Two Johnians and one podcast featuring Europe beyond the headlines
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.
Remembering Manmohan Singh and his impact on St John’s
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.
Since St John’s: Drug discovery start-up is targeting currently untreatable diseases
A new generation of medicines for diseases once thought untreatable may arrive sooner than expected, thanks to Axiom Therapeutics, a pioneering drug-discovery start-up.
Nativity! producer reveals winning Christmas movie formula that made it a modern classic
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.
Look back at a year of Lady Margaret Boat Club Bicentenary celebrations
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.
Author shortlisted for Wolfson History Prize
Professor Sara Lodge (1989) has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize for her book The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective.
Travel back in time to Freshers’ Week 100 years ago
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.
Former LMBC rower donates Henley Regatta painting to celebrate bicentenary
A former Captain of the Lady Margaret Boat Club has returned to College to oversee the installation of his gift of a painting.
Grand night of celebrations for Lady Margaret Boat Club Bicentenary
A sea of red blazers descended on St John’s College for the final event celebrating the Bicentenary of Lady Margaret Boat Club.
How to write the perfect ghostly tale for our Spooky Stories event
Author Mark Wells (1981) reveals the secret of how to write the perfect ghostly tale ahead of our Halloween storytelling event.
Look inside the Chapel organ installation project
When Michaelmas Term starts, the organ will be installed and 'voicing', the process of fine-tuning each of the organ's several thousand pipes, will begin
How my maths PhD helped me devise a winning poker strategy
Rob, who gained a PhD in maths from St John’s, has developed strategies for his poker matches based on Game Theory and mathematics that he believes have set him up for success.
The hidden world of Victorian female detectives
From going undercover as housemaids to searching the petticoats of light-fingered ladies, the secret lives of female Victorian detectives have been little documented until now.
May Bumps: LMBC M1 retains Headship for Bicentenary year
From gutsy row-overs in blistering heat to well-earned Bumps – and the crowning triumph of another Headship for M1 – LMBC gave everything on the Cam.