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Privacy noticeWhat information do we collect and why?Information that you provide to the CollegeFor example: when you complete an online form on the website.We may require you to enter personal information such as your name, address and other contact information in certain cases. We will only ask for this information if it is necessary for us to know, for the purposes of the reason you are supplying the…read moreAccess Officer Diary: Shropshire 15th-17th April 2013
Access Officer Diary: Shropshire 15th-17th April 2013As part of the Cambridge University Area Links scheme, each College is responsible for developing good relationships with local schools in particular areas. Two of St John’s areas are Shropshire and Telford.I spent three days in Shropshire and Telford from the 15th-17th April 2013 visiting three different schools, speaking to around 80 students and 20 parents. My trip started with a train journey…read moreGenerating Genius visits St John's
Generating Genius visits St John'sOn 14th March 2013, St John’s welcomed a group of Year 12 students into College on a visit organised in conjunction with the charity Generating Genius (www.generatinggenius.org.uk). Generating Genius’s Uni Genius programme provides guidance to help gifted Londoners from disadvantaged backgrounds towards places at top universities. They collaborated with the St John's College Access Officer to…read moreSutherland Business and Enterprise College visits St John's
Sutherland Business and Enterprise College visits St John'sYear 10 and 11 students from Sutherland Business and Enterprise College in Telford stayed overnight at St John’s on 28th February-1st March 2013. Students were given an Introdution to Cambridge with the Access Officer as well as a tour of College before visiting the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The group then had the opportunity to watch some rowing.On the 1st March, Dr Helen Watson (…read moreAn audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama
An audience with His Holiness The Dalai LamaIn April 2013 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited Cambridge after being invited by the Global Scholars Symposium to deliver talks and participate in discussions. St John’s College was honoured to host His Holiness as a guest while he was in Cambridge, and receive two talks from him in the College Chapel. The Dalai Lama also took the time to respond to questions posed by Fellows and students…read moreHis Holiness the Dalai Lama - 'Educating the Heart'
His Holiness the Dalai Lama - 'Educating the Heart'A Talk given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama'Educating the Heart'In St John's College Chapel, Friday 19 April 2013read moreJohnian News arriving soon
Johnian News arriving soonThe Lent issue of Johnian News will be winging its way to all Johnians over the next fortnight, packed with College news and interviews. Kenyan scholarship student Peter Muriuki talks about his first year at St John’s and adjusting to life in Cambridge. Read about how the College is embracing environmentally friendly technology and encouraging staff and students to ‘think green’. There are also…read moreStudents awarded prizes for excellence - April 2013 update
Students awarded prizes for excellence - April 2013 updateThe following students are among those whose excellent work has been recognised by the University, or external organisations and academic institutions, since February 2013.Jeng K Rongchai was awarded 2nd prize for his PhD work which was presented at the CONCAWE Young Researcher Poster Competition 2013, held in Brussels. More than 160 submissions were made to the competition, out of which only 14…read moreNew accessions: March 2013
New accessions: March 2013Recent acquisitions RSS Feed Audio-Visual AV PN.bla Blackadder [DVD] : remastered ; the ultimate edition/ Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Rowan Atkinson. [s.l] : BBC, 2005. AV PN.god Godfather [DVD] : the Coppola restoration/ directed by Francis Ford Coppola ; based on Mario Puzo's novel. [s.l] : Paramount, 2008. AV PN.jon Jonathan Creek [DVD] : complete series one to four & the Christmas…read moreNatacha Crooks - Computer Science
Natacha Crooks - Computer Science'Hi, my name is Natacha Crooks and I came over from France to study Computer Science at John's from 2009 to 2012. Having enjoyed the course a lot, I've signed up for 3 more years and I'm now doing a PhD in Distributed Systems, also at John's. When I applied to study the subject, I had little experience with computers, but loved logic, problem and puzzle solving. Computer Science at Cambridge…read moreShub Bhumbra - Engineering
Shub Bhumbra - Engineering'I grew up in Leicester and went to school there. The 6th form I attended was reasonably sized with over 500 pupils per year. I had never properly considered a career path until I was 16, but opted to do A-levels instead of the vocational courses that we were offered, as I had a vague idea that I wanted to go to university.Taking A-levels turned out to be a good idea, and taking Further…read moreLouise Connell - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Louise Connell - Natural Sciences (Physical)Louise joined St John's in 2006 having studied A-level chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics at Headington School, Oxford. She read Natural Sciences, specialising in Materials Science in her fourth year, graduating with a first class MSci in 2010. Louise is now pursuing a PhD in Biomaterials at Imperial College London.'When I was looking around Cambridge trying to decide which college to…read moreFrancesco Belfiore - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Francesco Belfiore - Natural Sciences (Physical)Francesco is originally from Catania (Sicily) and joined St John's College after completing his IB diploma at the United World College of the Adriatic, in Duino (Italy). For his IB he studied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English B at Higher Level. He enrolled at St John's to read Natural Sciences (Physical) concentrating on Physics during his BA and specializing in Astrophysics in his…read moreRobert Green - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Robert Green - Natural Sciences (Physical)Robert Green grew up in Canterbury Kent where he attended Barton Court and Simon Langton Grammar Schools, completing A-levels in Maths and the three sciences. He chose to apply to Cambridge because of his interest in a broad range of science and the opportunity to learn more before specialising. Through the Natural Sciences Tripos he realised that his fascination was in the science of our Earth,…read moreLinus Schumacher - Natural Sciences (Physical)
Linus Schumacher - Natural Sciences (Physical)Linus went to school in Münster, Germany and did his A-levels (Abitur) in Further Maths, English, Physics and History. While applying to Universities abroad, he took some courses at the local University in Biology and Physics, but soon decided that Natural Sciences at Cambridge would be a better match for his interdisciplinary interests.‘In my first year, I started off studying physics and…read more2012 Travel Award and Research Project Reports
2012 Travel Award and Research Project ReportsScaling mountains that have never been climbed before, working on community development projects in Central American rainforests, assisting with an archaeological dig in Turkey, and conducting a neuroscience research project…These are just a few examples of how some students at St John’s College spent their last summer vacation, with assistance from the College’s Travel Grants and Undergraduate…read moreA Victorian Writer's World
A Victorian Writer's WorldThis is a 90-minute session, most suitable for Key Stage 2 classes. The session begins with a group discussion of some of the key events and inventions of the Victorian period, and the placing of related images on an interactive timeline. This encourages the children to think about chronology and historical context. Working in pairs, they then follow a trail round an exhibition of artefacts…read moreMedieval manuscripts catalogue
Medieval manuscripts catalogueThe Library is pleased to announce the migration of the several hundred pages of our medieval manuscripts catalogue to the current version of the St John’s website. As well as transcriptions of M R James’s Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of St John's College, Cambridge (1913) – for which permission has been kindly granted by Mr N J R James – the pages feature updated…read moreSport Grants
Sport GrantsGrants are available from the Beard Fund for students who are members of University Sports Clubs. These grants, of up to £50 per year, are intended to assist with the cost of subscriptions to University Sports Clubs.Further grants are available to members of University Blues Teams, up to 50% of the cost of other qualifying expenses can be claimed, up to a maximum of £350 per individual, per…read moreSt John's Top 5: papal bulls
St John's Top 5: papal bullsFor April we have a selection of papal bulls (or papal charters) and church documents from the 13th to 16th centuries. (Bull or bulla is the name of the seal affixed to papal letters and charters to authenticate them. The term comes from the Latin bullire , "to boil" because whether made of wax, lead or gold, the material for the seal had to be melted to soften it and take on an impression. The…read moreProfessor Sir David Cox elected as Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Sir David Cox elected as Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghProfessor Sir David Cox (1942) FRS FBA HonFRSE studied mathematics at St John’s College and he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1989.Professor Sir David Cox has made outstanding contributions in the fields of statistics and applied probability which have earned him numerous awards, medals and honorary doctorates. He was also recently elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal…read moreConor Travers crowned Countdown Champion of Champions
Conor Travers crowned Countdown Champion of ChampionsConor Travers, currently studying Part III Mathematics at St John’s, recently won the 30th Birthday Championship of Countdown.This is Conor’s second major victory on the cerebral television quiz show, having become the youngest ever Countdown series champion in 2006 at the age of 14. This time Conor matched the highest score ever achieved on the quiz, tallying 146 points in the final.Conor…read moreRecent acquisitions
Recent acquisitionsRecent acquisitions RSS Feed Audio-Visual AV General Interest BES Best classical album in the world ... ever! [sound recording]/ [London] : EMI , 2004. AV ML.mas Masterpieces of British ballet : Checkmate/ The rake's progress [DVD]/ Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet. [s.l] : Video Artists International, 1982. AV PN.fif Fifth element [DVD]/ a Luc Besson film. [s.l] : PatheÌ, 1997. AV PN.hic…read moreDr Helen Watson
Dr Helen WatsonHelen Watson studied Anthropology at the Queen's University of Belfast and was a PhD student at Girton College, Cambridge. She came to St John’s College as a Research Fellow in 1990 and was appointed University Lecturer in Social Anthropology from 1991 to 1999. She has been a Director of Studies in Anthropology for several colleges and a Lecturer and Teaching Fellow in Social Anthropology in St…read more