St John's College News
The Punt Society
The Punt SocietyThe 10 punts run by the Punt Society are available to all members of College, including College staff, from around March to the end of October. Punts cannot normally be booked in advance, and are on a strictly first-come first-serve basis. Bookings from college or large groups may be considered by the President. Please note that there are a few days when punts are not available (e.g. during the…read moreMusic Society Committee
Music Society Committee2017-18 CommitteeSenior MembersChairman - Mr A Nethsingha (an323)Senior Treasurer - Dr R Glasscock ([3]38695) Administrator - Mrs S Kirk (s.a.n.kirk@cam.ac.uk)Webmaster - Dr H Martin (hm570)Junior MembersPresident and Junior Treasurer - Stephanie Childress (sec87)Secretary - Hugh Cutting (hc460)Membership Secretary - Matthew Gibson (mlg44)Publicity OfficersInternal College Representatives -…read moreLBGT Society
LBGT Society(Gay @ John's)LBGT stands for Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay or Transgendered, but in reality the acronym is an umbrella term for all minority sexualities, orientations and genders, including those people who are confused or questioning of these aspects of their identities. The society functions both as a society and a welfare organisation for LBGT Johnians. Students of all orientations are welcome and…read moreLady Margaret Players
Lady Margaret PlayersThe Lady Margaret Players is the St John's College performing arts society. After a quiet few years, the society is currently being re-launched. The Lady Margaret Players aims to encourage all Johnians to take part in performing arts; whether that participation be acting, singing, dancing, helping backstage, designing sets, operating lighting or simply coming to watch our performances.This year,…read moreChristian Union
Christian UnionChristian Union is a group of students in St John's who love Jesus, follow him, and want to tell others about his amazing love for us! We meet once a week on Wednesday evenings, usually 7-8pm in the JCR, to have fun and food together and to look at a bit of the bible, to see what it says about Jesus, and find out why he's so important! We also run events in college, such as text-a-toastie and hot…read moreWinfield Society (Law)
Winfield Society (Law)The Winfield Society is the law society at St John's College. It is one of the largest College law societies in Cambridge. All undergraduate and graduate law students are automatic members. Every year we have a busy calendar of events including career workshops from leading Chambers and top commercial law firms, as well as social events and talks on both legal and non-legal topics. If you wish…read moreVeterinary Society
Veterinary SocietyThe Veterinary Society exists to allow veterinary students from the pre-clinical and clinical years to meet together for discussions on veterinary topics with invited speakers and to hear from previous students now working in veterinary practice.Contact: Dr Williams (dlw33)read moreTheological Society
Theological SocietyTheology is possibly the most inter-disciplinary field studied in Cambridge. History, politics, and the sciences – literature and films – philosophy – there is scarcely an area of life which theology does not address. In regular meetings held throughout the academic year, the St John’s College Theology Society explores some of the connections between theology and other fields. It’s a chance for…read morePurchas Society (Geography and Land Economy)
Purchas Society (Geography and Land Economy)The Purchas society is a society for Geographers and Land Economists in St John's College. It is named after the Rev Samuel Purchas who famously attempted to summarise the nature of the entire globe in 20 volumes without ever straying from his armchair. His works are situated on the second floor of the St John's College Library. As part of the programme, members attend Hall 2-3 times a term which…read moreParsons Society (Engineering)
Parsons Society (Engineering)The Engineering Society at St John's offers opportunities for St Johns' Engineers to socialise and further their understanding of the subject through organised events. The society currently has over 90 members. All Engineering undergraduates and graduates studying at St Johns are granted automatic membership. Various events are organised throughout the year by the Parsons Committee to allow…read moreThe Palmerston Society (HSPS)
The Palmerston Society (HSPS)The Palmerston Society is the college's society for students of the Human, Social and Political Sciences tripos. It is named after the last of the four prime ministers St John's College gave Great Britain, Lord Palmerston. Our society is St John’s College’s only active political association, encompassing all those who study HSPS within John’s, while giving the opportunity for all students of the…read moreThe Modern Languages Society
The Modern Languages SocietyThe Modern Languages Society aims to promote and organise a range of events that are of interest to the College’s modern languages students. These events focus on foreign languages and their relevant literature and culture, providing linguists with extra-curricular activities that complement and enhance their study.Committee 2015-16President: Helena Clark-Maxwell (hfc36) Junior Treasurer: Diane…read moreThe Medical Society
The Medical SocietySt John's College Medical Society represents both Medicine and Veterinary Medicine students. The society maintain their own website at: http://www.johmedsoc.co.ukCommittee 2016 - 2017President - Natasha Chaudhury (ntc26)Vice-President - Katherine Wren (kw431)Secretary - Manal Patel (mp778)Junior Treasurer - Ashwin Venkatesh (av454)Social Secretaries - Chantal Duchenne (cmd67) and Shyam Dhokia (…read moreThe History Society
The History SocietyThe St John’s College History Society is one the most active history societies in Cambridge. We aim to provide two full terms worth of events (Michaelmas and Lent), an annual dinner and a garden party; all for the delectation of our members and the wider public. As well as being intellectually stimulating; the society also helps to bring together the historians (old and young) of St John’s.…read moreGoody Society
Goody SocietyThe St John's College Goody Society is the College's Archaeology and Anthropology society. It is a platform for various social and academic activities throughout the year. Notable events in the society's calendar are: The Johnian Connection dinner for students and alumni in the Combination Room, numerous 'cheese and wine' evenings each term and the annual deserts in the Wordsworth Room. This year…read moreThe Economics Society
The Economics SocietyThe Economics Society encourages interaction and the exchange of ideas between Economics students in the College. Our primary aim is to support the academic wellbeing of Economics students at St John’s through information evenings and social events. We also encourage Economics graduates to return to the College to speak about their experiences and act as a resource for the future careers of…read moreAdams Society (Mathematics)
Adams Society (Mathematics)The Adams Society is the mathematical society of St John's College, and one of the oldest undergraduate societies in Cambridge. We are named after the Johanian mathematician John Couch Adams, who is famous for predicting the existence of the planet Neptune using nothing but its gravitational effects on the orbit of Uranus. Our members are all mathematics undergraduate and postgraduate students as…read moreEarthquake Fundraising Concerts
Earthquake Fundraising ConcertsImportant update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the recital at St John's College on 5 August has been cancelled. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused. read moreDr Stuart Wimbush
Dr Stuart WimbushBiographyA physicist by training, I have drifted gradually in the direction of materials science from the time of my PhD studying the interaction between superconductivity and magnetism through my first postdoctoral Fellowship working more broadly on superconducting materials to my position in Cambridge investigating and developing functional oxides. Presently funded by a Fellowship from The…read moreDr Alexander Watson
Dr Alexander WatsonBiography I am a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow. I was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford, where I graduated with a first class BA (hons) degree in Modern History in 2000. I then worked for a year as a Research Assistant for Professor Niall Ferguson, before beginning my doctorate in the autumn of 2001. I spent two years researching in Germany, first in Hamburg and afterwards in…read moreDr Esther-Miriam Wagner
Dr Esther-Miriam WagnerBiography I graduated in 2001 with a first class Magistra Artium degree in Semitic Philology, Islamic Studies and Indo-European Studies from the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena (Germany). During my studies, I spent a year as a visiting student at the Victoria University of Manchester and was involved in the editing and publication of the JBVO and EFAH series. For the next 3 years, I…read moreDr Gareth Lloyd
Dr Gareth LloydBiography I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. After completing high school at St. John’s College (Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1997, I first followed my dream of being a professional runner in Stellenbosch, South Africa. I, eventually, started my studies at the University of Stellenbosch in 2000. At the end of my honours year I meet Prof. Len Barbour, with whom I then did an MSc, titled “Crystal…read moreDr Jelle van Lottum
Dr Jelle van LottumBiography In 2007 I was awarded a PhD for my research on labour migration in the North Sea region between 1550 and 1850. From October 2007 until September 2008 I was a ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow working on my one-year project 'Labour migration in a changing world: The case of England and the Netherlands, 1600-1900'. In 2008 I was awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship; the…read moreDr Andrew Truman
Dr Andrew TrumanI carry out my research within the Department of Chemistry and in collaboration with the Leadlay group in the Department of Biochemistry. My PhD thesis was concerned with understanding and subsequently modifying the biosynthesis of glycopeptides and aminoglycosides. These are natural product antibiotics that are biosynthesised by bacteria and which are important clinically as “drugs of…read moreDr Blaise Thomson
Dr Blaise ThomsonBlaise was elected to a Junior Research Fellowship in October 2010. He researches the development of dialogue systems, which are computers that can interact using spoken language. His research on dialogue systems differs from traditional methods in two key ways:Traditional systems base all their decisions on the most likely sequence of words that a person said. However, a computer can compute a…read more