New Year Honours List 2022
Three Johnians were recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022.
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Three Johnians were recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022.
Dr Tai Ran Niew (1988) left a career in investment banking to pursue a journey in wine and has established his own vineyard in Oregon, USA.
Alison Wedgwood (1992) is co-founder and CEO of eWater Services, a company providing affordable, pay-as-you-go access to clean, sustainable water across Africa.
Kate Reid (2013) is a writer, actor and producer and is currently working towards an Off-West End transfer of her play ‘The 4th Country’.
Lara Weaver (2016) has created a sound installation for the Chapel of St John's, exploring architecture and acoustics through spatial composition
Alumnus Dr Edward Showler ('Ed')(2007) died at the age of 28 from clear cell sarcoma. The Edward Showler Foundation has just launched a new programme of pioneering research into the cancer.
Classics grad Nick is undertaking a grad scheme at Royal Bank of Canada.
Short updates from Johnians around the globe.
Dr Daniel Samways (1882) was an eminent Johnian physician who published widely on neurophysiology, cardiology and the medical practice of his time.
Dr Nicky Keay (1984) and her husband Gavin Francis (1984) have combined their knowledge and understanding in the fields of medicine and mathematics to create the Female Hormone Mapping app.