St John's College News
Biography celebrates life of Fred Sanger
Biography celebrates life of Fred SangerA new biography of double Nobel prizewinning scientist Dr Fred Sanger is being launched today.The first complete biography of two-time Nobel Prize winner and Honorary Fellow of St John’s, Dr Fred Sanger, is to be launched today by Cambridge University Press.Considered the “father of genomics”, Dr Sanger paved the way for the modern revolution in our understanding of biology. His pioneering…read moreStaff member's choir reaches national finals
Staff member's choir reaches national finalsGraduate Library Trainee Richard Sellens and his choir, Northern Spirit Singers, have reached the last six in the highly-regarded Choir of the Year 2014 choral competition and will be performing in the Grand Final this weekend.Northern Spirit Singers, established 14 years ago in Durham, will be competing for the coveted title of Choir of the Year 2014 on Sunday December 7 at Manchester's…read moreLambeth students experience life at Cambridge
Lambeth students experience life at CambridgeYear 9 pupils from Saint Gabriel’s College, Lambeth, got to experience student life at Cambridge on a recent visit to St John’s College.Students from Saint Gabriel’s College in Lambeth got a taste of university life by visiting one of Cambridge University’s largest Colleges.A group of top-set Year 9 Science and Maths pupils came to St John’s College to learn more about higher education and what…read moreJacqueline Rose discusses Women in Dark Times
Jacqueline Rose discusses Women in Dark TimesProfessor Jacqueline Rose, the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professor for Michaelmas 2014, will be discussing her latest book Women in Dark Times at a free event at St John's College on Wednesday 3 December.Professor Rose will be in conversation with Professor Juliet Mitchell, and the event will be chaired by Professor Ulinka Rublack.Published in September by Bloomsbury, Women in…read moreSt John's College Music Festival
St John's College Music FestivalThe creative possibilities of 'the old made new' form a thematic thread through a new, free music festival at St John's. This theme is highly appropriate given the magnificent settings of the Divinity School and the College Chapel. The Divinity School was completed in 1879 and has recently been imaginatively restored, in an amalgamation of the past and the present, and the chapel is a fine…read moreStudent wins international journalism prize
Student wins international journalism prizeTakis Würger, St John's student and writer for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, has been awarded the "Writing for CEE" 2014 journalism prize.Würger received the award at a ceremony in Vienna for his report from Illichivsk, a provincial town in southern Ukraine, which is at the centre of a conflict regarding a seven metre tall gold statue of Lenin. While some are calling for the statue to be…read moreHidden treasures of the Old Library revealed
Hidden treasures of the Old Library revealedThe most prized historic books and artefacts from St John's Old Library have been brought together for a new book, launched this week, which gives a glimpse into the remarkable and diverse collections held by the College. A book of Psalms over a thousand years old, Elizabethan charts showing the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the 1807 Parliamentary Bill that finally abolished the transatlantic…read moreReal ales and local cheese tasting brings Green Week to a close
Real ales and local cheese tasting brings Green Week to a closeAn imperial Roman stout, the only traditional farmhouse brie made in the UK, and a golden ale originally brewed in collaboration with classicist Professor Mary Beard were some of the local products available for sampling at the St John's College Bar on Friday evening.The 'Celebration of Beer and Cheese' rounded off Green Week, a five-day programme of activities to raise environmental awareness…read moreMemorial service for Dr Fred Sanger available online
Memorial service for Dr Fred Sanger available onlineThe memorial service for Dr Fred Sanger, two-time Nobel prize winner and Honorary Fellow of St John's, is now available to listen to online.Dr Sanger, OM CH CBE FRS, died in Cambridge on 19 November 2013 at the age of 95. Following in the footsteps of his father and two uncles, he read Natural Sciences at St John's between 1936 and 1939, graduating with a First. He also did his doctoral studies…read moreMeet Sarah Parnell, John Crook Scholar
Meet Sarah Parnell, John Crook ScholarSarah Parnell, a current John Crook Scholar at St John’s, reveals how she made her way to Cambridge after a family crisis nearly dashed her hopes of studying at University at all, in a new video released today.Sarah, 31, from South Oxhey in Watford, successfully applied for the John Crook Scholarship in 2013 to study Psychology at St John's College. In the video, she talks about her background,…read moreNagoya University Exchange Scheme
Nagoya University Exchange Schemea 2-week cultural/academic exchange with Nagoya University, in JapanSt John’s College has an annual Exchange Programme with Nagoya University in Japan. This cultural/academic Exchange Programme allows 6 undergraduate students from St John’s to visit Nagoya University and spend 2 weeks in Japan. The aim of the programme is to broaden the social horizons of students and allow them to gain insight…read more"Anti-building" for the future: the world of Cedric Price
"Anti-building" for the future: the world of Cedric PriceThe life and work of Cedric Price, the unconventional and visionary architect best-known for buildings which never saw the light of day, is being explored in a new exhibition held at St John’s College, where Price was an undergraduate.A newly-opened exhibition at St John's sheds light on the life and work of the eccentric and influential 20th century architect Cedric Price, the designer of a “Fun…read moreUniversity and Departmental Prizes: September-October 2014
University and Departmental Prizes: September-October 2014Three St John's College graduates have been awarded prizes during September and October by the University or other academic institutions thanks to their excellent work and achievements: Lira Puebla, Christoph Schmidhuber, and Patrick Flagmeier.Lira Puebla, Biochemistry graduate, received the STARLAB Poster Prize, a competition held by the Department of Biochemistry for second year PhD students.…read moreMake a difference and reduce your energy consumption during Green Week
Make a difference and reduce your energy consumption during Green WeekGreen Week is underway and everyone is being asked to make a difference to the amount of energy consumed at St John's. Fellows, staff and students are being encouraged to keep an eye on their energy usage and cut down on their consumption during Green Week, which starts on Monday 10 November and coincides with the University of Cambridge’s Switch Off week.This week, energy consumption across…read moreClifton Lionel Davy: Military Cross 1916
Clifton Lionel Davy: Military Cross 1916Clifton Lionel Davy, was born 7 April 1895 in Darefield, Yorkshire. He was educated at Wesley College and Sligo Grammar School before coming up to St John's in 1914. Davy's tutor was EE Sikes; whose notebook is below.Although Davy was not much of a scholar, he proved himself on the battlefield. After completing only one term at St John's, Davy signed up with the West Yorkshire Regiment in…read moreJohnian co-founds first-of-its-kind network for women in law
Johnian co-founds first-of-its-kind network for women in lawA new network to promote the retention of women in the legal profession in London has been co-founded by a St John's College graduate.Suzanne Szczetnikowicz (BA 2005, MA 2008), Senior Associate of Shearman & Sterling LLP, is Vice-Chair of a committee of five female founders of Women in Law London (WILL) which held its launch event in the Andaz Hotel in London on 17 October. The independent…read moreFirst Class students become new Scholars
First Class students become new ScholarsOn Saturday 1 November, 74 St John’s students were admitted as Scholars in an historic ceremony dating back over 500 years to the establishment of the College itself.The honour of being named a ‘Scholar’ is awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence by achieving a First Class (or equivalent) position in their university exams.Every student…read moreAdvent Carol Services
Advent Carol ServiceThe Advent Carol Services will be held on Saturday 30 November 2024 at 6.00pm and Sunday 1 December 2024 at 3.00pm. The Sunday service will be broadcast live by BBC Radio 3. The pattern of the Advent service, in its four sections, reflects the season’s growing anticipation, both of the first coming of Christ and of that Day when the prayer ‘Thy Kingdom come’ is finally and fully answered…read moreCollege catering gets top marks for sustainability policy
College catering gets top marks for sustainability policySt Johns’ College was recognised as having one of the best sustainability policies in Catering amongst the Cambridge Colleges at a prestigious award ceremony last week.Along with Robinson College, St John’s was given top marks at the University of Cambridge Catering Manager’s Committee Environmental Awards for its sustainable purchasing policy, and its approach towards sustainable food and staff…read moreColenso Conference
Colenso ConferenceA one day conference entitled John William Colenso: Controversial Bishop of Natal will be held in the Palmerston Room, St John's College, on Thursday 27 November.(Please note change of venue to the Palmerston Room - not the Divinity School as previously advertised)Speakers will include Nathan MacDonald (Cambridge), Kevin Ward (Leeds), Tom Wright (St Andrews), Reinhard Kratz (Göttingen), Mark…read moreRichard Butler awarded the Hawksmoor Essay Medal
Richard Butler awarded the Hawksmoor Essay MedalA graduate of St John's College has been awarded the Hawksmoor Essay Medal 2014 by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Richard Butler, PhD Candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, University of Cambridge, and Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, won the award for his essay…read morePythagoras Prize 2014
Pythagoras Prize 2014Every year St John’s College proudly awards the Pythagoras Prize worth £9000 to an undergraduate student coming to study Mathematics. Now in its fourth year of existence, the Pythagoras Prize was awarded on 5 October 2014 to Indi Pritchard. Indi came to St John's in October from Coleg Cambria in Wrexham where he took A-levels in Computing, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics, and…read moreHinsley Memorial Lecture 2014
Hinsley Memorial Lecture 2014The fourteenth Hinsley Memorial Lecture, "Internetional Relations: The Struggle for Power Over the Internet in a Post-American World", will be held on Friday 14 November 2014. This year's lecturer is Professor Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.The lecture will take place in the Main Lecture Theatre…read moreCoffee, quizzes and karaoke in bar's packed Michaelmas programme
Coffee, quizzes and karaoke in bar's packed Michaelmas programmeNew facilities and a packed programme of events are on offer at St John's College bar as it opens its doors ready for the start of the new term. A Facebook page has also been launched to promote special offers and events.The friendly bar is the social hub of the College and the perfect place for students, staff and Fellows to socialise or study in a relaxed environment. A full and varied…read moreSt John's College Bar
St John's College BarSt John's College Bar is the social hub of the College and provides a friendly space where students, Fellows and staff can relax. As well as real ales, ciders, soft drinks, gourmet coffees and bar snacks are available. The bar is equipped with long tables with power points for laptops, and features a music system with three independent speaker zones, allowing for music to be switched off in…read more