With the support of the St John’s Opportunity Fund, Anna Velykorodnyy travelled to Serbia with Emmanuel Church Durham, a trip which illuminated the power of faith and language to connect people across the world.
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Thanks to the St John’s Opportunities Fund, Erica Fox was able to travel to Mexico to volunteer for a month as a field assistant.
Thanks to the St John’s Opportunities Fund, Isabella Castel-Branco was able to travel to St Andrew’s over a weekend to represent the Durham Astronomical Society at a forum organised by the Institute of Physics.
Thanks to the Student Opportunities Fund, Emerald Grimshaw was able to present her PhD research on exploring the use of VR as a pedagogical tool. Emerald writes about her time at KU Leuven and her first experience with sharing her work on an international level.
Jiayu Wang tells all about her exchange to Olomouc in the Czech Republic, where she visited schools and gave lessons and attended courses, also finding time to visit the city’s cultural offerings. The trip was made possible by funding from the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.
Thanks to the St. John’s Opportunities Fund Sofia was able to attend the St. John’s Chapel CHoir tour of Italy earlier this year.
Thanks to the St John’s Opportunities Fund, Jay Ford was able to attend and present at a major archaeology conference earlier this year.
PhD student, Rob Ives, was able to attend a Chemistry symposium to talk about his research into organic and supramolecular chemistry with thanks to a grant from the Student Opportunities Fund.
Thanks to the St John’s Opportunity Fund, Wang Xiaoge was able to present a paper at the Narratives of Moral Injury in European and International Contexts conference in April 2024.
Emily Knaves describes her experience playing as part of the DU Badminton Team, representing the university against other teams. The experience was made possible by the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund.
Talitha Hookway tells of the thrill of singing with Durham University Gospel Choir in Durham Cathedral during the Easter holidays, made possible by the Student Opportunities Fund.
Thanks to funding from the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund, Ordinand Kathleen Pullman was able to get a sense of what the Anglican Church looks 11,182 miles away.
With the support of the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund, Charlotte Fife was able to attend the Karate BUCS National competition.
With the support of the Student Opportunities Fund, Ordinand and DThM student Paul Charles was able to travel to Sydney Australia to the International Bonhoeffer Congress.
Thanks to the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund, Lilly Lees found herself in Edinburgh presenting research on AI generated embryo images.
Honor Place, a St John’s Students, tells of a month she spent in a community in France, where life revolves around the cows. The trip was made possible by the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.