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In September this year, our team of student callers had the privilege of connecting with Johnians around the world as part of the 2026 Telethon. Read more here.
More than £12.7 million was raised in philanthropic support in the 2025/2026 financial year, an extraordinary contribution from Johnians and friends that is helping to shape life at St John’s today and strengthen its future.
Students from the Class of 2023 gathered in the Master's Garden on 25 June for this year's Graduand Garden Party, marking the end of their time as undergraduates and the beginning of their connection as alumni of St John's.
The future of the Redboys, St John's Rugby Club, is looking rosy thanks to support from the Rod's Redboy Fund, which was established in 2023 by Rodney Makin (1957). The fund underpins the Redboys activities and has already helped to broaden student participation, enable the team to go on a playing tour to Lisbon, and helped maintain the club’s identity.
As the Lady Margaret Boat Club marks its 200th year, the bicentenary campaign to renovate the boathouse continues to gather momentum.
We spoke with Ed Brewer, an Engineering student at John's (2021), to hear how he got on at the Skyrunning World Tour in Europe over the summer thanks to the Sam Fitzsimmons Travel Award.
The Go Forward, Give Back (GFGB) Garden Party marked the end of the undergraduate journeys of the students who matriculated in 2022, and the beginning of something new.
