St John's College Alumni eNewsletter - May 2023
May 2023
New Fellows of the Royal Society
The College is delighted to announce that the President, Professor Dame Sue Black, Professor James Maynard (Professor of Number Theory and Supernumerary Fellow) and Professor Myles Allen (Professor of Geosystem Science and Honorary Fellow) on their election as Fellows of the Royal Society.
Commenting on the honour, Professor Dame Sue Black said:
"All new Fellows of the Royal Society will say what an honour it is to be inducted into our national academy of science and I could not agree more. I have seen the Royal Society really challenge the boundaries between science and law, making our justice system one to be admired around the world and it genuinely gives me a true sense of pride to be a very small part of that process."
In Memoriam
Professor Dominic Kwiatkowski
The College is sad to announce the death of Professor Dominic Kwiatkowski FRS FMedSci FRCP (1953-2023).
Professor Kwiatkowski specialised in global health and infectious disease research and was Professor of Genomics and Global Heath at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine.
The College regrets to announce the death of Sir Alan Bailey KCB BPhil (PPE, 1951), Honorary Fellow.
Sir Alan Bailey was a distiguished public servant. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1982 and was made Knight Commander in 1986.
Professor Wilferd Madelung FBA
The College is sad to announce the death of Professor Wilferd Madelung FBA (1930-2023).
Emeritus Fellow and former Laudian Professor of Arabic (1968-1998), Professor Madelung was pre-eminent in the study of Islamic history and civilization.
College News
Fellow awarded British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
Many congratulations to Professor Ian Klinke, Fellow and Tutor in Geography, on the prestigious award. The Fellowship will support new research into contemporary German geopolitics.
MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 Europe
Professor Robert Hoye, Tutorial Fellow in Chemistry, recently had his pioneering work on developing sustainable semiconductors recognised by MIT.
L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science UK
Congratulations to Dr Jane Coons, Supernumerary Teaching Fellow in Mathematics, on winning a L’Oréal–UNESCO for Women in Science UK and Ireland Rising Talents Award.
Grant awarded to develop next-generation optical techniques
Dr Chao He, Junior Research Fellow in Engineering Science, has been awarded a £1 million research grant to develop next-generation optical techniques for advance biomedical imaging.
Alumni News
Necessary Women: discussion event
Mari Takayanagi (1992, History) is pleased to share details of her upcoming book discussion.
Date: 11 July 2023, 16:00-18:00
Venue: Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Institute
Can you help? Alumnus visiting Brussels
Ed Love (2013, Oriental Studies) is invited to undertake a Traineeship at the European Commission from July to September. If you are based in Brussels and can offer advice or accommodation do reach out to him.
New Zealand Artist magazine has recently featured Jonathan Bourla's (1984, Engineering Science) fine art photography.
Illustrations of St John's
Emma Platt (2017, English and Modern Languages) shares her illustrations of St John's that she made during her final year.
Events
Drinks reception for Rhodes House alumni
Thursday 29 June 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
Alumni Guest Room Bookings
Alumni can check availability, book and pay for rooms within Alumni House online, with rooms being confirmed immediately. The 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 click here to find answers to frequently asked questions, along with further details about the Alumni Guest Rooms.
We will be updating out booking system over the summer, further details on this will follow shortly.
TW Magazine
- Send us your news for the 2023 edition via email.
- Read TW 2022 and other publications online.