St John's College News
Annual Election of Research Fellows
Annual Election of Research FellowsThe following have been elected into Fellowships under Title A from 1 October 2009: David Christopher Ellis (BA, Cambridge) for Pure Mathematics; James Kneller Harmer (BA, MPhil, Cambridge) for English Literature;…read moreAnnual Election of Research Fellows
Annual Election of Research FellowsAnnual Election of Research Fellows The following have been elected into Fellowships under Title A from 1 October 2009: David Christopher Ellis (BA, Cambridge) for Pure Mathematics James Kneller Harmer (BA, MPhil, Cambridge) for English Literature Stephen John Thompson (BA, MPhil, Cambridge) for Social, Economic and Political History Andrew William Truman (MSci, London, PhD, Cambridge…read moreSlave Trade Abolition website launched
Slave Trade Abolition website launchedSt John's launches website with teaching resources on Slave Trade Abolition for primary and secondary schools In 2008 the College managed a Heritage Lottery Fund project to provide innovative teaching resources on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and its abolition. Those resources, for Key Stages 1-3, focus on the lives and achievements of Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, and are…read moreOpen Days 2009
Open Days 2009St John's College will be holding Open Days in 2009 as follows: Wednesday 24 June (pm) Thursday 02 July (am) Friday 03 July (am) Please note that booking for these dates will not open until March. We are not able to hold places open or take provisional bookings. read moreHarvard Summer School
Harvard Summer SchoolHarvard Summer SchoolGreeceOlympia-Nafplio June 29 - July 31, 2009One full scholarship ($7,000) is available this year to a student from St John's College, CambridgeThe 2009 Study Abroad Program in Greece is one of the longest-running and most successful Harvard study-abroad programs. The five-week program is divided between the ancient site of Olympia and the picturesque seaside town…read moreChoir sings on Dancing on Ice Xmas Special
Choir sings on Dancing on Ice Xmas SpecialMembers of the Choir will be accompanying Torvill & Dean during their exhibition slot on ITV's Dancing on Ice Christmas Special programme. The programme is to be aired on Christmas Day at 8.00 p.m. on ITV 1. The Choir will be singing The holly and the ivy, which has been specially arranged for the event by Mark Williams. The music is available as a free download from the…read moreI
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Choir to sing concert at Gresham's SchoolChoir to sing Concert at Gresham's School, Holt, Friday 5 December 2008 at 7.00 p.m. For further information please click hereread moreBrian Runnett competition for organ playing
Brian Runnett competition for organ playingBRIAN RUNNETT PRIZE COMPETITION 2009 The Brian Runnett Prize for organ playing is open to all Junior Members of the University. 1. The Competition will take place on Tuesday 10 March 2009 in St John's College Chapel. 2. Candidates will be required to play: 1. Passacaglia in C minor …read moreDr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2009
Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2009St John's College's prestigious scholarship programme in honour of Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister. Dr Singh read Economics at St John's in the 1950s and was awarded an honorary doctorate last year. The Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships have been established to bring outstanding Indian students to St John's College to read for postgraduate degrees in science, technology and social…read moreThe Eighth Hinsley Memorial Lecture
The Eighth Hinsley Memorial LectureThe Eighth Hinsley Memorial Lecture 'Allied Intelligence and the Front End of War, 1939-1945' will be given by Professor Paul Kennedy Professor of History, Yale University at 6.00 pm on Thursday 20 November 2008 in the Palmerston Room, Fisher Building preceded by tea at 5.00 pm in the Fisher Building foyer All members of the University are welcome to attendread moreAdmission of Scholars 2008
Admission of Scholars 2008The following members of the College were admitted as Scholars at a ceremony held on Saturday 25 October 2008, at 3.00pm. Dr Doerrzapf's Tutorial Pupils Brooks, Richard Philip Burling, Hugh Dunstan Peter Charles, Léon Phillip Clark, Fraser Andrew Batten Gilmour, Jonathan David Harris, Kathryn Fleur Maude, Kathryn Rebecca Musallam, Fuad Marco Navellou, Matti Lisa Andrea Tamar Roberts,…read moreMemorial Service for Dr Joe Spencer
Memorial Service for Dr Joe SpencerA Memorial Service for Dr Jonathan Brian (Joe) Spencer, MA, BSc, PhD (Southampton) (1960-2008), Fellow of St John's College, Tutor, and Reader in Biological Chemistry, will be held in the College Chapel on Saturday 18 October 2008, at 12 noon.read moreHoyle Day at St John's College Library
Hoyle Day at St John's College LibraryOn Saturday 8 November the Old Library will be open to visitors, with an exhibition and talk about the life and work of astronomer and cosmologist Sir Fred Hoyle. read moreChoir Launches Weekly Webcasts
Choir Launches Weekly WebcastsThe Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world, is the first Choir of its kind to broadcast weekly webcasts of its services. The first service was made available today (Tuesday 14 October) at: http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts This innovative and exciting enterprise not only widens awareness of the Choir's day-to-day work, enhancing its already high…read moreDeadline for Applications to Cambridge
Deadline for Applications to CambridgeDeadline for Applications to Cambridge University Wednesday 15 October 2008 is the deadline for applications for all undergraduate courses. Applicants for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Law must include their BMAT or LNAT registration in their application.read moreSt John's launches £50m fundraising campaign
St John's launches £50m fundraising campaignLast night, Fellows, alumni, students and staff gathered at the Guildhall in the City of London to launch the St John's College Campaign, with a target of £50m by 2012 making it the most ambitious campaign ever launched by a Cambridge or Oxford college. The Master, Professor Chris Dobson, delivered a passionate and emotive speech in which he remarked upon the changing nature of education and…read moreMemorial Concert - John Crook
Memorial Concert - John CrookThe webcast for John Crook's memorial concert is now available.read moreSt John's College Libraries, Old and New
St John's College Libraries, Old and NewSt John's College Libraries, Old and New: Open Cambridge, Saturday 13th September As part of 'Open Cambridge', when University and College buildings and collections will go on show to the public for a day of discovery, there will be two tours of the College Libraries, giving visitors the opportunity to see some of the manuscript and printed treasures in the C17th old library and the…read moreBrilliant A Level Results?!
Brilliant A Level Results?!Post Qualification Open Day - 27th September 2008 If you have just received your A level results and been surprised by straight A's, it is not too late to consider making an application to Cambridge for entry in 2009. St John's are holding an Open Day on Saturday 27th September especially for people like you! We encourage you to read all available subject information on our website, check…read moreFormer Chorister wins BBC Competition
Former Chorister wins BBC CompetitionFormer St John's College Chorister, Tom Curran (2001-05), has won the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition.read moreCambridge Summer Music Festival
Cambridge Summer Music FestivalChoir sings Concert in Chapel on Wednesday 23 July at 7.30pm as part of the Cambridge Summer Music Festival. read moreMemorial Service for Professor Bleehen
Memorial Service for Professor BleehenA Memorial Service for Professor Norman Montague Bleehen, CBE, MA, BM, BCh (Oxford) (1930-2008), Fellow of St John's College since 1976 and Emeritus Cancer Research Campaign Professor of Clinical Oncology, will be held at the Synagogue, 3 Thompson's Lane, Cambridge on Sunday 29 June 2008, at 3.00pm, followed by tea in the Master's Lodge at St John's College.read moreJohnian nominated Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
Johnian nominated Vice-Chancellor of OxfordProfessor Andrew Hamilton, BSc, MSc, PhD (St John's 1981), FRS, currently the Provost of Yale University, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Click here to read more about this story.read moreRESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, 2009
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, 2009St John's College, Cambridge Research Fellowships 2009 read more