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St John’s College, Cambridge

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Events & Services

Lecture
Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture 2026
Centre for Mathematical Sciences CB3 0WA, and livestreamed
October 16, 2026 5:00 PM
Festival
Recital by acclaimed Canadian-US organist Isabelle Demers
St John's College Chapel
October 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Chapel Service
Sunday Organ Recital by Rachel Mahon, Director of Music, Coventry Cathedral
St John's College Chapel
October 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Graduation
Congregation
Senate House
October 23, 2026 10:00 AM
All Events & Services

Latest news

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St John’s researchers share millions in grants to pursue frontier science

Pioneering scientists win major funding for innovative projects – from developing powerful magnets for future technologies, to engineering mtDNA to unlock medical breakthroughs

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Research
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Neanderthal’s violent death in the Middle East reveals possible prehistoric murder

A Neanderthal who was speared to death may have been the victim of a deliberate killing, according to Cambridge archaeologists investigating a 75,000-year-old mystery

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St John’s student helps Cambridge council tackle hidden inequalities

Philosophy undergraduate Stine Marie Hommelhaug helped Cambridgeshire County Council find a new way to measure the impact of its work supporting communities affected by poverty, homelessness and social exclusion

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‘Architecture of life’ to be explored in lecture named after St John’s Nobel prize-winner

Cambridge biophysicist Professor Raymond E Goldstein FRS will give the biennial lecture in honour of the renowned mathematician, physicist and Nobel Laureate, Sir Roger Penrose

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