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Tackling global challenges

At the heart of St John鈥檚 is an international community of leading academics who, across the sciences and the humanities, are pushing at the frontiers of knowledge

Charlie Colenutt at St John's College, with the Bridge of Sighs in the background
Confessions of the working people

A History postgraduate at St John鈥檚 College who travelled Britain interviewing strangers about their jobs reveals the career ladder to happiness 鈥 which might not be what you think

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World-leading economist elected to international Fellowship for his 鈥榮ignificant鈥 influence

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Fellow of St John's, has received the honour which recognises economists whose work has shaped the discipline and informed policy

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Montage of Professors Orietta Da Rold and Dhruv Ranganathan
鈥業nspirational鈥 St John鈥檚 academics honoured for exceptional teaching

Two visionary St John鈥檚 College Fellows in Humanities and STEM subjects recognised for their transformative work with 今日吃瓜 in prestigious University of Cambridge awards

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Major partnership set to 鈥榮upercharge鈥 quantum research in the UK

Professor Mete Atat眉re, Head of the Cavendish Laboratory and Fellow of St John鈥檚, welcomes new project that will see the UK鈥檚 most powerful quantum computer based at the University of Cambridge

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Artist鈥檚 illustration of the interplay of a vibrational mode in electron-transfer processes
Molecular 鈥榗atapult鈥 fires electrons at the limits of physics

Cambridge scientists discover vibration-driven charge transfer faster than a single molecular vibration

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A portrait of the Bront毛 sisters by Patrick Branwell Bront毛 copyright The National Portrait Gallery, London
The Cambridge chapter before Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights

The patriarch of the Bront毛 family was a St John鈥檚 undergraduate who changed his surname from Brunty to Bront毛 鈥 a name his three remarkable daughters would later make famous in books that have sold millions of copies worldwide

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Radiologist calls for revolution in UK breast cancer screening in historic medical lecture

Recording of the 2026 Linacre Lecture given at St John鈥檚 College by University of Cambridge breast cancer specialist is now available online

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A photo of Professor David R Midgley in his office with his new book, The Epic Modernist: Alfred D枚blin
The novelist modernism left behind and the Cambridge scholar bringing him back

A new book argues that Alfred D枚blin was one of the boldest writers of the 20th century and yet the English-speaking world is largely unaware of him

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Professor Andrew Woods sits on a bench looking at the camera in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge
Energy professor identifies 鈥榟uge window of opportunity鈥 to accelerate net zero progress

鈥淲e are throwing away extraordinary amounts of useful energy every day 鈥 and we don鈥檛 need to,鈥 says Professor Andy Woods FRS, lead author of a major new Royal Society study

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Teenage boy lays in bed in the dark looking at a smartphone with his face lit up by the light emitting from it
UK teens to have social media curfew in world-first mental health study

Landmark research, co-led by St John鈥檚 College psychologist, aims to see whether restricted use of online platforms reduces anxiety and improves wellbeing

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Professor Tamsin Mather stands in front of a volcanic panorama
Ocean and volcano scientists among St John鈥檚 New Year Honours recipients

Two renowned geochemists, a conservation scientist, a public health director, a musician and a LGBTQ+ campaigner receive accolades in King鈥檚 New Year Honours 2026

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A person in a white coat inspects some ultrasound images alongside a model of a breast
Personalised breast cancer screening could save lives, historic lecture to hear

World-leading radiologist will explain innovative and streamlined ways to screen women at higher risk of breast cancer in this year鈥檚 Linacre Lecture at St John鈥檚 College

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A portrait photo of Professor Maria Manuel (Manucha) Lisboa sitting on a chair in The Cloisters, New Court, St John's College
Relationship between creativity and illness explored in new book

Cambridge academic examines how physical and psychological adversity shaped the lives and work of six influential artists and writers

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鈥楶ersonality test鈥 shows AI chatbots mimic human traits 鈥 and how they can be manipulated

Researchers co-led by St John's College postgraduate call for urgent regulation after developing tool for artificial intelligence systems

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Professor Nathan MacDonald holds open the page of the Bible showing the map with shelves of antique books behind him
First 1525 鈥楤ible map鈥 still shapes how we see borders today

Cambridge-held map published 500 years ago led 鈥榬evolution鈥 in meaning of boundaries, says St John鈥檚 College academic

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PhD student Will Duckett poses on Kitchen Bridge at St John's College, Cambridge, with the Bridge of Sighs in the background
Life without a mind鈥檚 eye 鈥 exploring the mystery of memory

Meet Will Duckett, a St John鈥檚 College Psychology PhD student researching the phenomenon of mental imagery and its impact on memories

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Master of the King鈥檚 Music revives medieval carol from Cambridge manuscript

The 15th-century carol text will be brought to life at the Advent Carol Services at St John鈥檚 College

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St John鈥檚 academic named 鈥楻ising Star in Neuroscience 2025鈥

Honour for neuroscientist who discovered how to identify patterns of consciousness in coma patients

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鈥楤eautiful energy sandwich鈥 could power next-generation solar and lighting

St John鈥檚 physicist co-leads research that could revolutionise manufacture of cheap electronics and solar cells

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St John's College Librarian Tanya Kirk leans against a cabinet in the Old Library next to a pile of her new book. The Haunted Library
What haunts us and why we love to be scared

A new spine-chilling collection of ghost stories takes readers on a terrifying tour through Britain鈥檚 Gothic past

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Image of a scientist's hands pouring cowpea - Vigna unguiculata - from one hand into the other at Cambridge Crop Science Centre
Turning cutting-edge research into real-world impact at COP30

World leaders at the annual UN climate crisis meeting learn how Cambridge researchers, led by a St John鈥檚 academic, empower farmers to innovate

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The century that changed physics 鈥 100 years of quantum mechanics

Since Paul Dirac, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist from St John鈥檚, first co-founded quantum mechanics, there has been a century of scientific discovery

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World leader in artificial intelligence elected as an Honorary Fellow of St John鈥檚

Award-winning Vice President of Research at Google DeepMind, Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, awarded an Honorary Fellowship

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UK鈥揹evolved relations 鈥榯oo opaque鈥, Cambridge research warns

A postgraduate researcher at St John鈥檚 College says the structure governing cooperation across the UK lacks transparency and oversight

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Architect named among Finland鈥檚 top early-career scholars

Fellow researching architecture of Indigenous people of the Nordic countries and Russia among academy's new cohort

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New 拢1.8m study examines impact of extreme heat on mothers and babies

St John鈥檚 scientist leads mother and baby mental health project spanning climate science, psychology, and perinatal wellbeing

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Experimental theatre-maker elected as Cambridge Digital Humanities Methods Fellow

St John鈥檚 PhD student will lead University workshops focused on digital research methods and tools

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Union Street Mill, Ancoats, Manchester circa 1835
鈥楽lums鈥 of Victorian Manchester housed wealthy doctors and engineers

St John鈥檚 historian uses census data to show many middle-class Mancunians lived in the same buildings as working-class residents

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Award-winning philosopher features in new Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection

A bitesize digital series celebrating some of the UK鈥檚 most original thinkers has been launched to showcase the power and public value of research

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Human blood cells under a microscope
New lab-grown embryo model produces blood cells

Discovery holds potential to simulate blood disorders like leukaemia, and to produce long-lasting blood stem cells for transplants

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Ancient Roman conspiracy revived in lost Tudor translation

Sex, ambition and betrayal 鈥 the ingredients of a modern political scandal were alive and well in Ancient Rome

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Solar power lights the way to fossil-free chemical industry

St John's researcher develops sustainable way to make the chemicals found in thousands of products 鈥 from plastics to cosmetics

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鈥楪ood鈥 gut bacteria boosts placenta for healthier pregnancy

Cambridge scientists discover how probiotics may help prevent miscarriages, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia

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Willow鈥檚 had a good innings 鈥 bring out the bamboo cricket bats, says inventor

St John鈥檚 academic and former national cricketer says his affordable bamboo bat design will make cricket more accessible worldwide

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Stark global inequalities in abdominal trauma care revealed by PhD student

鈥淥ur findings point to a survival gap that begins before patients even reach the operating theatre鈥

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Raspberry Pi creator launches AI organisation to fuel scientific breakthroughs

Professor Robert Mullins co-founds major new artificial intelligence initiative to drive UK research and innovation

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Prof Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri with a group of team members outside the Centre for Malaria Elimination in Kenya
拢2m boost for research to prevent malaria deaths in pregnancy

鈥楬idden disease鈥 that kills thousands of women and babies a year to be tackled

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A photograph of Jack Welland, a PhD researcher at St John's College, Cambridge, sitting at his computer desk, turned towards the camera and smiling
Student discovers how mutations cause childhood neurological diseases

Mapping of a key brain enzyme reveals links to childhood disability and cancer 鈥 and could unlock new drug therapies

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New 拢500,000 funding for quest to solve scientific mysteries

Physicists receive grant to pave way for groundbreaking quantum technologies

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Male bias in health research targeted by scientists

Network led by a St John鈥檚 biologist works to transform understanding of women鈥檚 medical research and care

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A montage image of Professor Sir Richard Friend and Professor Usha Goswami, Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
Top scientists awarded 鈧5m funding for cutting-edge research

Academics secure major support for pioneering work in quantum optical science and dyslexia

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Hope for patients with aggressive breast cancers

New approach led by St John's Fellow is improving survival rates for women with breast cancer

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From left: Professor Deborah Prentice, Professor Mete Atat眉re, Dagmar Dolby and Lord Spencer Livermore at the official opening
Unlocking the secrets of life in the universe with opening of Cambridge鈥檚 Ray Dolby Centre

A state-of-the-art facility designed to push the boundaries of what is possible

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Expert awarded one of USA鈥檚 highest honours in science

鈥淚 feel an immense gratitude to my team for all the wonderful science that we do together鈥

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Professor Laura Torrente and Dr Collin Smith have published a study that challenges assumptions about how renewable sources are best used in green ammonia production
Study prompts rethink over cost of renewables in green ammonia production

New research by a College Fellow is challenging assumptions about how best to use renewable electricity in green ammonia production, offering ways that could make it more cost-effective

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A teenager with their hand covering their face looks at a mobile phone in a darkened room
Harmful effects of digital tech 鈥 the science 鈥榥eeds fixing鈥, experts argue

Online technologies from social media to AI are changing too fast for scientific infrastructure to gauge their public health harms, say two leaders in their field

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