The Fisherman and the Banker
Filmmaker Sheena Sumaria (2003) has a new documentary about a court battle brought by a fishing community in India
Alex Spencer
Alex is the Alumni Publications Officer at St John's College, Cambridge.
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The path from molecule discovery to launching a medicine
Biochemist Patrick Flagmeier has created a course to bridge the gap between academic research and the pharmaceutical industry.
Watch our ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ to learn the secrets of St John’s College gardens
The St John's College gardeners reveal how they keep the grounds looking pristine and share their expert knowledge in this video.
Second World War detective series highlights Home Front crime wave
The Frank Merlin detective series by Johnian Mark Ellis (1972) was inspired by his research into the crime wave on the Home Front during World War II
Choir of St John’s College sings from Chapel tower on Ascension Day
The Choir of St John’s braved the wind to continue the tradition of singing from the roof of the Chapel tower to mark Ascension Day.
Alumni crews reunite for Head of the Cam race
Alumni crews from St John’s enjoyed a nostalgic day rowing together again for the Head of the Cam event followed by a barbecue at the Lady Margaret Boat Club.
Former Fellow Dr Louis Leakey recognised with blue plaque on home near Cambridge
A celebrated a palaeoanthropologist and former Fellow of St John’s College, Louis Leakey (1922), is being recognised with a blue plaque on his previous home near Cambridge.
First recording for the Choir of St John’s College under Director of Music Christopher Gray
Lament & Liberation features multiple commissions for the Choir conceived with the distinctive environment of St John’s Chapel and organ in mind.
Jean Hanff Korelitz: ‘I will spend my life writing about liars’
Novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz was the College’s Harper-Wood Creative Writing and Travel Award holder in 1985. Since then, she has written nine novels including You Should Have Known, which was turned into the HBO series The Undoing, as well as bestselling literary thrillers The Plot and The Sequel.
New exhibition tells the story of the fight to end transatlantic slavery, its aftermath and legacies
Professor Victoria Avery has co-curated an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge titled: 'Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition'.
Climate intervention to reflect sunlight back into space is presented at symposium
A climate intervention that could temporarily hold back global warming by reflecting sunlight back into space is the subject of a St John’s PhD student’s research.
Rediscovered play by Johnian scientist has premiere at St John’s
A play written in the 1950s by Johnian scientist Wallace Harper has received its premiere at St John's after his granddaughter, Karen (pictured), contacted the Lady Margaret Players.