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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.

May Bumps Boat Club Dinner

Date & Time Saturday 21 June, 7pm – midnight Tickets … Continued

LMBC Reunion 2025

Join us for this special reunion of the Lady Margaret Boat Club, as we celebrate 200 years of our boat club’s proud history.

Gardeners’ Question Time

Join us for a very special Gardeners’ Question Time, where the expert gardeners of St John’s College will be sharing their knowledge, answering your questions, and offering tips to help your own green spaces thrive.

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’.

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.

Sunday on The Backs 2025

A full day of outdoor activities to celebrate Johnian friendship.

Three Johnian entrepreneurs share career insights at panel discussion 

Three well-known Johnian entrepreneurs shared key lessons from their career journeys at a panel discussion earlier this month. 

50th Anniversary Dinner – matriculation year 1975

Please join the Master of St John’s College, Heather Hancock (1984) and fellow Johnians from your year for this enjoyable occasion.