St John's College News
Fellow awarded National Teaching Fellowship
29/06/2006Fellow awarded National Teaching FellowshipDr. Keith Johnstone, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, has won a national award for his part in improving teaching and learning across the biological sciences at Cambridge University. The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) chose fifty winners from a record 242 nominations from universities and colleges across the country. The scheme recognises individuals who have made…read moreHutton Prize
26/06/2006Hutton PrizeA prize (value £120) will be awarded for the best short dissertation or essay, not more than 10,000 words in length, on a subject in English History The competition is open to members of the College who are, at the time of issue of this notice, undergraduates who are in their third term of residence. Writings must be submitted to the Master by Wednesday, 11 October 2006 read moreChoir to sing in Chester & Carlisle
19/06/2006Choir to sing in Chester & CarlisleChoir to sing concerts at the Chester Summer Festival and the Carlisle International Summer Festival in July.read moreListen to Evensong online
23/05/2006Listen to Evensong onlineThe second webcast is now available. You will need to have a browser with flash installed on your PC to be able to listen on-line. read moreUndergraduate Research Project Grants
15/05/2006Undergraduate Research Project GrantsA number of grants to the maximum value of £500 are available to support undergraduate academic research projects in the Long Vacation. read moreSt John's - Excellence and Diversity
28/04/2006St John's - Excellence and DiversitySt John's - Excellence and Diversity St John's is working with Third Millennium Publishing to create a handsomely illustrated and thoughtful evocation of every aspect of the College - its history, its architecture and gardens, its hidden corners and treasures, its people past and present and their myriad of activities.read moreLinacre Lecture
24/04/2006Linacre LectureThe Linacre Lecture will take place on Friday 5 May at 5.00pm in Lecture Theatre 1, Physiological Laboratory, Downing Street. Professor Frances Ashcroft FRS, University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, will give a talk entitled'˜Unravelling Diabetes: From Molecule to Malady'. Members of the University and others interested are cordially invited to attend. read moreProfessor Robin Orr dies, aged 96
10/04/2006Professor Robin Orr dies, aged 96Professor Robert Kemsley (Robin) Orr, CBE, MA, MusD, Emeritus Professor of Music, Honorary Fellow of St John's College 1987-2006, and of Pembroke College 1988-2006, Organist of St John's College 1938-1951, Fellow 1948-1956 and 1965-1976, died on 9 April 2006, aged 96.read moreChoir to tour East Coast of USA
07/03/2006Choir to tour East Coast of USAThe Choir will be touring the East Coast of America from 22 March to 1 April 2006. read moreSt John's - Excellence & Diversity
21/02/2006St John's - Excellence & DiversityWe are pleased to announce that St John's College: Excellence and Diversity has now been published and will be ready to be mailed to subscribers in late February. From March, those who did not subscribe will be able to purchase a copy of the book from the Johnian Office.read moreChoir sings Concert at Ashwell Church
20/02/2006Choir sings Concert at Ashwell ChurchChoir sings Concert at Ashwell Church as warm up for forthcoming USA Tour In preparation for their forthcoming tour of the USA, the Choir will be singing a concert at St Mary's Church, Ashwell, on the evening of Saturday 18 March.read moreChoral Open Day
15/02/2006Choral Open DayAn informal Open Day for people interested in applying for a Choral Scholarship at St John's College will be held on Saturday 18 February 2006. The Open Day will provide an opportunity to visit the College and meet current Choral Students to find out more about Choir activities, take part in a rehearsal conducted by the Director of Music, Dr David Hill, and attend Evensong. There will also be…read moreLord Brightman dies, aged 94
09/02/2006Lord Brightman dies, aged 94The Rt Hon Lord John Anson Brightman, PC, MAÂ (BA 1932), Honorary Fellow of the College since 1982 and former Lord of Appeal, died on Monday 6 February 2006, aged 94.read moreJohnian wins Sir Lionel Whitby Medal
03/02/2006Johnian wins Sir Lionel Whitby MedalThe Sir Lionel Whitby Medal has been awarded to Dr Mark Roberts of St John's College (BA 1991, MA 1995) for his work 'Characterisation of the immune response to vaccine antigens that exacerbate disease in a murine model of cutaneous leishmaniasis'. His work on the development of a vaccine for the life-threatening disease Leishmania was carried out at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research.…read moreUCAS decisions
20/01/2006UCAS decisionsread moreHonorary Fellow gives £1m to Bursary Scheme
12/01/2006Honorary Fellow gives £1m to Bursary SchemeSt John's is delighted to announce that Mr Nick Corfield (BA 1981 and Honorary Fellow since 2001) has made a gift of £1m to set up a programme to match donations to the College's Bursary Scheme.read moreHonorary Fellow awarded Knighthood
05/01/2006Honorary Fellow awarded KnighthoodProfessor John Ball, who was elected an Honorary Fellow of St John's in November 2005, has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year Honours List 2006, for services to science.read moreElection of Honorary Fellows
05/01/2006Election of Honorary FellowsThe College is pleased to announce that the following have accepted election as Honorary Fellows: Sir Richard John Pearson Aikens MA QC Professor Sir John Macleod Ball DPhil FRS Sir Jack Beatson MA FBA QCread moreMemorial Service for Ken Budden
23/11/2005Memorial Service for Ken BuddenA Memorial Service for Kenneth George Budden, MA, PhD, FRS, Emeritus Reader in Physics, Fellow of St John's College, 1947-2005, who died on 4 September 2005, aged 90, will be held in St John's College Chapel on Saturday 28 January 2006, at 12 noon.read moreCaltech Exchange Programme
14/11/2005Caltech Exchange ProgrammeThe Caltech Exchange Programme has now been advertised. Closing date Wednesday, November 16th 2005.read moreOld Library awarded Designated Status
31/10/2005Old Library awarded Designated StatusThe Old Library of St John's College has been awarded Designated Status by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council. The Designation scheme has for some years been open to non-national Museums in England, but in 2005, for the first time, libraries and archives have been eligible to apply. Collections in just twenty-eight libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status. The only…read moreLondon Drinks Reception, 12 December
28/10/2005London Drinks Reception, 12 DecemberJohnians living in London and the Home Counties have been invited to join the Master, Professor Richard Perham and Dr Nancy Lane Perham for drinks at Goodenough College on Monday 12 December 2005. Goodenough College is located in, Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AB. The cost of the reception is £25.00 per person, including wine and canapes, and you are welcome to bring a guest. Drinks will…read moreCambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign
13/10/2005Cambridge 800th Anniversary CampaignThe University of Cambridge was established in 1209. For almost 800 years, the University and its Colleges have provided education, scholarship and research at the very highest level. The Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign celebrates this remarkable history and seeks to raise £1 billion to help secure Cambridge's edge in excellence for the future. If you would like more information about the…read moreElections to Fellowships, 2005
13/10/2005Elections to Fellowships, 2005Elections to Fellowship under Title A (Research Fellowships) Mr Iain Burns was elected to a Research Fellowship from 1 October 2005, for research in Chemical Engineering. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with an MEng in 2002 and since then has been working towards his PhD on 'A Sensor for Combustion Thermometry based on Blue Diode Lasers' in the Department of Chemical Engineering…read moreDepartures from the Fellowship 2004-2005
13/10/2005Departures from the Fellowship 2004-2005Dr Mark Carrington, College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Natural Sciences, continues to hold the post of University Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry. Dr Santanu Das, Research Fellow in English Literature, left at the end of the Lent Term to take up a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary College, University of London. Dr Ingo Kleppe,…read more