Deiniol Brown shares his experiences as an exchange student in New College, the University of Hong Kong, an endeavour partly made possible by the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.
Category: Beyond the Bailey
Beyond the Bailey follows St John’s students beyond College grounds and into the wider world. From travel diaries and exchanges to placements, volunteering, and new discoveries, these pieces explore what John’s looks like outside the familiar walls. It’s a space for curiosity, growth, and the experiences that shape life before, during, and after time at St John’s.
For Holocaust Memorial Day Thomas Jackson, SJCR President 2022-23, reflects on his trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau in April, 2023.
Keji Fan, a PhD student in the School of Education, describes presenting her doctoral research at a national conference in Birmingham, which was made possible by the St John’s College Opportunities Fund.
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.
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.
Ordinand Lilly Nelson discusses her time in Canterbury during Holy Week, which she attended thanks…
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