How we can tackle humanity’s greatest challenge
Professor Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government, will set out a four-step plan to deal with the ‘impending disaster’ of global heating when he presents St John’s College Climate Crisis Lecture
St John’s academic behind major Covid response receives top honour
Professor Duncan McFarlane joins 75 leading figures elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in its 50th anniversary year
What anarchism can tell us about life in the ancient world
Ancient history is full of powerful states and empires – but what happened when people resisted them? Professor Josephine Crawley Quinn’s inaugural free lecture explores a different side of the classical world
Is anybody out there – and are we unique?
Chapel Lecture will explore life’s biggest mysteries alongside humankind’s place and purpose in the universe at St John’s College on 4 November 2026
