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Eagle Scanning Project - List of SubscribersEagle Scanning Project - List of Subscribers List of Subscribers 1880s List of Subscribers 1890s List of Subscribers 1900s List of Subscribers 1910s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project - Johnian Dinner
Eagle Scanning Project - Johnian DinnerEagle Scanning Project Johnian Dinner Johnian Dinner 1890s Johnian Dinner 1900s Johnian Dinner 1910s Johnian Dinner 1920s Johnian Dinner 1930s Johnian Dinner 1950s Johnian Dinner 1960s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project - Donations
Eagle Scanning Project - DonationsEagle Scanning Project - Donations Note: This section includes The Library 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project - Contents
Eagle Scanning Project - ContentsEagle Scanning Project Contents 1859 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepageread moreEagle Scanning Project Volumes - 1910s
Eagle Scanning Project Volumes - 1910sEagle Scanning Project Volumes - 1910s 1910 Contents 1910 Eagle 1909 Michaelmas (Vol. XXXI, no. CL) Eagle 1910 Lent (Vol. XXXI, no. CLI) Eagle 1910 Easter (Vol. XXXI, no. CLII) List of Subscribers 1909-10 1911 Contents 1911…read moreEagle Scanning Project - Articles
Eagle Scanning Project - ArticlesEagle Scanning Project Articles Note: This section includes Correspondence and Johniana 1859 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Back to Eagle Scanning Project homepage read moreEagle Scanning Project - Sports and Societies (formerly Our Chronicle)
Eagle Scanning Project - Sports and Societies (formerly Our Chronicle)PDFs of the Eagle Sports and Societies Our Chronicle 1860s Our Chronicle 1870s Our Chronicle 1880s Our Chronicle 1890s Our Chronicle 1900s Our Chronicle 1910s Our Chronicle 1920s College Chronicle 1930s College Chronicle 1940s College Chronicle 1950s College Chronicle 1960s College Chronicle 1970s College Chronicle 1980s College Societies 1990s College Sports 1990s…read moreDigital exhibition. Blancmange to make, Blisters to draw: an ABC of early modern household knowledge
Digital exhibition. Blancmange to make, Blisters to draw: an ABC of early modern household knowledgeThis is an online version of the exhibition held in the Library Exhibition Area until October 2014.Exhibition description:Household knowledge in the early modern period was a miscellaneous category, circumscribing cookery, needlework, the production of household cleaning products and (most incongruously from a modern perspective) medical cures. Blancmange to make, Blisters to draw takes an…read moreAn ABC of early modern household knowledge: online exhibition
An ABC of early modern household knowledge: online exhibitionH is for Husbands and Huswifesread moreHackney student celebrates Cambridge success
Hackney student celebrates Cambridge successOne of the first students from his school to take A-levels and go to university has received an award for excellence from St John’s College.Michael Ha, from Hackney, attended Mossbourne Academy and was among the first pupils from his school to go on to study at university. He was offered a place at St John’s to read Medicine, where he recently graduated with an intercalated degree in History of…read moreProfessor Samworth elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Professor Samworth elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsProfessor Richard Samworth, Fellow and Lecturer of Mathematics at St John's College, has received the honour of being elected a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics due to his outstanding contribution to the field of statistics.Professor Samworth, also Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Mathematics, was elected to the Fellowship for his fundamental…read moreSt John's College brick by brick
St John's College brick by brickSt John's students Aasha Joshi and Dan Ryan have created an alternative guided walk around the College, based on the many different styles of brickwork found on the College buildings.From the classic 'English Bond' arrangement found in the College's earliest buildings in First and Second courts to the Victorian-era Flemish Bond of New Court and the intricate interlocking diamonds on the front of…read moreStem cell research wins Franklin Prize
Stem cell research wins Franklin PrizeProfessor Ben Simons, College Supervisor in Physics, has been awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics.Professor Simons' work on the physics of correlated electron systems, semiconductors and quantum chaos is highly admired within the scientific community. In the last decade, however, he has turned his attention to the world of Biology, with an emphasis on stem cell…read moreMaster awarded Feltrinelli Prize
Master awarded Feltrinelli PrizeProfessor Chris Dobson, Master of St John’s College, has been awarded this year’s Feltrinelli Prize in recognition of his work in the fields of science and medicine.The Feltrinelli Prize is awarded annually and rotates around categories as diverse as art, music, history, science, medicine and the humanities. The Prize is presented by the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the world's oldest…read moreMysticism, Magic and Supernatural in Mediterranean Music
Mysticism, Magic and Supernatural in Mediterranean MusicA symposium will be held at St John's on 27-29 June to disucss mysticism, magic and the supernatural in Mediterranean music.In this three-day symposium – organised by the Mediterranean study group of the International Council for Traditional Music – scholars from the UK, Europe, the U.S. and Australia will explore the relation between organized sound and the activities and rituals meant to give…read moreStudents celebrate General Admission 2014
Students celebrate General Admission 2014Although Congregations are held at intervals throughout the year, the June Congregations are set aside for what is called General Admission, at which most undergraduates proceed to their first Degrees at the end of their final term.On 25 June 2014, a new cohort of Johnians graduated, observed by proud families and friends. After the traditional Chapel service, the graduands processed through the…read moreExcellent students honoured with Larmor Awards 2014
Excellent students honoured with Larmor Awards 2014Each year at St John's, students who excel both academically and in other aspects of life during their time in Cambridge can be nominated for the Larmor Awards, which are presented on the morning of General Admission or 'Degree Day'. Nominees are recommended by a committee made up of both Senior and Junior College members. The committee's recommendations are based on "intellectual qualifications…read moreCollege Art Competition winners discuss their entries
College Art Competition winners discuss their entriesA wire sculpture of a rearing horse, a colour print of a horse rider in the dusty Santa Cruz mountains, and a photo of winter sunlight filtering through trees are just some of the impressive winning entries in this year’s St John’s College Art and Photography Competition.Over 100 undergraduate and post graduate members of St John’s took time out from their studies to get creative and enter the…read moreTravel Award Holders 2014
Travel Award Holders 2014Members of St John's College have been granted awards in May 2014 for travel from the Long Vacation 2014.To get a taster of the types of adventures our Students undertake please read the exciting reports from previous Travel Awards by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.Johnian Society Travel ExhibitionsMr JKR BauschLofoten – Adventure Beyond the Polar CircleMr JS BirkCorsica’s GR20: A…read moreJohnians in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2014
Johnians in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2014Four Johnians have been featured in the prestigious Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2014: Dr Pamela Louise Makin, Kate Elizabeth Gross, Roger Lambert, and Raymond Jobling.Dr Pamela Louise Makin, Chief Executive Officer of British Technology Group plc, received a DBE for services to the Life Sciences industry.Kate Elizabeth Gross, Deputy Director for Strategy Department for Business, Innovations…read moreNew accessions: May 2014
New accessions: May 2014New in Art: NA 1116.H6 Image of Venice : Fialetti's view and Sir Henry Wotton / Deborah Howard and Henrietta McBurney ; with contributions by Christy Anderson, Ruth Bubb, Andrew Hopkins, Daniel McReynolds, Allison Sherman, Laura Walters. London : Paul Holberton publishing, 2014.Audio-VisualAV General Interest EAD No fairytale [sound recording] / Rosemary Eade. Rochester : Ranscombe Studios, 2011.…read moreRussell Ó Ríagáin - (PhD student) Archaeology & Anthropology
Russell Ó Ríagáin - (PhD student) Archaeology & AnthropologyRussell Ó Ríagáin is a third-year PhD student in Archaeology. Prior to coming to St John's, he studied for an MPhil in Archaeological Research at St Catharine's, a HDip in Sociology at University College Dublin and a BA in Archaeology and History at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has worked as a contract archaeologist in addition to working for the Archaeological Survey of…read moreListen to Johnian talks at the Hay Festival online
Listen to Johnian talks at the Hay Festival onlineJohnians past and present spoke at this year's Hay Festival of Literature and Arts.Several high-profile College alumni and Fellows were booked to give talks and presentations to the several thousand strong crowd of festival goers. A number of their talks can also be heard online via the University of Cambridge on SoundCloud.Johnians who presented talks at the Festival included Mervyn King, former…read moreGifted Clapham students explore life at Cambridge
Gifted Clapham students explore life at CambridgeA group of gifted and talented students from La Retraite Catholic Girls School, Clapham Park, got to experience life at Cambridge University on a recent visit to St John’s College, designed to encourage young people to consider Cambridge when they make their future university applications. The year 9 pupils came to St John’s to learn about applying to Cambridge and what to expect as a student.…read moreHistory - Tom Parry-Jones (PhD student)
History - Tom Parry-Jones (PhD student)I went to school in Colchester, Essex, where I took A-Levels in English Literature, Maths, Chemistry, Physics and General Studies. Seeing the effects of the Iraq war from a garrison town was a political wake-up call, and I changed away from the natural sciences, coming to Cambridge in 2005 to read Social and Political Sciences at Magdalene College. While studying for my undergraduate degree, I…read more