The academic who transformed understanding of African history
Professor John Iliffe, Fellow of St John’s College, is remembered for his influential books, inspirational teaching, and ‘sense of humanity’, following his death at the age of 87
The secret to quantum computing may lie in negativity
St John’s researcher uses 1945 mathematical tool developed at the College by Nobel Prize winner Paul Dirac to separate the ‘useful magic states’ that fuel quantum computing from the ‘useless’
Leading thinkers discuss faith in a fractured society
Theologians, bishops, and practitioners gathered at St John’s to explore how Christian social thought can respond to growing social division and contribute to the common good
Molecules synchronising ‘like fireflies’ could lead to new quantum technologies
Physicists find way previously thought impossible to make molecules act together at room temperature – a discovery with potential for a range of future devices
