the Brits' appeared in the Guardian review section on Saturday 1 July. An edited version of his essay can be viewed on the Guardian website.http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jul/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview29 read moreFellow awarded National Teaching Fellowship
Fellow awarded National Teaching FellowshipDr. Keith Johnstone, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, has won a national award for his part in improving teaching and learning across the biological sciences at Cambridge University. The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) chose fifty winners from a record 242 nominations from universities and colleges across the country. The scheme recognises individuals who have made…read moreHutton Prize
Hutton PrizeA prize (value £120) will be awarded for the best short dissertation or essay, not more than 10,000 words in length, on a subject in English History The competition is open to members of the College who are, at the time of issue of this notice, undergraduates who are in their third term of residence. Writings must be submitted to the Master by Wednesday, 11 October…read moreChoir to sing in Chester & Carlisle
Choir to sing in Chester & CarlisleChoir to sing concerts at the Chester Summer Festival and the Carlisle International Summer Festival in July.read moreListen to Evensong online
Listen to Evensong onlineThe second webcast is now available. You will need to have a browser with flash installed on your PC to be able to listen on-line. read moreUndergraduate Research Project Grants
Undergraduate Research Project GrantsA number of grants to the maximum value of £500 are available to support undergraduate academic research projects in the Long Vacation. read moreSt John's - Excellence and Diversity
St John's - Excellence and DiversitySt John's - Excellence and Diversity St John's is working with Third Millennium Publishing to create a handsomely illustrated and thoughtful evocation of every aspect of the College - its history, its architecture and gardens, its hidden corners and treasures, its people past and present and their myriad of activities.read moreLinacre Lecture
Linacre LectureThe Linacre Lecture will take place on Friday 5 May at 5.00pm in Lecture Theatre 1, Physiological Laboratory, Downing Street. Professor Frances Ashcroft FRS, University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, will give a talk entitled'˜Unravelling Diabetes: From Molecule to Malady'. Members of the University and others interested are cordially invited to attend. read moreProfessor Robin Orr dies, aged 96
Professor Robin Orr dies, aged 96Professor Robert Kemsley (Robin) Orr, CBE, MA, MusD, Emeritus Professor of Music, Honorary Fellow of St John's College 1987-2006, and of Pembroke College 1988-2006, Organist of St John's College 1938-1951, Fellow 1948-1956 and 1965-1976, died on 9 April 2006, aged 96.read moreChoir to tour East Coast of USA
Choir to tour East Coast of USAThe Choir will be touring the East Coast of America from 22 March to 1 April 2006. read moreSt John's - Excellence & Diversity
St John's - Excellence & DiversityWe are pleased to announce that St John's College: Excellence and Diversity has now been published and will be ready to be mailed to subscribers in late February. From March, those who did not subscribe will be able to purchase a copy of the book from the Johnian Office.read moreChoir sings Concert at Ashwell Church
Choir sings Concert at Ashwell ChurchChoir sings Concert at Ashwell Church as warm up for forthcoming USA Tour In preparation for their forthcoming tour of the USA, the Choir will be singing a concert at St Mary's Church, Ashwell, on the evening of Saturday 18 March.read moreChoral Open Day
Choral Open DayAn informal Open Day for people interested in applying for a Choral Scholarship at St John's College will be held on Saturday 18 February 2006. The Open Day will provide an opportunity to visit the College and meet current Choral Students to find out more about Choir activities, take part in a rehearsal conducted by the Director of Music, Dr David Hill, and attend Evensong. There will…read moreLord Brightman dies, aged 94
Lord Brightman dies, aged 94The Rt Hon Lord John Anson Brightman, PC, MAÂ (BA 1932), Honorary Fellow of the College since 1982 and former Lord of Appeal, died on Monday 6 February 2006, aged 94.read moreJohnian wins Sir Lionel Whitby Medal
Johnian wins Sir Lionel Whitby MedalThe Sir Lionel Whitby Medal has been awarded to Dr Mark Roberts of St John's College (BA 1991, MA 1995) for his work 'Characterisation of the immune response to vaccine antigens that exacerbate disease in a murine model of cutaneous leishmaniasis'. His work on the development of a vaccine for the life-threatening disease Leishmania was carried out at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research.…read moreUCAS decisions
UCAS decisionsread moreHonorary Fellow gives £1m to Bursary Scheme
Honorary Fellow gives £1m to Bursary SchemeSt John's is delighted to announce that Mr Nick Corfield (BA 1981 and Honorary Fellow since 2001) has made a gift of £1m to set up a programme to match donations to the College's Bursary Scheme.read moreHonorary Fellow awarded Knighthood
Honorary Fellow awarded KnighthoodProfessor John Ball, who was elected an Honorary Fellow of St John's in November 2005, has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year Honours List 2006, for services to science.read moreElection of Honorary Fellows
Election of Honorary FellowsThe College is pleased to announce that the following have accepted election as Honorary Fellows: Sir Richard John Pearson Aikens MA QC Professor Sir John Macleod Ball DPhil FRS Sir Jack Beatson MA FBA QCread moreMemorial Service for Ken Budden
Memorial Service for Ken BuddenA Memorial Service for Kenneth George Budden, MA, PhD, FRS, Emeritus Reader in Physics, Fellow of St John's College, 1947-2005, who died on 4 September 2005, aged 90, will be held in St John's College Chapel on Saturday 28 January 2006, at 12 noon.read moreCaltech Exchange Programme
Caltech Exchange ProgrammeThe Caltech Exchange Programme has now been advertised. Closing date Wednesday, November 16th 2005.read moreOld Library awarded Designated Status
Old Library awarded Designated StatusThe Old Library of St John's College has been awarded Designated Status by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council. The Designation scheme has for some years been open to non-national Museums in England, but in 2005, for the first time, libraries and archives have been eligible to apply. Collections in just twenty-eight libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status. The only…read moreLondon Drinks Reception, 12 December
London Drinks Reception, 12 DecemberJohnians living in London and the Home Counties have been invited to join the Master, Professor Richard Perham and Dr Nancy Lane Perham for drinks at Goodenough College on Monday 12 December 2005. Goodenough College is located in, Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AB. The cost of the reception is £25.00 per person, including wine and canapes, and you are welcome to bring a guest. …read more