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Chris Perks (1983), now a retired GP, took part in the Himalayan Trust UK’s trek celebrating the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest. Chris was met with incredible views, two fellow Johnians and a number of charitable projects.
Johnian Society members and their guests were welcomed back to College for the Johnian Society Day 2024. The day included a lecture on the English wine industry and a dinner in Hall.
Medical student Evangeline Dillon (2023) is one of the inaugural Dobson Free Places recipients. She told us why this fund was instrumental to her applying to St John’s and reaching higher education.
Dr Brett Wilson (2013) is currently Protected Planet Programme Officer at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. He shares his experiences of fieldwork expeditions tracking wild tulips in Central Asia.
Dr Amy Orben is a Fellow, College Lecturer and Director of Studies at St John’s and a Group Leader at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Here Amy discusses her work on the intersection between digital technologies and mental health in young people.
Jelal Hydyrov (2022) is about to begin the third year of his Engineering degree. In the summer of 2023, Jelal took part in an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) at Imperial College, focusing on artificial intelligence.
Rene Russell (2019) has just completed her MPhil in Classics, focusing on the art and archaeology of early Christianity. In this article Rene discusses her research into the reuse of religious space in Mithraic and Christian ruins in Rome.
Johnians Katie and Graham Tatham (2006) have become leaders of a campaign to raise awareness for paediatric organ donation in the UK. Their involvement in the ‘Waiting to Live’ campaign was motivated by a difficult and heart-breaking situation with their young son, Ralph, who was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer in January 2023 when he was just three years old.
The new Porters' Lodge on Northampton Street opened earlier this year.
As autumn looms and we await the arrival of the new students, why not share your memories of the start of Michaelmas term?
Christina Faraday (2011) is a historian of art and ideas, Research Fellow and lecturer at the University of Cambridge. In this article she talks about her interest in Tudor and Jacobean art and her career as an art historian.
Sarah Langslow (1999) is an executive coach and founder of her own leadership development business. Here she talks about her career journey and rowing.
On Sunday 19 May, recent donors to the College gathered for our annual Donor Day, which was this year held in the Master's Garden.
This issue of the LMBC Newsletter gives the club's May Bumps results and highlights a few upcoming alumni events.
