St John's College News
Fellow 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 moreChristmas Concert
Christmas ConcertThe programme is to include A Ceremony of Carols (Britten), Otcenas (Janacek) and a selection of carols of Christmas. 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 morePupils challenge the Master and Fellows
Pupils challenge the Master and FellowsSchool pupils from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire challenged fellows of St John's to think about how they should remember Thomas Clarkson, an undergraduate at St John's who played a crucial role in campaigning against the British Slave trade. read moreAdmission of Scholars 2007
Admission of Scholars 2007This year, in a new format, the Scholars of the College were admitted to their scholarships in the College Chapel on Saturday 27 October. Some 68 undergraduate and graduate students were presented to the Master who admitted them, in Latin, to their scholarships. The ceremony was attended by Fellows, current Scholars and the proud guests of the new scholars. The ceremony was followed by afternoon…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 attend read moreHonorary Fellow wins Nobel Prize
Honorary Fellow wins Nobel PrizeIt was announced yesterday that Professor Eric Maskin (Overseas Visiting Fellow 1987-1988, Honorary Fellow 2004), Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson have won the 2007 Nobel Economics Prize for 'having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory,' the Nobel jury said. For more information, please click here. Further details are available here. read moreHonorary Fellowships
Honorary FellowshipsElected into Honorary Fellowships Sir David Alan HOPWOOD MA, PhD, DSc, FRS, Fellow 1958-61 John Innes Professor of Genetics, University of East Anglia Ambassador Fulgence KAZAURA MA Chancellor, University of Dar Es Salaam Sir Roger Hewlett PALIN KCB, MA Air Chief Marshal Mr David Willoughby POUNTNEY CBE, MA Freelance…read moreNEW MASTER FOR ST JOHN'S
NEW MASTER FOR ST JOHN'SMembers of the College staff, students and Fellows were invited to be present at the admission of Professor Chris Dobson to the office of Master of St John's College. The admission ceremony took place at 12 noon on Monday 1 October in the Chapel. Fellows, students and staff members were present to witness Professor Dobson, who had been pre-elected in December 2006, sign the Declaration…read moreFormer Research Fellow's TV Series
Former Research Fellow's TV SeriesJeevan Deol, a recent History Fellow of St John's, is one of the presenters of this series. For more details, visit the BBC website: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/ou-on-the-bbc-history-detectivesread moreSt John's Women's Society
St John's Women's Society2007 has been an important year for all the women at St John's College. Not only have we celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of women's entrance to St John's with an inspiring conference and wonderful dinner, but we also have a sense, stronger than ever, that College life, as well as society and life in general, would not be viable without women. It is unthinkable for us to emulate the St…read more