St John's College Alumni eNewsletter - February 2023
February 2023
Professor William Whyte named Chair of English Heritage's Blue Plaques Panel
English Heritage has announced the appointment of Professor William Whyte, Professor of Social and Architectural History at St John’s College, as new chair of the Blue Plaques Panel.
On his appointment, Professor William Whyte said:
“Every year, English Heritage’s blue plaques offer a glimpse of the very best of human achievement. In my first year as Chair of the panel, I am particularly excited to recognise so many who fought for what they believed in. From Emily Wilding Davison, who famously died for her cause, to Claudia Jones, whose life-long struggle for social justice helped inspire the Notting Hill Carnival, these are people who made a difference and it’s an honour to play a part in making sure that their contributions are remembered.”
College News
The College Archivist, Mike Riordan, takes us through the Austen's long history and connections to Oxford, in particular St John's.
Richard Waters, Access Lead, takes us through some of the exciting developments in the Access team in Michaelmas Term.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - the St John's Connection
Professor Dame Sue Black revealed more than the secrets of forensic science in this year's Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution.
St John's students win gold in Northwestern European Regional Programming Contest
Undergraduate students Xingjian Bai and Andy van Horssen, together with teammate Yichen Huang (St Catz), came 4th place out of 145 teams.
College Events
The World's Music at Oxford - Ahmed Mukhtar
We’re delighted to invite you to the second concert of The World's Music at Oxford's 2022-2023 season with Iraqi musician and oud player, Ahmed Mukhtar. Find out more and register.
Oxford and Cambridge Universities will play their annual Varsity Rugby Matches at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 25th March 2023. For tickets and more information, visit www.thevarsitymatches.com!
Events
Holdsworth Society Dinner
Friday 10 March 2023
Professor Sir John Kay's retirement event
Saturday 11 March 2023
SOLD OUT - Gaudy for the years 1966-1970
Friday 17 March 2023
Join the waiting list
Gaudy for the years 1992-1993
Saturday 18 March 2023
In conversation with Dr Louise Ashley - Diversity in the City
Thursday 23 March 2023
Gaudy for the years 2000-2001
Friday 24 March 2023
Memorial Event for Donald Russell
Friday 14th April 2023
Russell Society Dinner
Friday 15 April 2023
Gaudy for the years 1986-1987
Friday 30 June 2023
Gaudy for the years 1990-1991
Friday 7 July 2023
Gaudy for the years 2004-2005
Friday 14 July 2023
Promoting the Arts at St John's
Matthew Morrison (1997) is the alumni rep on the College's Promotion of the Arts committee. Matthwe would like to hear form you if you were involved in music, drama or the arts more generally (whether academically or otherwise) while you were at St John's and/or would like to be involved or kept informed of artistic activities within College and the alumnus community. Please contact Matthew via email.
Alumni Publications
Dr Jonathan Duke-Evans (1974, Modern History)
An English Tradition? The History and Significance of Fair Play (Oxford University Press, 2023)
Professor Guy Woolley (1964, Chemistry)
Foundations of Molecular Quantum Electrodynamics
Alumni Guest Room Bookings
We have recently changed the way in which alumni can check availability, book and pay for rooms within Alumni House. You can now do this all online, with rooms being confirmed immediately. The new automated system is far more user-friendly and can be found on the Alumni Benefits page of our website.
To make a booking, you will need to enter a promotional code to identify yourself as an alumnus/a and this can be found in the monthly e-newsletter.
Please note the guest rooms are only available for alumni of the College and their guests.
TW Magazine
The deadline for submissions to 2022's edition of TW has now passed.
- Send us your news for the 2023 edition via email.
- Read TW 2022 and other publications online.