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  • Beyond the Bailey

Student Opportunities Fund: Experiences from Hong Kong

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 6th February 20245th December 2025

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.

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  • Life in John's

Student Opportunities Fund: Becky Tyndall’s trip to the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 2nd February 20245th December 2025

Becky Tyndall, a Theology and Religion PhD student, was able to attend the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference thanks to a grant from the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund.

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  • 2023

Student Opportunities Fund: Chris’ trip to the British New Testament Conference

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 29th January 20245th December 2025

Thanks to a grant from the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund, Christopher de Stigter was able to attend the British New Testament Conference in Exeter

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  • Beyond the Bailey

Keji Fan’s paper at the BERA conference, September 2023

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 15th November 202315th November 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.

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  • Beyond the Bailey

Florence at the Fringe: a Trip to Edinburgh, August 2023

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 20th October 20235th December 2025

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.

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  • Beyond the Bailey

The Fourteenth Anglo-American Seminar on the Medieval Economy and Society: Dartington Hall, Devon

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 19th October 202320th October 2023

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.

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  • Beyond the Bailey

Lucy’s Orchestra Tour in Paris, June 2023

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 16th October 20235th December 2025

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.

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  • Beyond the Bailey

In the Saltmarshes: Rosie Adam’s Trip to the Netherlands

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 13th October 20235th December 2025

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.

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  • Beyond the Bailey

Student Opportunities Fund: Holy Week 2023

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 29th June 20235th December 2025

Ordinand Lilly Nelson discusses her time in Canterbury during Holy Week, which she attended thanks…

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  • Beyond the Bailey

Placement with the Diocese of Egypt

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 24th January 202317th February 2023

Daniel Tsoi shares how the St John’s Student Opportunities Fund helped him travel to Egypt…

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  • 2022

Pilgrimage to Israel

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 19th September 20225th December 2025

Ben Scott embarked on a pilgrimage to Israel, facilitated by the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund. Here he tells us all about his experiences in Israel.

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  • 2022

Learning about Deaf Culture and BSL

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 12th September 202211th August 2022

Hannah Bardsley attended British Sign Language classes and gained a Level 1 qualification. Her participation was facilitated by the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund. Hannah shares what she has learnt and how she has benefitted from this course.

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  • 2022

A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 5th September 202211th August 2022

Bethany McNeeley reflects on her pilgrimage experiences, a trip facilitated by the St John’s College Opportunity Fund.

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  • 2022

Joining the Durham Divas

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 30th August 20225th December 2025

Amy Turner tells us about her time as a cheerleader within the Durham University Cheerleading Squad. Amy was able to train as a member of the team during her final year at Durham thanks to the St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund.

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  • 2022

Durham University Palatinate Orchestra on Tour in Berlin

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 29th August 20225th December 2025

Musically talented Johnians Lucy Irving, second year music student and clarinet player, and Rosie Allen share their experiences of their time in Berlin on tour as members of DUPO. Their attendance was facilitated by St John’s College Student Opportunities Fund.

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  • 2022

Archaeological fieldwork at North Shields Fish Quay

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 22nd August 20222nd September 2026

Katherine Watson tells us about her fieldwork in North Shields, which was facilitated by the Student Opportunities Fund.

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