The Johnian Blog

Two-times Winter Olympian Mark Hatton (1995) reveals the secrets of the luge and his commentating career.

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. 

Four new members join the Johnian Society Committee: Yijing Li (2008), Ian Roberts (1975), Steven Rosenhek (1984) and Sir Graham Wrigley (1982).

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.

On the near anniversary of Dr Manmohan Singh’s (1955) passing, St John’s College hosted a virtual event to honour the life, achievements, and enduring legacy of one of its most distinguished alumni. We welcomed attendees from all over the world, bringing together alumni, current college members, scholarship recipients and the Singh family, to reflect on the global impact of Dr Singh’s journey from humble beginnings to international statesmanship.

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. 

The Lady Margaret Boat Club's Honorary Secretaries LMBC Honorary Secretaries Ben Fenocchi (2018) and Eleanor Laughton (2020) have taken a look back at a year of celebrations for the club's bicentenary year.

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.

Legacy supporters were warmly thanked at the Beaufort Society's annual event on Saturday 11 October with lunch, lecture, a visit to the Old Library, and Evensong in College. 

St John's has just welcomed the latest intake of freshers to the College. We look back 100 years to see what life would have been like for new students in 1925.

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

For the past 18 years, the Telethon has brought together Johnians from across generations, offering a glimpse into the diversity of our College community.  This September, our team of student callers spoke with 640 alumni worldwide, discussing student life from supervisions to sports clubs.