The Johnian Blog

The Johnian Society Committee welcomes three new members, Dr Anthony Freeling (1975), Bhanu Balusu (2018) and Charley Roberts (2015).

Members of the Beaufort Society gathered for their annual meeting in College on Saturday 14 October.

We were so pleased to welcome so many Johnians to our London Christmas Drinks earlier this month. With the bubbly flowing and Christmas tunes in full swing, we enjoyed a wonderful evening celebrating the start of the festive season.

Johnian Society members and their guests were welcomed back to College for the Johnian Society Centenary Weekend. The Saturday celebrations included afternoon tea and champagne before sessions, welcome drinks and dinner in Hall, and Sunday featured a Garden Party.

Prerna Singh Bindra (2020), a current PhD student at the Department of Geography, has extensive experience as an environmental journalist and wildlife conservationist. She talks about the impact of conservation-related relocations on humans and wildlife.

Alumni Mike Smith (1972) and Peter Stickland (1972) caught up with The Eagle Editor, Ellie Collingwood, to discuss what student life in College was like in the early 1970s.

Professor Erwin Reisner runs the Reisner Laboratory in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry. He has been a Fellow at St John’s since 2011. In this article for The Eagle 2023 he outlines current research projects in the Reisner Lab and shares some of his hopes for the future.