St John's College News
Johnians commemorated on Royal Mail stamps
Johnians commemorated on Royal Mail stampsLandmark legislation that marked the beginning of the end of the slave trade is portrayed on six stamps, featuring William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson, issued by Royal Mail on 22 March. read moreKenneth Craik Lecture 2007
Kenneth Craik Lecture 2007The annual Kenneth Craik Lecture will take place on Thursday 10 May at 5.00 pm in the Physiological Laboratory, Lecture Theatre 1, on the Downing Site. Professor Ray Dolan of the Institute of Neurology , University College London, will give a lecture entitled: 'Decisions, outcomes and emotion' Members of the College and others interested are warmly encouraged to attendread moreLinacre Lecture 2007
Linacre Lecture 2007The annual Linacre Lecture will take place on Friday 4 May at 5.00 pm in the Physiological Laboratory, Lecture Theatre 1, on the Downing Site. Professor Roger Pedersen of the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, will give a lecture entitled: 'Understanding Stemness' Members of the College and others interested are warmly encouraged to attendread moreMemorial service for Dr Clifford Evans
Memorial service for Dr Clifford EvansA memorial service for Dr George Clifford Evans, MA, PhD, ScD, Fellow of St John's College 1938-2006, sometime Bursar in Charge of College Buildings, and Emeritus Reader in Experimental Ecology, who died on 12 September 2006, aged 93, will be held in St John's College Chapel on Saturday 5 May 2007, at 12 noon.read moreLatest release from SJC Choir
Latest release from SJC ChoirLATEST RELEASE FROM ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CHOIR: JONGEN AND PEETERS CHORAL MUSIC This latest release from St John's College Choir features the 'Organ Masses' of Belgian composers Joseph Jongen and Flor Peeters. The recording also includes three solo songs composed by Joseph Jongen, performed by members of the Choir with violinist Thomas Gould. [read moreInaugural Andrew Chamblin Memorial Events
Inaugural Andrew Chamblin Memorial EventsThe inaugural Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture will take place in Cambridge at 4.30 pm on Wednesday 9th May and will be given by Professor Stephen Hawking. Professor Hawking will speak on "Out of a Black Hole". Anyone wishing to attend should contact c.billington@damtp.cam.ac.uk for a (free) ticket. Further information about the Memorial Lecture series can be found at the following webpage: http…read moreSJC Rugby team win the double for 3rd year
SJC Rugby team win the double for 3rd yearOn a beautiful Cambridge afternoon, the St John's rugby team, captained by Oli Buxton, triumphed in the final of the Cuppers at Grange Road, beating Trinity 16-3. The St John's Rugby Team have now won the cuppers and the league for three years running. read morePiano Concerto by graduate student
Piano Concerto by graduate studentIan Pong will perform Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto with one of the university orchestras (CUMS II) this Friday, 16 March at 8pm at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. The Programme also includes an overture (Bartered Bride) by Smetana and Symphony No 6 by Dvorak.read moreThe College established an Environment Committee
The College established an Environment CommitteeAs a natural progression of the earlier Environmental Working Group, the College established a Committee in acknowledgment of the importance of environmental responsibility. The Environment Committee meets on a termly basis to discuss topical issues and on-going environment projects around the College. The committee comprises members of the JCR/SBR, interested Fellows and key members of…read moreBicentenary of Abolition of the Slave Trade
Bicentenary of Abolition of the Slave TradeOn the 10th of February, 1807 the 'Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade' was passed in the House of Commons which in the following month on the 25th March received Royal Assent. This significant step towards the ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was the result of vigorous campaigning on the part of a number of resolute abolitionists including William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson,…read moreCambridge schools commemorate abolition
Cambridge schools commemorate abolitionSlave Trade Abolition in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (STACS) 6 February 2007 Cambridge schools commemorate slave trade abolition It is two hundred years since the Act of Parliament that abolished the transatlantic slave trade in the British Empire, and a £45,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will unveil how Cambridge was linked to both the trade and its abolition. St John's College,…read moreSt John's appoints new Director of Music
St John's appoints new Director of MusicAndrew Nethsingha (BA St John's 1990), MA FRCO, ARCM, has been appointed Director of Music at St John's College, Cambridge and will take up his position on 1 September 2007. He succeeds Dr David Hill who will take over from Stephen Cleobury as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers at the end of the current season. Andrew has held Organ Scholarships under Christopher Robinson at St George's Chapel,…read moreChoral Open Day - 3rd February
Choral Open Day - 3rd FebruaryCome along to our Choral Open Day on Saturday 3 February to find out more about being a Choral Student at St John's.read moreArt and Applied Arts Prizes
Art and Applied Arts PrizesThere are two prizes of £120, in the form of Heffer's or Jessop's tokens, available for the winning entries. read morePhotography Prizes
Photography PrizesThree prizes of £60, in the form of Heffer's or Jessop's tokens, are available for entries submitted for College Prizes in Photography. read moreChoir Christmas Concert Podcast
Choir Christmas Concert PodcastThe College Choir performed on Sunday 17 December 2006 in the main hall of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which is considered to be one of the finest concert halls in the world because of its superb acoustics. The concert can be downloaded as a free iTunes podcast by clicking here and selecting "061217 AVRO Zondagochtend Concert". The iTunes application can be downloaded by…read moreChristmas Concerts in Holland and Belgium
Christmas Concerts in Holland and BelgiumThe Choir will be singing at a series of Christmas Concerts in The Netherlands and Belgium from Sunday 16 December to Saturday 23 December. read morePre-election of a Master
Pre-election of a MasterChristopher M. Dobson, MA, DPhil, FMedSci, FRS, Fellow of the College, and John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology, has been pre-elected Master of the College to take office on 1 October 2007.read moreDr Denys Armstrong dies, aged 80
Dr Denys Armstrong dies, aged 80Dr William Denys Armstrong, OBE, MA, PhD (Christ's), Fellow of St John's College 1970-2006, Steward 1970-1975, University Lecturer in Chemical Engineering 1954-1986, died on 29 November 2006, aged 80.read moreSigning out for Michaelmas Term
Signing out for Michaelmas TermUndergraduates must sign the Term Book (Forecourt Porter's Lodge) on the day of departure. Graduates should complete Certificates of Residence via email. For further details, see the Tutorial Notice regarding Keeping Term.read moreJohnian wins Researcher of Year Award
Johnian wins Researcher of Year AwardDr Danielle Turner (PhD 2005) has won the Young Researcher of the Year Award. Click here to find out more about Dani's workread moreRemembrance Sunday Service on-line
Remembrance Sunday Service on-lineThe Sung Eucharist with Orchestra in Commemoration of the dead of the two world wars is now available on-line. The setting for the Eucharist is the Requiem by Maurice Duruflé (1902-86).read moreChoir to sing at Cambridge Music Festival
Choir to sing at Cambridge Music FestivalThe Choir of St John's College will sing at a concert on Tuesday 21 November as part of the Cambridge Music Festival.read moreLecture by Dr Bob Jordan
Lecture by Dr Bob JordanDr Bob Jordan (BA 1961) will give an illustrated talk entitled 'Sir Edmund Hillary's Schoolhouses in the Clouds: their first inspection in 1968'. The talk describes the trek that he undertook to visit seven primary schools, which were funded by Hillary for Sherpas in Solu Khumbu, and will take place on Monday 23 October 2006 at 5.00pm in the Palmerston Room, Fisher Building. The lecture is…read moreHonour for Prime Minister of India
Honour for Prime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, (BA St John's 1957) received the honorary degree of Doctor of Law at a special congregation at the Senate House today, Wednesday 11 October. The ceremony was followed by a reception and lunch in the College.read more