St John's College News
ECF (Extenuating Circumstances Form)
ECF (Extenuating Circumstances Form)The University of Cambridge wishes to admit the best students whatever their background. The Extenuating Circumstances Form is a University-wide initiative designed to ensure that all Colleges have the information they require in order to accurately assess applicants who have experienced particular personal or educational disadvantage.read moreApplication forms
Application formsApplications to St John's College are usually made through UCAS, and there is other information that should be submitted alongside this. The information below will guide you through how to make a timely, valid application. More information is also available on the 'Further information for applicants' page, which details the various types of applicant you could be.read moreBust of George Frideric Handel
Bust of George Frideric Handel(XI/6/5) Butler’s love of music developed early in his life. As a schoolboy he looked forward to hearing his favourite aunt playing Handel overtures on the piano, and he soon learned to play them himself. He would sell his school books to finance his collection of Handel’s music, published in cheap editions. This miniature marble bust used to stand on the mantelpiece in Butler’s rooms at…read moreMay Ball
May BallThe St John’s May Ball is renowned world-wide. Fireworks, hog roasts, some of the best music in the country, all set within a College transformed into a party wonderland; it is the perfect end to each academic year.read moreClubs, societies and space to relax
Clubs, societies and space to relaxAs well as the College Bar and Junior Common Room which provide comfortable spaces to relax, there are Sports Clubs and College Societies which cater to interests ranging from cinema to Mathematics, pilgrimage to creative writing – and of course, if you can’t find the right society for you, the College will support you in setting one up.read moreCollege grants, awards and prizes
College grants, awards and prizesThe College offers a number of generous prizes each year in various fields. There are also funds, exhibitions and grants for travel, research and the undertaking of projects during vacations.We will also be presenting the Pythagoras Prize, a one-off award of £9000, to a first year undergraduate home student coming to study Mathematics at the College. For more information, please click here.…read moreStudy and research facilities
Study and research facilitiesSt John’s has two libraries; the Working Library which students can access 24 hours a day, and the Old Library, which dates from 1624 and contains excellent collections including many rare books and manuscripts. There are also two computer rooms and a number of public access points, as well as wifi hotspots throughout the College and network connections in all on-site rooms.read moreGuaranteed accommodation
Guaranteed accommodationBy applying to St John’s, you will be guaranteed accommodation for the full duration of your course at Cambridge, and you will be able to use your room during the Christmas and Easter vacations. Most first year undergraduates live in Cripps Court in College, while in subsequent years students have a wide choice of accommodation, including shared or single sets in College and rooms in Victorian…read moreStudent experiences
Student experiencesFind out about St John's from some of the people who know it best - our students!read moreNew Johnian Fellows of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences
New Johnian Fellows of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical SciencesTwo Johnians were elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 3 May 2013:Professor Gideon Henderson FRS (1990)Professor of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordProfessor Robert Joseph Young FRS FREng (1966)Professor of Polymer Science and Technology, University of ManchesterIn addition, Professor Keith Hawton (1962) was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in April:Professor Keith Hawton…read moreDr Ulinka Rublack – The First Book of Fashion
Dr Ulinka Rublack – The First Book of FashionDr Ulinka Rublack, Director of Studies in History (Part II), describes how recreation of an outfit taken from one of an extraordinary series of Renaissance portraits reveals how one man made his mark on society.read moreNikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Nikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)Nikolaus is from Vienna, Austria. He studied Natural Sciences at St John's from 2006 to 2010 graduating with a 1st Class MSc in Chemistry. In summer 2008 he took part in an exchange program with California Institute of Technology, USA. Besides his curricular commitments, Nikolaus found time to row for Lady Margaret Boat Club and was an active member of Cambridge University Yacht Club. He is…read moreNikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Nikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)Nikolaus is from Vienna, Austria. He studied Natural Sciences at St John's from 2006 to 2010 graduating with a 1st Class MSc in Chemistry. In summer 2008 he took part in an exchange program with California Institute of Technology, USA. Besides his curricular commitments, Nikolaus found time to row for Lady Margaret Boat Club and was an active member of Cambridge University Yacht Club. He is…read moreNikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Nikolaus Krall - Natural Sciences (Physical)Nikolaus is from Vienna, Austria. He studied Natural Sciences at St John's from 2006 to 2010 graduating with a 1st Class MSc in Chemistry. In summer 2008 he took part in an exchange program with California Institute of Technology, USA. Besides his curricular commitments, Nikolaus found time to row for Lady Margaret Boat Club and was an active member of Cambridge University Yacht Club. He is…read moreNew edition of oldest manuscript
New edition of oldest manuscriptA scholarly edition of the College’s oldest manuscript has just been published by Brepols. Manuscript C.9 is a rare 10th century Irish Psalter, known as the ‘Southampton Psalter’ as it came to the College via Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton. It contains the text of the psalms, extensively glossed in both Latin and Old Irish, with a full page illustration at the opening of each group…read moreApprentice Chef Adam Desmond at top of class
Apprentice Chef Adam Desmond at top of classAdam Desmond began work as an Apprentice Chef at St John’s in June 2011 and soon after began his Food Preparation and Cookery qualification at Westminster College. He has now moved on to Level 3 of the award, coming top of his class of 16 students. Among them are apprentices from Le Gavroche, Maze and the Savoy Hotel.The College recognised this outstanding achievement in a presentation in May,…read moreCambridge Bursary
Cambridge BursaryStudents may be eligible for the Cambridge Bursary Scheme, which is an annual bursary of up to £3,500 per year. For more information, please see the link below.read moreSt John’s College on Google Street View
St John’s College on Google Street ViewEver wanted to take a look around College from the comfort of your own home? Well now you can.Google recently toured St John’s College with an array of cameras mounted on a high-tech tricycle. The images captured were then stitched together to create a ‘walk-through panorama’ of the College. St John’s is among the first of the Cambridge colleges to feature on Street View.The Street View tour of…read moreQuincentenary: celebrating 500 years
Quincentenary: celebrating 500 yearsIn 2011 St John's College celebrated its 500th birthday; looking back at the last half millennium and, most importantly, forward to the next 500 years. The College marked the passing of this momentous year in various ways, and with a series of special events… Royal visit St John's College was honoured to receive a visit from The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday 27 April 2011.…read moreMaster elected Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
Master elected Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of SciencesThe College is delighted to announce that the Master, Professor Christopher Dobson, has been elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Established by an Act of US Congress signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, the NAS is charged with providing…read moreSanger (Biological Natural Sciences) Prize
Sanger (Biological Natural Sciences) PrizeSt John’s College will proudly present again this year the Sanger (Biological Natural Sciences) Prize. The Sanger Prize is a one-off award of £8,000 to a first year undergraduate student coming to study Natural Sciences (Biological) at the College in October 2016.The prize will be awarded on the basis of both academic excellence and financial need. The aim is to increase the accessibility of the…read moreNew accessions: April 2013
New accessions: April 2013Audio-Visual AV General Interest BAK Chet Baker [sound recording] : eight classic albums/ [s.l.] : Real Gone Jazz, 2012 AV ML.bar Barenboim on Beethoven : masterclasses [DVD]/ directed by Allan Miller. [s.l.] : EMI Classics, 2006. AV PN.bed Bed sitting room [DVD]/ a film by Richard Lester ; based on the play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus. [s.l] : BFI, 1969. AV PN.rus Russ Meyer…read moreSt John's Top 5: the Foundation Charter
St John's Top 5: the Foundation CharterThe Foundation Charter was drawn up by the executors of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509), the College's foundress. The charter lays down the legal steps taken to fulfill Lady Margaret's intentions to found the College before her death on 29 June 1509.It is signed and sealed by the eight executors of Lady Margaret: Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester; John Fisher Bishop of Rochester; Charles…read moreEducation
EducationFor books, journals and electronic resources relevant to your subject. Click to read full screen and link directly to online resources. Also downloadable as a pdf file.read moreDr Katrina Forrester receives Dan David Prize Scholarship
Dr Katrina Forrester receives Dan David Prize ScholarshipDr Katrina Forrester, a current Research Fellow at St John’s College, was recently awarded a Dan David Prize Scholarship. Her research entry was in the field ‘Present Time Dimension: Ideas, Public Intellectuals and Contemporary Philosophers’, and therefore focussed on ‘achievements that shape and enrich society today’.Only a handful of Dan David Prize Scholarships are awarded each year, and this…read more