The Johnian Blog

Johnians of all ages enjoyed Ben Macintyre's fascinating lecture on espionage, a talent-packed classical concert by current students, and a bubbly reception followed by dinner in Hall.

A sea of red blazers descended on St John’s College for the final event celebrating the Bicentenary of Lady Margaret Boat Club. 

Author Mark Wells (1981) reveals the secret of how to write the perfect ghostly tale ahead of our Halloween storytelling event.

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

Jim Wocha, Wines and Provisions Manager at St John's, takes us on a tour of the College's wine cellars.

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. 

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.

Filmmaker Sheena Sumaria (2003) has a new documentary about a court battle brought by a fishing community in India

Biochemist Patrick Flagmeier has created a course to bridge the gap between academic research and the pharmaceutical industry.

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.

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.