Your Impact

Your help provides members of our John’s community with exceptional academic opportunities as well as the opportunity to fully participate in the diverse activities on offer in College. Through your generosity we are able to offer an array of support for both our undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Read more about the impact your donation has below.

If you would like to discuss making a gift to support the College, please get in touch at development@joh.cam.ac.uk

The Marguerite

Welcome to The Marguerite, our annual benefactors’ review that reflects on the impact of your donations during the last academic year.

An update on Free Places

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.

Beaufort Society Spring Meeting 2025

The Beaufort Society’s Spring Meeting took place at the Francis Crick Institute on Thursday 20 March. Dr Jeanne Salje, Fellow of St John’s College, took the audience on a deep dive into the fascinating world of bacteria, challenging conventional perceptions of these microscopic organisms.

Giving Day 2025

Giving Day was a resounding success with 905 donors and £950,382 raised for the Lady Margaret Boat Club and the Dobson Free Places Fund. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for each and every Giving Day donation; your kindness truly improves our students’ experience in College.