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Green Week 2014
Green Week 2014A student-run programme of activities and projects taking place in November 2014 aimed at making people who live and work in College think about how they can contribute to a more sustainable future. read moreA Lenten Meditation
A Lenten MeditationA Service of readings and music for Lent and Passiontide. Will be held on Saturday 9 March 2024 at 6.00pm. Music last year included God so loved the world (Stainer), Civitas sancti tui (Byrd), Geistliches Lied (Brahms), Sicut cervus (Palestrina), Popule meus (Victoria), In ieunio et fletu (Tallis) and Miserere (de Monte). Applications must be received by monday 12 February.…read moreA Meditation on the Passion of Christ
A Lenten MeditationA Service of readings and music for Lent and Passiontide. will be held on Saturday 9 March 2024 at 6.00pm. Music last year included God so loved the world (Stainer), Civitas sancti tui (Byrd), Geistliches Lied (Brahms), Sicut cervus (Palestrina), Popule meus (Victoria), In ieunio et fletu (Tallis) and Miserere (de Monte). Application for Tickets may be made below. Applications…read moreGreen Week 2014
Green Week 2014St John’s College Green Week was launched on 10 November, an initiative to raise awareness of how all of us can help the College improve its environmental performance. During the week we ran a series of events to inform members of what they can do to reduce energy consumption, increase the amount of waste we recycle, and source food more sustainably.Posters and videos on energy reduction were…read moreStephen Sykes, 1939-2014
Stephen Sykes, 1939-2014The Right Revd Professor Stephen Sykes MA DD, Honorary Fellow of St John's College Cambridge since 2009, died on 24 September 2014.Stephen Sykes came to St John's in 1958 to read Theology, and received his BA in 1961. In 1964 he was ordained Deacon after studying at Ripon Hall, Oxford, and the same year he was made a Fellow of St John's, also serving as Dean, College Lecturer and Director of…read moreYew cuttings to fight cancer
Yew cuttings to fight cancerYew hedges which have grown at St John's for over 60 years are being used to make drugs to fight cancer. The mature hedges in the Master's garden are clipped annually to maintain their shape and promote new growth. Rather than being burned or composted, however, the clippings are now being collected and used in the manufacture of drugs for chemotherapy. English yew (taxus baccata) contains…read moreJohnians elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Johnians elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of EngineeringTwo Johnians have joined the Royal Academy of Engineering after being elected to the Fellowship at the Academy’s AGM on 15 September 2014. Professor Robin Bloomfield and Dr Paul Woollin were two of 59 new Fellows elected this year in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to Engineering.Professor Robin Bloomfield came to St John’s in 1973 and received a BA in Natural…read moreTudor treasures go on display for Open Cambridge
Tudor treasures go on display for Open CambridgeCharts illustrating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Henry VIII’s love letters to Anne Boleyn and a red velvet book once owned by Queen Elizabeth I are amongst the items going on public display at St John’s College for Open Cambridge this weekend. The 17th century oak door of St John’s Old Library will be open to the public from 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturday 13 September as part of the annual…read moreSimon Thorburn awarded NGC Occupational Health & Safety Certificate
Simon Thorburn awarded NGC Occupational Health & Safety CertificateA member of the Maintenance Department of St John’s College has just been awarded a highly regarded health and safety qualification by the National Examination Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH).Simon Thorburn, Maintenance Supervisor, gained the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, one of the most widely held health and safety qualifications in the…read moreAsh Wednesday Choral Evensong
Ash Wednesday Choral EvensongA Choral Evensong takes place on Ash Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 6.30pm. - 2017 Ash Wednesday Order of Service read moreNew accessions: July & August 2014
New accessions: July & August 2014New in Language and Literature: Chomsky and His Critics, edited by Louise M. Antony and Norbert HornsteinArchaeologyCC 72.4.M4 Meanings of things : material culture and symbolic expression/ edited by Ian Hodder, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. Abingdon : Routledge, 2004.Audio-VisualDVD ENG.bir.pal Bird on a wire [DVD]/ Tony Palmer. [s.l.] : Boulevard Entertainment, 1974.DVD…read moreMagic and mystery awaits in Johnian fantasy author’s new novel
Magic and mystery awaits in Johnian fantasy author’s new novelA mage and magic shop owner who can see into the future struggles to explore his dark side, in the new fantasy novel by a former St John’s College student.Hidden, by Benedict Jacka, is due to be released next month, and marks the fifth and much-anticipated installment in the author’s critically-acclaimed Alex Verus series of novels. This urban fantasy series focuses on a diviner with a dark past…read moreUniversity and Departmental Prizes: June-August 2014
University and Departmental Prizes: June-August 2014The following students are among those whose excellent work has been recognised by the University, or external organisations and academic institutions, during June, July and August 2014.Mr Nicky Ferguson, Management Studies graduate, received the Cambridge Finance Best Student Paper Award.Mr Somil Desai, 3rd year Natural Sciences undergraduate, was awarded the Cambridge Neuroscience Seminars…read moreRamblers free to roam thanks to change in law
Ramblers free to roam thanks to change in lawA St John’s College graduate has won a landmark High Court victory on behalf of the walkers’ charity The Ramblers. The new ruling protects walkers from being crippled by costly legal fees in public right-of-way disputes.When public footpaths are blocked or closed to walkers, The Ramblers often apply to the local council to have the obstruction removed in order to allow free access. If the case…read more“Trojan horse” treatment could beat brain tumours
“Trojan horse” treatment could beat brain tumoursA “Trojan horse” treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, which involves using tiny nanoparticles of gold to kill tumour cells, has been successfully tested by scientists.The ground-breaking technique could eventually be used to treat glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most common and aggressive brain tumour in adults, and notoriously difficult to treat. Many sufferers die within a…read moreSir John Cockcroft – the man behind the science
Sir John Cockcroft – the man behind the scienceThe life and legacy of Sir John Cockcroft, the great physicist who was famously involved in the so-called “splitting” of the atom, will be celebrated in a seminar at St John’s College, Cambridge next month. Organised by his son, Christopher, and featuring speakers including eminent scientists, historians and former colleagues, the event will be held over two days starting on September 18, the…read moreDriven to succeed
Driven to succeedIndia’s first car sharing scheme, set up by a St John’s College student and widely considered to be “an extreme long shot” even by its founders, is set to expand its empire after becoming one of the country’s most successful start-ups.David Back, President and co-founder of ZoomCar, launched the company 16 months ago with just seven cars and barely enough capital to sustain it for another two…read moreHow to apply for a Choral Award
How to apply for a Choral AwardBecoming a Choral ScholarThe Alto, Tenor and Bass parts are usually taken by 15 undergraduates, studying at St John's, who are known as Choral Scholars. They study a wide range of subjects (all are available except Architecture and Veterinary Medicine) and come from a variety of schools. Students of Architecture and Veterinary Medicine are however able to sing with St John's Voices, the College's…read moreProfessor Graeme Barker awarded Honorary Degree
Professor Graeme Barker awarded Honorary DegreeProfessor Graeme Barker, Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and Fellow of St John’s College, has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Sheffield in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of Archaeology. The degree was conferred on 22 July at a ceremony in Sheffield.Professor Barker is Disney Professor of…read moreJohnians elected Fellows of the British Academy
Johnians elected Fellows of the British AcademyTwo Johnians have been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in honour of their outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences: Professor Ingrid De Smet and Professor David Denison.Professor Ingrid De Smet came to St John's in 1989 and received her PhD in Modern Languages in 1993. She is currently Professor of French and Neo-Latin Studies at the University of Warwick, and…read moreBolton students experience Cambridge life
Bolton students experience Cambridge lifeA group of over 60 gifted and talented students from six Bolton schools got to experience life at Cambridge University on a recent two-day visit to St John’s College.Students from schools including Rivington and Blackrod High School, Turton, Thornleigh College, Ladybridge, St Josephs and Westhoughton High School, got a glimpse behind the scenes of a large and bustling Cambridge College to learn…read moreNew accessions: June 2014
New accessions: June 2014New in Language and Literature: The Novel: a biography by College writer in residence Michael SchmidtAudio-VisualDVD ENG.pun.and Punk singer : a film about Kathleen Hanna [DVD]/ directed by Sini Anderson. [s.l.] : Dogwoof, 2014. DVD ENG.lab.hen Labyrinth [DVD]/ screenplay by Terry Jones ; directed by Jim Henson. [s.l.] : The Jim Henson Company, 1986. DVD ENG.who.zem Who framed Roger Rabbit [DVD…read moreEagle Scanning Project - War Lists
Eagle Scanning Project - War ListsEagle Scanning Project - War Lists War Lists 1910s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project - Roll of Honour
Eagle Scanning Project - Roll of HonourEagle Scanning Project - Roll of Honour Roll of Honour 1910s Roll of Honour 1920s Roll of Honour 1940s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project - Obituaries
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