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St John’s College, Cambridge

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Events & Services

St John's College Choir
Christmas Concert
St John's College Chapel
December 5, 2025 6:30 PM
Chapel Service
Epiphany Carol Service I
The Chapel
January 24, 2026 6:00 PM
Chapel Service
Epiphany Carol Service II
The Chapel
January 25, 2026 6:00 PM
Graduation
Congregation (in absence only)
N/A
January 30, 2026 2:00 PM
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Latest news

Ugandan PhD student Abel Wilson Walekhwa smiles at the camera in The Cloisters at St John's College, Cambridge
PhD student turns childhood struggle for education into inspiring new book

A St John’s postgraduate who studied while herding cattle as a child in Uganda has turned the challenges of his path to Cambridge into a book about resilience

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Student who worked with Nobel prize winner among group celebrated for academic work

‘Brilliant’ writer and musicians, maths star and sports captain win College prizes for their exceptional achievements

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Professor Nathan MacDonald holds open the page of the Bible showing the map with shelves of antique books behind him
First 1525 ‘Bible map’ still shapes how we see borders today

Cambridge-held map published 500 years ago led ‘revolution’ in meaning of boundaries, says St John’s College academic

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A landscape photo of Shirley Smart, leaning on her cello in a darkened venue with lights in the background
‘Improvisation is a way of thinking’ – introducing St John’s first Jazz Musician in Residence

New sessions at St John’s give students the opportunity to create, experiment and play, whatever their musical background

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