Festive greetings from St John’s
Celebrate the season from the comfort of your home with these festive treats.
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Celebrate the season from the comfort of your home with these festive treats.
Oliver's composition More Up was written for the Able Orchestra, comprising young disabled participants and school-age music students.
As 2020 draws to a close, we highlight the most-viewed stories on the College website to summarise the year at St John's.
On Saturday 17 October, members of the Beaufort Society joined their first ever virtual meeting together.
Now in the final few days of his role, Vice-Master Professor Tim Whitmarsh reflects on the last few months in College and preparations for the start of an academic year like no other.
On Saturday 26 September, alumni came together virtually for Johnian Society Day — organised by Johnians for Johnians to celebrate their shared connection with the College.
Alex Sampson (2014) is part of a Cambridge team creating a DNA vaccine to counter COVID-19.
Tutor for Undergraduate Admissions, Dr Victoria Harvey, summarises the challenges faced by St John's and offer holders during the 2020 admissions round
Find career tips from Johnians who have been in conversation with the College in the last couple of years.
John Hoyte (1953) shares his account of crossing the Alps with an elephant in tow!
Emmie Bidston (1996) writes about her research into leadership, the course she created and the book she co-authored: Leader: Know, love and inspire your people.
Eileen Hunt Botting (1993), Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, writes about her career journey in academia and how she works to give women writers the recognition they’re due.