Luca Hughes Joshi begins a new series with an interview with Marija Hujlak, John’s Residential Business Manager. Discover Marija’s passion for flying, paddleboarding and all things John’s in this must-read interview!
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Cranmer ordinand Daleen Bakker spent two weeks this summer in Burundi teaching about both prophecy and agriculture, which was made possible by a grant from St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.
Coxswain Captain Rosie Allen has been able to enjoy time rowing across the country thanks to a grant from the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund.
Dan Bavister reflects on last week’s ‘Once a Johnian’ Formal, which saw John’s students, past and present, enjoying interaction with a range of journalists, broadcasters and marketing gurus.
August saw Florence Booth take a trip to Edinburgh to perform in a play about growing up in a northern working-class community, thanks to a grant from St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund.
Alex Hibberts describes a characterful seminar he enjoyed earlier in summer in an intriguing Devon location, treading in the footsteps of Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. He was able to get there thanks to the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.
Third year music student and clarinet player, Lucy Irving, embarked on a tour to Paris with Durham University Palatinate Orchestra (DUPO) this June. This was supported by the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.
Saltmarshes are important stores of ‘Blue Carbon’ and therefore a crucial part of the fight against climate change. Thanks to a St John’s Student Opportunities Fund grant, Rosie Adams was able to investigate these marshes in the Netherlands.
In October 1960, we were thirty-five young men who met for the first time in the Junior Common Room at St John’s, Durham. Little did we know what an important part we would play in each other’s lives, staying in touch as individual friends over the following years. In 1993, Richard Graham (previously Feek) ‘activated’ this network and we held our first alumni reunion at St John’s – thirty years after our graduation.
As we look forward to opening our doors as part of the national Heritage Open…
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