New Year Honours List 2021
Five Johnians were recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2021.
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Five Johnians were recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2021.
Oliver's composition More Up was written for the Able Orchestra, comprising young disabled participants and school-age music students.
Alex Sampson (2014) is part of a Cambridge team creating a DNA vaccine to counter COVID-19.
John Hoyte (1953) shares his account of crossing the Alps with an elephant in tow!
Emmie Bidston (1996) writes about her research into leadership, the course she created and the book she co-authored: Leader: Know, love and inspire your people.
Eileen Hunt Botting (1993), Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, writes about her career journey in academia and how she works to give women writers the recognition they’re due.
Hear from three Johnians working in healthcare during the pandemic – Tom Foley (2005), Sophie Callis and Raj Jayarajasingam (1993) – and read their views on how our attitudes and practices might positively change post-COVID-19.
Serial freelancer and author of The Freelance Bible, Alison Grade (1989), discusses her own career journey and shares tips for budding freelancers.