17 May 2013
Ever wanted to take a look around College from the comfort of your own home? Well now you can.
13 May 2013
St John’s College is hosting a student touch rugby tournament and barbecue on Sunday 19 May from 12.00-16.30 at the College’s Queens Road playing fields. The tournament is organised by the Cambridge University student societies of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Three teams representing students from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and a combined...
10 May 2013
The College is delighted to announce that the Master, Professor Christopher Dobson, has been elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Established by an Act of US Congress signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863...
9 May 2013
Every year on Ascension Day, the Choir ascends the 163ft Chapel Tower and sings the Ascension Day Carol.
9 May 2013
St John’s College will host a one-day symposium entitled ‘Renaissance Encounters’ in the newly refurbished Divinity School on Friday 28 June.
7 May 2013
St John’s College will present a one-off award of £8000 to a first year undergraduate student coming to study Natural Sciences (Biological) at the College in October 2014.The award will be presented at the beginning of the student’s first term in Cambridge and will be selected on the basis of both academic excellence and financial need. The award aims to...
6 May 2013
You can recommend a book/DVD by using the online recommendation form, or fill in a form available at the Issue Desk.
26 April 2013
Dr Katrina Forrester, a current Research Fellow at St John’s College, was recently awarded a Dan David Prize Scholarship. Her research entry was in the field ‘Present Time Dimension: Ideas, Public Intellectuals and Contemporary Philosophers’, and therefore focussed on ‘achievements that shape and enrich society today’.
22 April 2013
As part of the Cambridge University Area Links scheme, each College is responsible for developing good relationships with local schools in particular areas. Two of St John’s areas are Shropshire and Telford.
21 April 2013
In April 2013 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited Cambridge after being invited by the Global Scholars Symposium to deliver talks and participate in discussions. St John’s College was honoured to host His Holiness as a guest while he was in Cambridge, and receive two talks from him in the College Chapel. The Dalai Lama also took the time to respond to...
