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Graduate life
Graduate lifeThe life of a Graduate Student is different from that of an Undergraduate; most teaching takes place in the Faculty rather than in College, and most of the lifestyle of a Graduate Student depends on their Faculty and Supervisor. Science students are usually based in a Laboratory, working in a group and seeing their Supervisor frequently, while Arts students usually work alone, spending a lot of…read moreFinances
FinancesThis page is currently being updated for 2018-19Those who hold conditional or confirmed offers of a place to read for a Graduate Course at St. John's College during 2017-18 should consult the Financial Arrangements document for further information about charges for 2017-18. The Financial Arrangements document will be available in August 2017.read moreClinical Medicine Applications
Clinical Medicine ApplicationsClinical Medicine courses are not administered by the University's Graduate Admissions Office in Mill Lane. Applications should be made to:The School of Clinical Medicine,Addenbrooke’s Hospital,Hills Road,Cambridge,CB2 2SPTel. +44 1223 336700website: www.medschl.cam.ac.ukPlease note that we rarely accept Clinical Medicine applicants.read moreMBA Applications
MBA ApplicationsPGCE courses are not administered by the University's Graduate Admissions Office in Mill Lane. Applications should be made to:The Judge Business School,Trumpington Street,Cambridge,CB2 1AGTel. +44 1223 339700http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/home/read morePGCE Applications
PGCE ApplicationsPGCE courses are not administered by the University's Graduate Admissions Office in Mill Lane. Applications should be made to:Faculty of Education,184 Hills Road,Cambridge,CB2 8PQTel. +44 1223 767602http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/courses/pgce/read moreGraduate Admissions Office at the Board of Graduate Studies
Graduate Admissions Office at the Board of Graduate StudiesThe University's Graduate Admissions Office at the Board of Graduate Studies processes all applications for PhD and MPhil courses. They also process applications for LLM, Diploma, Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics, MLitt and MSc courses.The Graduate Admissions Office supplies application forms. Full details on how to apply can be viewed on their website. Applications to the University'…read moreOrgan Scholarships
Organ ScholarshipsIn the first instance, potential Organ Scholars should contact the Admissions Tutor, Dr Helen Watson, regarding the admissions process.If you wish to apply for an Organ Award you need to complete a Cambridge Online Preliminary Application as well as submit a UCAS application. The COPA must be received by 1 September. Your UCAS application does not have to be submitted until the 15 October…read moreChoral studentships
Choral studentshipsThere are normally vacancies for all voice parts, however candidates are strongly advised to check with the Director of Music before applying and he is always happy to meet candidates on an informal basis before the voice trials. The College is also keen for candidates to apply for deferred entry. The Choral studentships are open to all offer holders - for more information please see our…read moreBook bindings
Book bindingslibrary/special_collections/provenance Many volumes in the special collections bear interesting bindings in a variety of materials. These give an insight into the history of each book, perhaps providing an indication as to when, where, and even by whom, an item was bound, and possibly also who it might have been owned by. The following is a, by no means exhaustive, selection of some of the more…read moreTypes of provenance
Types of provenancelibrary/special_collections/provenance Evidence that volumes were owned by a particular person varies considerably, from an expensive customized binding, through armorial bookplates, and dedicatory epistles from friends, to a simple autograph. Some of the more interesting, and significant, examples are listed below. If you would like to see any of the early printed books or manuscripts…read moreInteresting provenances
Interesting provenanceslibrary/special_collections/provenance Numerous items in the special collections at St John's bear marks of ownership that indicate their association with notable historical figures. A selection of some of the more interesting provenances is given below. Those names marked with an asterisk are members of St John's. If you would like to see any of the early printed books or manuscripts mentioned…read moreBequests and donations
Bequests and donationslibrary/special_collections/provenance While many items in the Library's special collections were bequeathed or donated by Masters, Fellows and members of St John's, bequests and donations have also been received from others wishing to support the College and its educational aims. Details of some of the more significant or substantial gifts are included in the chronological index…read moreProvenance and Binding indexes
Provenance and Binding indexeslibrary/special_collections/ The early printed books and manuscripts held in the Library were often owned by various individuals before they ended up in its collections. Sometimes well-known or celebrated individuals left their mark on a volume, whether a signature, motto, bookplate or specially made binding. More often they were more obscure, leaving just a name or a doodle. The following…read moreEarly printed books
Early printed bookslibrary/special_collections/ From the late sixteenth century onwards St John's has maintained one of the larger College libraries in Cambridge, and many of its original holdings are still to be found in the Old Library. This now houses some 50,000 early printed books, and amongst these are some of the key milestones in printing history, many of the major texts of the early modern period, and…read moreCatalogue of Oriental Manuscripts and Papyrus Fragments
Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts and Papyrus Fragmentslibrary/special_collections/manuscripts The following material can be consulted in the Rare Books Reading Room. If you would like to see any of the manuscripts listed on this site, please contact the Special Collections Librarian (tel. 01223 (3)39393). Arabic | Ethiopic | Hebrew | Panjabi | Persian | Syriac | Tamil | Turkish | Urdu | Papyrus Fragments Arabic Browne 1406 Qur'an Browne 1409…read moreMedieval Manuscripts
Medieval Manuscriptslibrary/special_collections/manuscripts The following is an index of M. R. James's Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St John's College, Cambridge with updates. The Library has also mounted an Index of the images in its Medieval Manuscripts on-line, to which an increasing number of digital reproductions are being attached. The index follows the St John's classmark…read moreManuscripts
Manuscriptslibrary/special_collections The Library's special collections are housed in the Old Library and can be consulted in the Rare Books Reading Room. For further information on the collections and arrangements for viewing them please contact the Special Collections on 01223 339393. Medieval Manuscripts M. R. James's Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St John's College,…read moreCatalogue of Post-Medieval Manuscripts
Catalogue of Post-Medieval Manuscriptslibrary/special_collections/manuscripts The index follows the St John's classmark sequence arranged alphabetically, and the following navigation bar operates using these classmarks. The initial number in brackets for each entry is the number given to each manuscript by M.R. James's Descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of St John's College, Cambridge, however…read moreTom Mustill on 'Inside Nature's Giants'
Tom Mustill on 'Inside Nature's Giants'Johnian Producer / Director Tom Mustill (2002) talks to us about working on: 'Sperm Whale: Inside Nature’s Giants Special', to be broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm this Sunday 7th August.In this Inside Nature’s Giants Special, the BAFTA-winning team battle through the night against a rising tide to explore the mysteries of the largest predator on Earth - the Sperm Whale. With a team of diggers…read moreReinstein Prize for Jazz
Reinstein Prize for JazzOne or more Reinstein Prizes of £500 will be awarded to junior members of the University who are outstanding jazz musicians.The prize is open to junior members who are undergraduate (including affiliated students) or graduate students when the prize is announced, usually in March. The deadline for applications is usually in April, with auditions taking place thereafter.Students can find out more…read moreConstable Essay Prize
Constable Essay PrizeAn essay prize for works of scholarship or the results of any research that candidates have undertaken on a topic within the physical sciences.Information is now available, please see the attached document.read moreBrian Runnett Prize
Brian Runnett PrizeThis bi-annual competition for organ playing is open to all Junior Members of the University. Entrants are required to play two pieces of organ music, selected prior to each competition by the Adjudicators, on the St John’s College Organ.Brian Runnett was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire in 1935, and he was a Lancashire County Scholar in Music at the Matthay School of Music, Liverpool, from 1950 to…read moreCollege Prizes for Art, Applied Arts and Photography
College Prizes for Art, Applied Arts and PhotographyThe competition is open to all Junior Members of the College and entries are normally accepted at the beginning of the Easter Term; more information is sent to Junior Members in Michaelmas Term.All entries are displayed in an exhibition in the Library Exhibition Area and there is a prize for the winning entry in each of the following categories:Art & Applied ArtsPaintings or drawings in any…read moreNew Fellows of the British Academy 2011
New Fellows of the British Academy 2011The following members of the College were elected Fellows of the British Academy at the Academy’s AGM on 21 July 2011: Matric Name Position 1973 Professor Andrew James Hurrell Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford 1954 (Title A Fellow 1961-64) Professor Michael George Wood Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative…read moreMansergh Prize
Mansergh PrizeTwo prizes (of £150 each) are awarded. One will be awarded to the undergraduate or affiliated student of the College receiving the highest First Class mark for his or her Special Subject Long Essay or Dissertation in Part II of the History Tripos. The mark will be communicated by the Director of Studies, and there is no need for undergraduates to provide written submissions. The other prize will…read more