
Music outreach trip to King’s Hedges Educational Federation primary school
Alumna Rachel Addison (2000), music teacher at King’s Hedges Educational Federation, invited students from St John’s to play live music for the school children.
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Alumna Rachel Addison (2000), music teacher at King’s Hedges Educational Federation, invited students from St John’s to play live music for the school children.
Ed Hossack (1994) has had a varied career working as a CEO, leader and consultant in the arts and third sectors working with internationally acclaimed orchestras, opera and dance companies.
Fiona Colbert, the College’s Biographical Librarian, has been checking the treasure trove of biographical records to find information about past Johnian involvement in the Winter Olympics.
Owen Byrne (1998) joined the Johnian Society Committee last month and here tells us about his reasons for serving on the committee.
Oli Buxton (2003) is one of the newest members of the Johnian Society Committee, having joined earlier this month. Here he tells us a bit about himself and shares some memories from his time at St John’s.
Claire Griffiths (1985) became the Johnian Society Chair earlier this month. We asked her a few questions about her hopes for the Johnian Society.
Three Johnians were recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022.
Dr Tai Ran Niew (1988) left a career in investment banking to pursue a journey in wine and has established his own vineyard in Oregon, USA.
Members of the Beaufort Society enjoyed a talk by Dr Heidi Doughty OBE and a series of activities including a guided tour of the College architecture with Professor Deborah Howard.
Alison Wedgwood (1992) is co-founder and CEO of eWater Services, a company providing affordable, pay-as-you-go access to clean, sustainable water across Africa.
Kate Reid (2013) is a writer, actor and producer and is currently working towards an Off-West End transfer of her play ‘The 4th Country’.
Dr Giulia Biffi (2010) is a group leader at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Her research focuses on identifying pancreatic cancer treatments.
Lara Weaver (2016) has created a sound installation for the Chapel of St John's, exploring architecture and acoustics through spatial composition
Dr Jolyon Martin (2010) is a Co-founder of PetMedix, a company spun out of his PhD work at Cambridge