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College Open Days
College Open DaysOpen Days for prospective applicants will be held in June and July. These days give you the opportunity to speak with current undergraduates, chat with Directors of Studies in your chosen subjects, take a tour of the College and view some of our accommodation. Open Days are taking place on Wednesday 25 June, Thursday 3 July and Friday 4 July. OUR OPEN DAYS IN JUNE AND JULY ARE…read moreFellow of St John's wins international prize
Fellow of St John's wins international prizeA Cambridge physicist has become the first recipient of a major international award for his pioneering work on semiconductors and luminescence. Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics, Fellow of St John's, has been presented with the first Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Prize for Science and Industry by French chemical company Rhodia. Click here to read more about this story. read moreWebcast: Choral Evensong - Trinity Sunday
Webcast: Choral Evensong - Trinity SundayWebcast Choral Evensong: Trinity Sunday - 18th May Responses: Shephard Blair in B minor Britten: Te Deum in C Sermon: Living the Mystery The Rev'd Angela Tilby read moreStudent receives CUSU Anti Racism Award
Student receives CUSU Anti Racism AwardCUSU Awards for Promoting Understanding were presented to both Jonathan Gilmour, a third year theology student at St John's College, and Ahmed Al-Khaja, a third year economics student at Jesus College. Jonathan Gilmour's interest in Judaism led him to stand as Secretary and later Inter-faith Officer for the Jewish Society. A practising Christian, Jonathan has served as a link between the Jewish…read moreAndrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture
Andrew Chamblin Memorial LectureThe second Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture, entitled "Deep Questions of Cosmology: Did Something Happen Before the Big Bang?", will be given by Professor Sir Roger Penrose at 3.00pm on Friday 27th June in Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge. Admission is free and there are no tickets or reserved seats. Further information about the Memorial Lecture series can be found on the following…read moreArctic Passages: The Wordie Expeditions
Arctic Passages: The Wordie ExpeditionsArctic Passages: The Wordie Expeditions of the 1930s This exhibition, featuring dozens of photographs, original film footage and artefacts from two Arctic voyages led by Sir James Mann Wordie in the 1930s, runs until December at Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street. Opening hours are 10.30am-4.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Admission is free. Sir James, who…read moreAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences
American Academy of Arts & SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the world's most prestigious academic societies, has elected Fiona M Watt, Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics at Cambridge and Fellow of St John's College as Foreign Honorary Member in its latest round of appointments. Further details are available on the University of Cambridge website and on the AAAS website.read moreMusic in the Master's Lodge
Music in the Master's LodgeMusic in the Master's Lodge Ensemble La Falsirena Suzana OgrajenÅ¡ek (soprano) Christopher Bucknall (harpsichord) Henrik Persson (baroque'˜cello) Music by Handel and Geminiani In the Master's Lodge on Friday 9 May 2008 8.45pm for 9.00pm Members of the College and their friends are welcomeread moreBBC Radio 3: Choral Evensong
BBC Radio 3: Choral EvensongSunday's Evensong (20 April) was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. It is possible to listen to the service online using the BBC'˜Listen Again' player at the address below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/choralevensong/pip/k5uzm/ Order of Service Introit: Sermone Blando Angelus (Tallis) Responses: Radcliffe Psalm: 104 (Trent, Parratt) First Lesson: Zechariah 4 vv 1-10 Canticles: Coventry Service (…read moreFellow appointed Chief Scientific Advisor
Fellow appointed Chief Scientific AdvisorOn 3 April the Prime Minister named Professor Mark Welland FRS FREng, Fellow of St John's, as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Defence. Professor Welland, Head of the Nanoscience Group at the Nanoscience Centre and Professor of Nanotechnology at the Department of Engineering, took up his new appointment as Chief Scientific Adviser on Monday 7 April. He will…read moreDeath of Dr Jonathan Spencer
Death of Dr Jonathan SpencerDr Jonathan Brian (Joe) Spencer, MA, Fellow of the College since 1995, and Reader in Biological Chemistry, died on 6 April 2008. For further information, click here. read moreLinacre Lecture
Linacre LectureThe College's annual Linacre Lecture, founded in 1524 by Thomas Linacre, physician to Henry VIII and first President of the Royal College of Physicians, will take place on Tuesday 6 May at 5.00 pm in the Palmerston Room, Fisher Building, preceded by tea at 4.15 pm in the Fisher Building foyer.Professor Herman Waldmann (FMedSci, FRCPath, FRS, MRCP), Head of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology…read moreConcert in memory of Professor John Crook
Concert in memory of Professor John CrookA Concert of Words and Music in Memory of Professor John Anthony Crook, MA (1921-2007), Fellow of the College and Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, will be held in the College Chapel on Saturday 24 May 2008, at 2.30pm, followed by tea in the Hall. For tickets, please apply to The Chapel Clerk, St John's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP, by 9 May 2008, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. read moreVictory at Grange Road for St John's
Victory at Grange Road for St John'sIt was a victorious afternoon at Grange Road on 12 March for the St John's rugby teams. The girls led the way with a 15-10 win over Girton and the Red Boys did not disappoint with a convincing win over St Catherine's. This win sees the Red Boys triumphant in both the League and the Cuppers for the fourth year in a row. read moreSt John's Innovation Centre - MD vacancy
St John's Innovation Centre - MD vacancySt John's Innovation Centre Cambridge Managing Director Attractive six-figure package This high-profile Innovation Centre with 53,000 sq ft occupied by 60 tenants was established 20 years ago by St John's College and has built an international reputation. It now seeks a Managing Director to succeed Walter Herriot OBE on his retirement in November 2008. The successful applicant is…read moreHerbert Howells Trust
Herbert Howells TrustFollowing the death in October 2005 of Herbert Howells' daughter, Ursula, and in accordance with her wishes, the Herbert Howells Trust has been set up to be administered by St John's College, Cambridge, where Howells was Organist during the Second World War. The Trust receives all royalties and performing rights dues previously received by Ursula Howells, and the Organist and Senior Bursar of…read moreAsh Wednesday Evensong Webcast
Ash Wednesday Evensong WebcastAsh Wednesday Evensong - Webcast from St John's College Chapel The Ash Wednesday Evensong (6th February 2008) is now available to listen to online. This service, for which St John's College Chapel is renowned, includes Allegri's setting of Psalm 51, Miserere Mei, and Byrd's setting of Ne Irascaris. read moreEpiphany Carol Service Webcast
Epiphany Carol Service WebcastEpiphany Carol Service - New Webcast from St John's College Chapel The Epiphany Carol Service (19th January 2008) is now available to listen to online. This candlelit service of readings and music to celebrates the season of Epiphany. Music includes John Tavener's The Lamb, Cornelius' The Three Kings and a lesser known piece by Robert Spearing, Jesu son most sweet and dear. Please click…read moreProfessor Norman Bleehen dies, aged 77
Professor Norman Bleehen dies, aged 77Professor Norman Montague Bleehen, CBE, MA, BM, BCh (Oxford), Emeritus Cancer Research Campaign Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Fellow of the College since 1976, died on 1 February 2008, aged 77.read more2007 British Composer Awards
2007 British Composer AwardsThreshold of Night, by Tarik O'Regan, specially commissioned for St John's College Choir, won the Liturgical Composition Award at the 2007 British Composer Awards Ceremony held in London on Wednesday 5 December. The music was first performed by the Choir at the Advent Carol Services on 25 November 2006 and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 the following day. Born in London in 1978, Tarik O'Regan was…read more2007 British Composer Awards
2007 British Composer AwardsThreshold of Night, by Tarik O'Regan, specially commissioned for St John's College Choir, won the Liturgical Composition Award at the 2007 British Composer Awards Ceremony held in London on Wednesday 5 December. The music was first performed by the Choir at the Advent Carol Services on 25 November 2006 and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 the following day. Born in London in 1978, Tarik O'Regan was…read moreSt John's launches Indian Scholarships
St John's launches Indian ScholarshipsSt John's College announced a prestigious new scholarship programme this week 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…read moreChoir CDs available on line
Choir CDs available on lineA selection of CD recordings of St John's College Choir, including the very popular 2006 release ‘Christmas at St John's', are now available to purchase on-line. read moreCollege Lectorship in French
College Lectorship in FrenchApplications are invited for the post of College Lector in French tenable from 1 October 2008 until 30 September 2009 with the possibility of renewal for a further year, at St John's College , Cambridge . It is expected that candidates will hold or be about to achieve the qualification of Matrise or its equivalent, and preference may be given to those who either have or are preparing for…read moreHinsley Memorial Lecture
Hinsley Memorial LectureThe Seventh Hinsley Memorial Lecture ‘Intelligence Failure and the Logic of Conflict' will be given by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman Professor of War Studies at King's College, London at 6.00 pm on Tuesday 20 November 2007 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 more