St John's College News
Wilkinson Quincentenary Prizes 2012
Wilkinson Quincentenary Prizes 2012St John’s College welcomes entries for the College’s Quincentenary Prize essay competition, open to all students in Year 12 (Lower Sixth form, or equivalent).More information is available on the Wilkinson Quincentenary Prizes page.read moreDr Richard Samworth awarded Guy Medal
Dr Richard Samworth awarded Guy MedalDr Richard Samworth has been awarded a Guy Medal in Bronze by the Royal Statistical Society for his work on ‘theoretical, methodological, and computational aspects of non-parametric statistics’. For more information about the Guy Medals, and to read the original announcement, please visit the Royal Statistical Society’s website using the links below.read moreEmanuel Miller Prize 2012
Emanuel Miller Prize 2012By a bequest under the Will of Dr Emanuel Miller, St John's College received a sum of money for the establishment of a prize in the Philosophy of Science with special reference to the behavioural sciences (psychology and social science). All members of the University are eligible to apply.Full details can be found on the Emanuel Miller Prize page.read moreGifted and Talented Children Attend Engineering Day
Gifted and Talented Children Attend Engineering DayIn early December, a group of students in Year 8 visited Cambridge for an introduction to ‘The Science of Flight’. The event was organised between Waveney Gifted and Talented Partnership, the Cambridge Engineering Department, and St John’s College. The children arrived at St John’s in the morning, where they were launched straight into a talk on the various theories about how aeroplanes and…read moreSchools Liaison visits in Shropshire
Schools Liaison visits in ShropshireIn the last week of November, Andrew Lomas, the Schools Liaison Officer at St John’s, spent three days touring Shropshire. Shropshire is a region associated with the college through the university Area Links Scheme. Five schools were fitted into the three days: William Brookes School (Much Wenlock), Belvidere School (Shrewsbury), Oldbury Wells School (Bridgnorth), Idsall School (Shifnal), and Sir…read moreJohnians in 2012 New Year Honours List
Johnians in 2012 New Year Honours ListThe College would like to congratulate the following Johnians, who are among those featured in the New Year Honours List 2012. Professor John Wallwork (1983), Honorary Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of Research and Development (former Director of Transplantation), Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for services to Healthcare…read moreDr Caroline Lonez
Dr Caroline LonezBiographyIn March 2007, I was awarded a PhD in Bioengineering from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium, for my research focusing on the transport properties of synthetic cationic lipids. After my PhD, I worked on a project supported by the Walloon Region of Belgium on an adjuvant formulation for a prophylactic vaccine against dust mite allergy. From October 2008 to September 2012, I…read moreBooks added to the Working Library in December
Books added to the Working Library in DecemberRecent acquisitions RSS Feed Audio-Visual AV PL.lan Blue gate crossing [DVD]/ directed by Yee Chih-yen. [s.l.] : Arc Light Films , 2002. AV PL.gaa Dumplings [DVD]/ directed by Fruit Chan. [s.l.] : Tartan Films, 2004. AV PL.ben Black snow [DVD]/ directed by Xie Fei ; written by Liu Heng. [s.l.] : Youth Film Studio/Beijing Film Academy , 1990. AV PL.chi Red cliff [DVD]/ directed…read moreChoir CD Makes Classical Top 10
Choir CD Makes Classical Top 10The Choir’s latest CD On Christmas Night has made it into the top 10 of the Gramophone Classical Chart. With help from the Johnian community we might be able to reach the number one spot for Christmas! More information about the CD can be found on the Choir’s website.read moreElected to an Honorary Fellowship
Elected to an Honorary FellowshipProfessor Andrew David HAMILTON, FRS. Biological Chemist. Professor Hamilton took his PhD at St John’s and went on to become a highly distinguished scientist, holding positions of great importance at several universities in the USA. He was Provost of Yale from 2004 to 2008 and since October 2009 he has been Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford.read moreSuccesses of the College's Organists
Successes of the College's OrganistsJohn Challenger, currently Assistant Organist at St John’s College, Cambridge, has recently been appointed to the position of Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral. John’s musical career began as a Chorister at Hereford Cathedral. Following Hereford, he was Organ Scholar of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and St John’s College, Cambridge, where he studied as an…read moreAdvent Carol Service - Listen online
Advent Carol Service - Listen onlineIf you missed our Advent Carol Service, or would like to relive the experience, then you can listen to the service online using BBC iPlayer. We will be publishing our own recording of the service once this link has expired.read moreAcademics in charity schools event
Academics in charity schools eventOn the first of November, a group of academics and postgraduates from Cambridge University travelled to Dormers Wells School in the London borough of Ealing. The event was organised by St John’s College and Dormers Wells, and funded by KICK, a charity committed to supporting educational projects in Ealing. The aim was to introduce school students in Ealing to new academic subjects and give them a…read moreAdmission of Scholars 2011
Admission of Scholars 2011The following members of St John’s College were admitted as Scholars at a ceremony held on Saturday 19 November 2011 at 12noon. View the gallery of photographs.Dr Dörrzapf’s Tutorial PupilsAlbstein, Justin David Bennett, Davara Lee Bertram, Henry Leo Oliver Collingwood, Dominic Hadley, Lauren Victoria Moore, Jennifer Diane Morgan, Sophie Ann Pleming, Clemency Margaret Crowther Polten, Orla Lisa…read moreArt Society
read moreInternational Disabled Students’ Fund (IDS Fund)
International Disabled Students’ Fund (IDS Fund)The University of Cambridge has recently established a new fund for international disabled students: The International Disabled Students' Fund (IDS Fund).Eligible offer holders and students of the University of Cambridge will be able to apply to the fund for support in meeting the costs of academic-related disability support. More information can be found on the link below.read moreButler Project Diary launches
Butler Project Diary launchesYou can now keep up with progress and developments in the Butler Project through our monthly updates, just launched on the Samuel Butler pages of the Library website. Each month the Butler Project Associate, Rebecca Watts, will write a diary entry where you can read about her work in the Old Library and learn what really goes on in a special collections project.Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund…read morePhotographic Society
Photographic SocietyThe St John's Photographic Society is a student-run society that aims to promote photography in all its forms. The society covers both digital and film photography.Though the college darkroom is accessible to all members of the college, through the society students get access to the chemicals and paper they need. The society also provides introduction sessions for students who are new to darkroom…read more500th Anniversary Concert - Belshazzar’s Feast at Ely Cathedral
500th Anniversary Concert - Belshazzar’s Feast at Ely CathedralThe Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge celebrates 500 years of St John’s College Ely Cathedral – Friday 18 November, 7.30pm The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge brings the 500th anniversary of the founding of St John’s College to a climax with a large-scale celebratory concerts featuring Walton’s dramatic oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast, in the magnificent setting of Ely Cathedral on…read moreDr Ulinka Rublack awarded Roland H Bainton Prize
Dr Ulinka Rublack awarded Roland H Bainton PrizeDr Ulinka Rublack – Director of Studies in History (Part II) at St John’s College – has been awarded the Roland H Bainton Prize for History 2011 for her book Dressing Up: Cultural Identity in Renaissance Europe.The prize recognises the best book published in English during the preceding year in any historical field from 1450-1660.Dressing Up focuses on the history of fashion in the period 1400-…read moreMaster elected to Academia Europaea
Master elected to Academia EuropaeaProfessor Christopher Dobson, Master, has been elected a Member of the Academia Europaea. The Academia was founded in 1988 as an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit association of individual scientists and scholars. Its members, who include over 40 Nobel Laureates, are scientists and scholars who have promoted learning, education and research.read morePrehistoric Playschool - Jessica Cooney
Prehistoric Playschool - Jessica CooneyJessica Cooney, a PhD student here at St John’s, sheds light on ancient cave art discovered in the Dordogne: 'My interest in prehistoric children was inspired by the general lack of information about them, even though they would have made up a large percentage of the population during the Palaeolithic. Like many others, I’m intrigued by the enigmatic cart art found in caves throughout the…read moreDr Aleksandra Watson
Dr Aleksandra WatsonBiography As a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow, I am investigating the key regulatory role of the NuRD nucleosome remodelling complex in cellular development and cancer progression by studying its structure and composition. I completed my education in the Middle East and in 2004 I attained an MBiochem in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. During my final…read moreDr John O'Neill
Dr John O'NeillResearchMy main research interest is circadian rhythms: the innate biological 24-hour clock that sustains daily cycles in behaviour and physiology in organisms as diverse as humans, plants and bacteria.See http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leaders/n-to-s/john-oneill/ for more information.BiographyAs an undergraduate I studied Biochemistry at New College, University of Oxford, and was fortunate…read moreGene Therapy - Professor David Lomas
Gene Therapy - Professor David LomasFor the first time, scientists have cleanly corrected a gene mutation in a patient’s stem cells, bringing the possibility of patient-specific therapies closer to reality. The team, led by researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge, targeted a mutation responsible for cirrhotic liver disease and lung emphysema. Using cutting-edge methods, they…read more