St John's College News
Choosing a College and Tripos
13/06/2011Choosing a College and TriposAll undergraduate students at Cambridge University belong to one of the 31 Colleges. Each student also studies a particular University Tripos. Choosing the right Tripos is as important as choosing the right College, and both must be selected on your UCAS form.St John’s College is a beautiful and inspiring place to live and study. A series of courts dating from the sixteenth century to the twenty…read moreAscension Day 2011
10/06/2011Ascension Day 2011Doubled up?read more113. SPECULUM IUNIORUM, ETC. E. 10
10/06/2011113. SPECULUM IUNIORUM, ETC. E. 10Vellum, 6.625 x 4.5, ff. 206 + 6, 31, 25, etc. lines to a page. 13th cent., invarious hands, some very good. Donor, T. C. S. 2 fo. generalia bona. Collation: 4 flyleaves, 112 - 1312 144 | 1512 1612 1710 1812, 2 flyleaves. Perhaps from Robertsbridge in Sussex. On the flyleaf, among other notes, is (xv) a form letter,…read moreLife at St John's
07/06/2011Life at St John'sDiscover St John'sLearn about the history of this unique institution, the famous people who have studied here, and how to visit the College yourself.Applying to St John'sFind out how to become a student at St John's College, about the subjects you can study, and about what it's like to live and work here.Academic lifeLearn about the unique academic life of a college and our research, past and…read moreSubject Guides
07/06/2011Subject GuidesFor details on the Library's books and journals in a specific subject area, together with links to selected on-line material, please see the following guides. Physical copies can be found on the Issue Desk.read moreWorking Library
07/06/2011Working LibraryThe Working Library is open to all members of the College twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The issue desk is staffed at the following times: 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday View term dates here. Entrance to the Library is from Chapel Court. During staffed hours the front door is unlocked. Outside staffed hours the door is locked and you will need to use your access card at the card…read moreFreedom of Information
06/06/2011Freedom of InformationThis publication scheme follows the model prepared and approved by the Information Commissioner. This College makes information available to the public as part of its normal activities. The information covered is included in the classes of information mentioned below, where this information is held by the College. Information about how to make enquiries The College intends: to publish or…read moreTour
06/06/2011TourSt John's College has many beautiful buildings and stunning grounds in which to explore. Until you are able to come and visit us to see for yourself, please click on the links below to discover more information:read moreUndergraduate applications
05/06/2011Undergraduate applicationsSt John’s unites the best traditions with the best innovations, offering a unique community where students can unlock their potential and be better than the rest.All undergraduate students at Cambridge University belong to one of the 31 Colleges. Each student also studies a particular University Tripos. Choosing the right Tripos is as important as choosing the right College.St John’s College is a…read moreGraduate applications
05/06/2011Graduate applicationsGraduate students are students reading for a 1 year MPhil degree (a taught or research course), a 3 year PhD degree, any other taught postgraduate course, and students of Clinical Medicine or Veterinary Medicine. St John’s College will consider applications for any of the full-time graduate courses offered by the University. St John’s College does not consider applications for part-time graduate…read moreProfessor Raphael James Loewe dies, aged 92
01/06/2011Professor Raphael James Loewe dies, aged 92Professor Raphael James Loewe, MC, MA, Honorary Fellow of St John's College since 2009, former Bye-Fellow of Gonville and Caius College and Goldsmid Professor of Hebrew, University College London, died on 27 May 2011, aged 92. read moreRecent Acquisitions - June 2011
01/06/2011Recent Acquisitions - June 2011June 2011 General Interest General Interest Novels SHA Too far/ Rich Shapero. San Mateo, CA : Outside Reading , 2010. General Interest Travel KENYA Kenya/ edited by Jeffery Pike, Clare Griffiths and Brian Bell. Basingstoke : APA Publications , 2007. History D 726.5.B6.2010 Oxford handbook of Fascism/ edited by R.J.B. Bosworth. Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2010. DA 400.B7…read moreHospitality Testimonial: Christopher Bazley
27/05/2011Hospitality Testimonial: Christopher BazleyThank you very much for what was a really incredible evening- please pass on our regards and thanks to your phenomenal team. All of the staff were friendly, professional, efficient and courteous. The food was outstanding- quite superb. Many of our international colleagues could not believe that an academic institute could offer such high standards of hospitality - Christopher Bazleyread moreLira Puebla awarded Chemistry Prize
26/05/2011Lira Puebla awarded Chemistry PrizeLira Puebla, an Erasmus chemistry student at St John's College, was one of the three recipients of the Fundación Caja Madrid Award in Chemistry. This prestigious award was presented by the Prince and Princess of Asturias in a ceremony that was held on 24 May in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. This award recognises outstanding Spanish scientists, in the early stages of…read moreNew Johnian Fellows of the Royal Society
24/05/2011New Johnian Fellows of the Royal SocietyTwo Johnians were elected Fellows of the Royal Society on 19 May 2010:Professor Mark Felton Randolph FRSProfessor of Civil Engineering, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, The University of Western AustraliaandProfessor David Chandler ForMemRSBruce Mahan Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USAFor further information, visit https://royalsociety.…read moreRooms for Undergraduates: a 'New Deal'
17/05/2011Rooms for Undergraduates: a 'New Deal'From October 2011, undergraduates studying at St John's will benefit from new accommodation arrangements worked out together by the College authorities and the Junior Combination Room (JCR). Currently St John's is able to offer accommodation in College throughout any undergraduate course. In addition, under the new model, our undergraduates will not have to give their rooms over to other purposes…read moreJohn Crook Scholarship
17/05/2011John Crook ScholarshipProfessor John Anthony Crook (1921- 2007) was a Fellow of St John's College for more than fifty years. His door was ever-open to generations of undergraduate and graduate students for whom he seemed to have so much time to spare and to whom he offered so much valued support and advice.A scholarship, to be awarded in John Crook's name and memory, reflects the spirit of his achievements and…read moreSubjects at St John's
16/05/2011Subjects at St John'sOne of the most distinctive characteristics of Cambridge courses is that they cover their subjects very broadly in the initial years and then become more specialised and offer a wide range of options in the later years.Cambridge graduates are expected to achieve the same standard and depth in their final year as graduates from courses elsewhere which have a narrower or more specialised scope.…read moreCollege hosts 'Any Questions'
12/05/2011College hosts 'Any Questions'BBC Radio 4 broadcast 'Any Questions' from the Fisher Building on Friday 13 May 2011. Panellists included Professor Lord Peter Hennessy FBA and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.read moreThe Solitary Cello
11/05/2011The Solitary CelloSt John's College Music Society presents: The Solitary Cello Internationally celebrated Johnian cellist Graham Walker returned to St John's on 11 May 2011 to give a recital of unaccompanied cello music in the beautiful setting of St John's College Chapel. The programme included unaccompanied cello music from the earliest times to the present day, and featured a selection of Gabrielli, Bach,…read moreQuincentenary Royal Visit
28/04/2011Quincentenary Royal VisitSt John's College was honoured to receive a visit from The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday 27 April 2011. The visit marks ongoing celebrations of the College's 500th birthday this year. With the Royal Standard flying over the College, The Queen visited the newly restored foundations of the original medieval chapel and unveiled a commemorative plaque. The royal party also listened to…read moreMcMahon Law Studentships
26/04/2011McMahon Law StudentshipsCandidates, who must be a member of the College who bona fide intend to prepare for practice in the profession of the law, and intend to commence a course for the Bar or Law Society final examinations or for the Common Professional Examination, should submit their applications to the Senior Tutor's Office by 30 June 2015. read moreSt John's Maths Open Day
12/04/2011St John's Maths Open DaySt John's will be holding a subject-specific Open Day in conjunction with the Faculty of Mathematics Open Day, which will be held on Saturday 07 May 2011. Potential applicants to read Mathematics are invited to meet with our Director of Studies in Mathematics and some of our current undergraduates in the morning, before visiting the Faculty in the afternoon to participate in their Open Day.…read moreSt John's College Linacre Lecture
01/04/2011St John's College Linacre LectureThe College's annual Linacre Lecture will take place on Tuesday 3 May at 5.00 pm in the Palmerston Room in the Fisher Building of St John's College, preceded by tea at 4.15 pm in the Fisher Building foyer. Professor Chris Dobson, John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology and Master of St John's College, Cambridge, will give a lecture entitled "New Approaches to…read moreTravel Award Reports
01/04/2011Travel Award ReportsThe Travel Award Reports 2010 book is now available to download. A hard-copy of this compilation of student reports and photographs can be viewed outside the Tutorial Office. Jon Peatman studied glaciers and explored the iceberg-strewn fjords of Svalbard, Kanchit Rongchai organised a cultural exchange and volunteering project in Thailand, Paloma Negredo and Felix Schaaf conquered the…read more