St John's College News
Open Days - Bookings now open
20/03/2009Open Days - Bookings now openOpen Days St John's College will be holding Open Days in 2009 as follows: Wednesday 24 June (pm) Thursday 02 July Friday 03 July Bookings are now being taken. For a booking form please click on the date above that you wish to attend. We are not able to hold places open or take provisional bookings. read moreMaths Open Day
20/03/2009Maths Open DayMaths Open Day St John's will be holding a subject-specific Open Day in conjunction with the Faculty of Mathematics Open Day, which will be held on Saturday 25 April 2009. Further details and a booking form are available on our Open Day pages.read moreNew website launched
17/03/2009New website launchedThe new website for the St John's College Campaign has been launched. The website contains information about the central aims of the campaign and will be updated regularly with campaign news. Please get in touch if you have any questions.read moreTrip to America
15/03/2009Trip to AmericaThe final plans are being put into place for the forthcoming trip to New York. There has been a lot of interest in the US Campaign Launch, set to take place on March 26. People are attending the event from all over the US, as well as from abroad.read moreCollege Open Days - 24 June, 2 & 3 July
13/03/2009College Open Days - 24 June, 2 & 3 JulyProgrammes of Open Days: Wednesday 24th June 13.45 - 14.00 Registration 14.00 - 14.15 Welcome by the Admissions Tutor, Dr Helen Watson 14.15 -15.00 Tours of the College with current undergraduates 15.00 - 15.50 Subject Talk 1 with Directors of Studies 16.00 -16.50 Subject Talk 2 (optional) with Directors of Studies 16.00 - 16.30 Q&A for Parents and Teachers with the Admissions Tutor 17…read moreChoir to tour the United States of America
11/03/2009Choir to tour the United States of AmericaPlease see http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/events for more information.read moreCambridge Science Festival comes to St John's
06/03/2009Cambridge Science Festival comes to St John'sOn Saturday 14th March 2009, Cambridge Science Festival will come to St John's as part of the Library's Sir Fred Hoyle Project. The Old Library will host an exhibition of Sir Fred's science fiction writing. A hands-on activity for all ages will invite members of the public to illustrate Hoyle's novel Ossian's Ride. read moreMaths Open Day - 25 April
20/02/2009Maths Open Day - 25 AprilSt John's will be holding a subject-specific Open Day in conjunction with the Faculty of Mathematics Open Day, which will be held on Saturday 25 April 2009. Potential applicants to read Maths are invited to meet with our Director of Studies in Maths and some of our current undergraduates in the morning, and then go on to the Faculty in the afternoon to participate in their Open Day. When we…read moreForgiveness Project Exhibition
17/02/2009Forgiveness Project ExhibitionFrom 19-27th February, St John's College Chapel hosted `The F Word', an exhibition which forms part of the Forgiveness Project. On Thursday 26th February Mary Foley, whose 15 year-old daughter Charlotte was stabbed to death in April 2005, spoke in the Chapel. Her talk is now available online. read moreDarwin celebrated in Radio 4 Service
17/02/2009Darwin celebrated in Radio 4 ServiceOn Sunday February 15th the BBC broadcast a service from the Chapel to mark the Bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The Preacher was Simon Conway-Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Paleobiology and a Fellow of the College.The service can be heard through the BBC's listen again facility at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnds read moreProfessor William Alexander Deer FRS
12/02/2009Professor William Alexander Deer FRSThe College is sad to learn of the death, on Sunday 8 February, of Professor William Alexander Deer, aged 98, Honorary Fellow and former Fellow of the College, Emeritus Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology, and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University and Master of Trinity Hall.read moreMANSERGH PRIZES
02/02/2009MANSERGH PRIZESTwo prizes (value £150) will be awarded for the best short dissertation or essay, not more than 10,000 words in length, on a subject in History. There is no restriction as to the country or period of study to which the dissertation or essay shall relate. The competition is open to members of the College who are, at the time of issue of this notice, undergraduates in their fourth or seventh term…read moreAnnual Election of Research Fellows
26/01/2009Annual 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; Stephen John Thompson (BA, MPhil, Cambridge) for Social, Economic and Political History; Andrew William Truman (MSci…read moreAnnual Election of Research Fellows
20/01/2009Annual 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) for…read moreSlave Trade Abolition website launched
12/01/2009Slave 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 now…read moreOpen Days 2009
09/01/2009Open 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
08/01/2009Harvard 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 of…read moreChoir sings on Dancing on Ice Xmas Special
23/12/2008Choir 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 Choir's website…read moreI
03/12/2008read moreChoir to sing concert at Gresham's School
01/12/2008Choir 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
01/12/2008Brian 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 Bach 2. Dieu parmi nous Messiaen 3. The St John…read moreDr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2009
25/11/2008Dr 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
27/10/2008The 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
25/10/2008Admission 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, Rebecca…read moreMemorial Service for Dr Joe Spencer
14/10/2008Memorial 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 more