St John's College News
The College established an Environmental Working Group to address environmental topics
The College established an Environmental Working Group to address environmental topicsread moreParking arrangements for freshers
Parking arrangements for freshersBecause of repair works to the walls of the Cripps Car Park the following arrangements for parking and reception have been made: Tuesday, 26 September (7am to 10pm) Cripps Car Park [access off Northampton Street] will be available for you to drop off your belongings. Parking in this area is restricted to a maximum of 30 minutes. At the end of that period you must move…read moreMemorial Service for Professor Robin Orr
Memorial Service for Professor Robin OrrA memorial service for Robert Kemsley (Robin) Orr, CBE, MA, MusD, FRCM, Emeritus Professor of Music, Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge 1987-2006, and of Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1988-2006, Organist of St John's College 1938-1951, and Fellow 1948-1956 and 1965-1976, who died on 9 April 2006, aged 96, will be held in St John's College Chapel on Saturday 4 November 2006, at…read moreDr Clifford Evans dies, aged 93
Dr Clifford Evans dies, aged 93Dr George Clifford Evans, M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D., Fellow of St John's College 1938-2006, sometime Bursar in Charge of College Buildings, and Emeritus Reader in Experimental Ecology, died on 12 September 2006, aged 93 years.read moreGifts to the Bursary Scheme reach £900,000
Gifts to the Bursary Scheme reach £900,000Johnians will remember that the Master wrote to them in November last year announcing the magnificent benefaction from Nick Corfield (BA 1981, Honorary Fellow 2001) of £1m to set up a Matching Programme for Bursaries. Under the matching programme, donations to the College for the Bursary Scheme will be matched £ for £ until the £1,000,000 fund is exhausted. We are delighted to announce that…read moreJohnian wins Joseph Lister Award
Johnian wins Joseph Lister AwardStefan Fafinski (BA 1989) wins Joseph Lister Award from the British Association for the Advancement of Science. For further information, click on the link below.http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/4175read moreA-Level Results!
A-Level Results!RESULTS, RESULTS, RESULTS!!! Well, it's that time of year again: sunshine and tension with exam results declared, declaring or ready to be declared. For those of you awaiting A-levels - and also those who have already received their results - this is what happens next!!! On the afternoon of Thursday 17 August, here at St John's, we will be holding an Admissions Meeting to discuss all the results…read moreForthcoming election of Master
Forthcoming election of MasterProfessor Richard Perham will retire from the Office of Master on 30 September 2007. The Fellows of the College are therefore seeking to elect a successor to hold office from 1 October 2007 and hope to be in a position to do so later this year. To that end a confidential list of names of men and women of distinction is being drawn up for consideration. Suggestions of names for consideration will…read moreLatest Choir Webcast now available
Latest Choir Webcast now availableThe third and final webcast by the Choir is now available. The service is free but you will need to have a browser with flash installed on your PC to be able to listen on-line. This is a pilot project and the College is keen receive feedback on the service. The College also welcomes donations in support of this service so that it may continue in the future.read moreBoat Club Manager
Boat Club ManagerThe Lady Margaret Boat Club was founded in 1825 and is the Boat Club of St John's College, Cambridge. It has its own Boathouse which was recently extended and modernised and which includes a well-equipped gym and a workshop. The Club is seeking a full-time Boat Club Manager.read moreJohnian wins prize for political writing
Johnian wins prize for political writingRowland Manthorpe (BA 2005) has won the second Ben Pimlott prize for political writing. His 'Spirit of the Brits' appeared in the Guardian review section on Saturday 1 July. An edited version of his essay can be viewed on the Guardian website.http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jul/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview29 read moreFellow awarded National Teaching Fellowship
Fellow 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
Hutton 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…read moreChoir to sing in Chester & Carlisle
Choir 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
Listen 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
Undergraduate 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
St 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
Linacre 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
Professor 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
Choir 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
St 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
Choir 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
Choral 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…read moreLord Brightman dies, aged 94
Lord 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
Johnian 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 more