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The Lantern and Chinese New Year Festival in Johns – 2020

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  • Posted on 14 Feb 20203 Apr 2020

By Miro Cafolla and Clarissa Wemple. A reflection on a celebration of the Chinese Lantern Festival held in John’s.

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An industrially sponsored pub quiz: A scientific outreach event at John’s.

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  • Posted on 25 Jan 2020

By Miro Cafolla. An account of an industrially sponsored pub quiz held in college for members of the Durham Centre for Soft Matter – including the quiz questions!

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Drops behaving badly

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 30 Nov 201913 Dec 2019

By Miro Cafolla. An account of a recent Café Scientifique talk on Professor Colin Bain’s breakthrough research.

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Italian language course for beginners held in John’s

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 3 Sep 2019

By Miro Cafolla. Since January 2019, the academic and cultural life of the College has been enriched with an Italian language course for beginners. The course immediately received great interest both from John’s students and from members of the wider University, with more than 50 requests to join the classes.

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Trip to Beamish

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 21 Jun 201911 Nov 2019

To celebrate winning £500 from having the best response rate to the International Student Barometer, the College organised a trip to the Beamish Museum

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Nanochemistry for Biosensing: Nanotechnology and the Flu Virus

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  • Posted on 5 Apr 201913 Dec 2019

By Miro Cafolla. On the 4 March 2019, St John’s had the great pleasure of listening to a talk by Jurriaan Husken, Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry & Nanofabrication Molecular Nanofabrication group on Nanochemistry for biosensing.

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The Energy Problem and Quantum Computing: Has the Future Arrived?

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  • Posted on 15 Mar 201915 Mar 2019

By Miro Cafolla. For the 2018/19 Café Scientifique series, John’s hosted two brilliant talks focusing on some of the biggest energy challenges facing humanity. Has the future arrived?

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Seeing is Believing – (un)believable eye facts

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 2 Jan 201913 Dec 2019

Professor Roy Quinlan delivered a fascinating talk on the biological mechanisms behind visual perception at Cafe Scientifique.

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