Alex Spencer

A group of more than 30 Johnians met up for an evening of drinking at the historic The Travellers' Club in Paris this month.

The Johnian historian and former journalist was appointed by the King in April.

Judith Slater (1983), who studied Law at St John's, has just finished her term as British High Commissioner to Jamaica.

Ben Shepherd (1999), the Principal of Developing Trade Consultants, delivers a direct assessment of the turbulent international trade environment.

Julia PG Jones MBE (2000), Professor of Conservation Science at Bangor University, spoke with us about her passion for nature conservation.

As investment in AI and energy surges to unprecedented levels, Joy Chatterjee (1992) offers a unique perspective on the global forces shaping the next era of infrastructure.

Now returning to the UK after a distinguished tenure with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Burton (1992) shares the tracks that defined his musical path.

A thriving community of Johnians met up at an alumni event last month in Singapore to reminisce, network and make plans

From magical headliners to stunning fireworks - and a few persistent gatecrashers - memories of the May Ball last a lifetime.

Dr Cillian Ó Fathaigh (2014) was one of four Gates Cambridge Scholars on a panel discussion about leading with courage at the Cambridge Festival

How Dr Terry Downes (1989) shaped ailing Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska, to become a $1 billion ocean health business

Five alumni entrepreneurs shared their lessons from building and investing in ventures that address the world’s most urgent environmental and social challenges.

From trousers so outrageous the owner was arrested, to a magical lost ceiling depicting the sun, moon and stars, Dr Faraday (2011) has the lowdown on Tudor art.

Clare Harvey (2003) has spoken of her excitement at being selected to be the Women’s Boat Race Umpire for 2026. 

Award-winning podcast The Europeans from journalist Katy Lee (2006) and opera singer Dominic Kraemer (2006) digs deeper into stories about politics and culture across the continent.

The best Christmas movies are the ones we want to watch every year and Nativity!, produced by Nick Jones (1992), has become one of the nation’s festive favourites. 

Listen back to a series of themed Evensong sermons at St John’s College Chapel that are the first part of a new student development programme to tackle society’s biggest issues.

Professor Sara Lodge (1989) has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize for her book The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective.

A former Captain of the Lady Margaret Boat Club has returned to College to oversee the installation of his gift of a painting. 

A sea of red blazers descended on St John’s College for the final event celebrating the Bicentenary of Lady Margaret Boat Club. 

Author Mark Wells (1981) reveals the secret of how to write the perfect ghostly tale ahead of our Halloween storytelling event.

When Michaelmas Term starts, the organ will be installed and 'voicing', the process of fine-tuning each of the organ's several thousand pipes, will begin

Jim Wocha, Wines and Provisions Manager at St John's, takes us on a tour of the College's wine cellars.

Rob, who gained a PhD in maths from St John’s, has developed strategies for his poker matches based on Game Theory and mathematics that he believes have set him up for success. 

From going undercover as housemaids to searching the petticoats of light-fingered ladies, the secret lives of female Victorian detectives have been little documented until now.

Filmmaker Sheena Sumaria (2003) has a new documentary about a court battle brought by a fishing community in India

Biochemist Patrick Flagmeier has created a course to bridge the gap between academic research and the pharmaceutical industry.

The St John's College gardeners reveal how they keep the grounds looking pristine and share their expert knowledge in this video.

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

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 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.

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.

Lament & Liberation features multiple commissions for the Choir conceived with the distinctive environment of St John’s Chapel and organ in mind.

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.

Professor Victoria Avery has co-curated an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge titled:  'Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition'.

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. 

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.