I had the chance to speak about Peter Brown’s The World of Late Antiquity (1971) at St John’s College, Oxford (@stjohnsox.bsky.social) for the National Year of Reading 2026. 🙂 youtube.com/shorts/njfxK...
Academic job alert: Career Development Research Fellowship in Psychology 🧑🎓
If you have recently completed or are close to completion of a doctorate, St John's is currently accepting applications for a full-time four-year research position.
Full details ➡️ www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
Join the St John's choir and professional singers from Vox Urbane, for an hour of wonderful music to start the term.
6pm, Sunday 19th April, St John's Chapel.
Free and open to all!
1/3 👩🏫
Some students finish Olympiads and stop competing. Kevin kept going by teaching and creating new problems for other students.
Kevin Adi Senjaya 🇮🇩 #Indonesia is a GTF BIG Talent Scholar (starting 2025) and studies Mathematics at @stjohnsox.bsky.social
Album cover for Inherit a Memory by The Noonan Trio
"Stealing of Cream by Blue Tits" is a track from The Noonan Trio's "Inherit a Memory" which was placed on the 68th GRAMMY Ballot. Listen: buff.ly/n0qADUv
Tix for 30 May Gig: bit.ly/4lSHXu1
@stjohnsox.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social
@ppluk.bsky.social
Gig graphic for The Noonan Trio, showing Sean Noonan drumming with brushes in a cloud of smoke
New gig announcement! Sean Noonan Trio, Sat 30 May at @stjohnsox.bsky.social.
Speaking drummer Sean Noonan performs rhythmic jazz storytelling with pianist Matthew Bourne & bassist Michael Bardon.
Book: bit.ly/4lSHXu1
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @ppluk.bsky.social
We loved attending @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social's Primary Playmaker showcase recently, where pupils saw their plays come to life on stage.
We're proud to support arts access for 2,000+ children across Oxfordshire each year through our partnership.
#WorldTheatreDay
www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...
On Wednesday, we were delighted to host the Inaugural Lecture of the new Nuffield Professor of Population Health, Professor Prabhat Jha.
Professor Jha joined @oxpop.bsky.social and St John's this academic year, and it was wonderful to welcome him officially to @ox.ac.uk.
Spring is here! 🌻🌷🪻
The flowering cherry (prunus pandora) looking beautiful in college! Spring is on the way... 🌸
@engfac.bsky.social @karavanpress.bsky.social @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social @stjohnsox.bsky.social
How to do #history when there are no sources?🤔—in person April symposium @stjohnsox.bsky.social with @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social & @academic.oup.com + John Arnold, @hsmurphy.bsky.social, Jonathan Saha, Miranda Spieler & Tess Wingard across many periods & geographies. Free, but book👇!
It's University Mental Health Day!
We asked some of our current students what they do to manage their mental health - not surprisingly, the cats featured... 🐱🐱🐱
#UniMentalHealthDay @studentmindsorg.bsky.social
Marking 400 years since the death of John Dowland, our Choir Director performs Dr Case’s Pavan.
The pavan commemorates John Case, Scholar and Fellow of St John’s, who is remembered to this day in his portrait above High Table and in his Chapel funerary monument.
These portraits, admired at the time for their fidelity, continue to sit at the centre of this discussion.
Read more about Allan Ramsay's Queen Charlotte Sophia ➡️ www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/college-life...
Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have explored the possibility of African ancestry within Charlotte’s Portuguese royal lineage, while contemporary descriptions of her appearance remain complex and sometimes contradictory.
Dearest gentle reader... as Bridgerton returns today, all eyes turn again to Queen Charlotte 👑
The college's portraits of George III and Charlotte Sophia, gifted by the royals themselves, sit at the heart of a long-running debate: was she Britain’s first Black queen?
These texts reflect everyday book culture: affordable student copies, devotional texts and popular editions.
Such material is comparatively rare in major libraries but offers valuable insight into the social and economic history of reading.
A huge thank you to Professor Bray!
The College is delighted to have received a significant donation of Arabic-script manuscripts and early printed and lithographed books from the collection of Professor Julia Bray, Emeritus Research Fellow in Arabic.
www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...
Slade Lectures 2026
'Brasilia: Planned Exclusion'
Esther da Costa Meyer
5pm Wed 18 Feb
Auditorium, St John's College
@stjohnsox.bsky.social
(Free Admission)
Abstract: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-...
Slade Lectures 2026: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures
Huge congratulations to the three SJC students who will play for OURFC in the Varsity Matches on Saturday, 28th February 2026!
Look out for Mel Morley, starting number 8, Kate Mitchell, replacement winger, and Owen Casstles, replacement scrum-half 🏉
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2026! 🎉
We’re proud to support apprentices across St John’s, helping them to gain real skills, experience and qualifications while making a meaningful impact across the college.
Find out more ➡️ www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...
TOBITHEFREAK sharing work in progress, standing on stage with keyboard and electronic music equipment
The backs of artists and speakers walking down a path shiny with rain in a quadrangle at St John's College
Sound walk in St John's College Gardens showing grassy grounds with trees and small purple flowers
We had an inspiring Friday & Saturday last week at St John's College with our brilliant guest speakers & current BOOM artists. If you were there, we'd love to have your feedback: www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/bsdpvl
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Early morning street outside St John’s College, Oxford, with historic stone buildings lining a quiet, wet pavement. Warm streetlights glow against the dark blue sky, reflecting in puddles on the ground. A bicycle is locked to railings, and bare tree branches frame the scene.
Early morning view outside St John's College ✨
📷 Instagram | Spiralling_Oxford (January, 2025)
Slade Lectures 2026
'Colonial Algiers: Architecture and Segregation'
Esther da Costa Meyer
5pm Wed 4 Feb
Auditorium, St John's College @stjohnsox.bsky.social
(Free Admission)
Abstract: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-...
More information on the Slade Lectures 2026: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures
While not the first to be broadcast, 'The Roman Arena' was the first to be made, and Matthew was asked the first ever question of the new Misha Glenny era!
Did you catch Senior Tutor, Dr Matthew Nicholls, discussing The Roman Arena on In Our Time this morning?
If not, don't worry! You can catch up on all the gladiatorial action at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Slade Lectures 2026
'Shanghai'
Esther da Costa Meyer
5pm Auditorium, St John's College @stjohnsox.bsky.social
(Free Admission)
Today's lecture (abstract) www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-lectures-2026-urban-change-and-representation-2
More info on the Slade Lectures: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures
You have an amazing campus and wonderful students! 😊I had a most enjoyable time conducting the workshop and dining at HighTable! Thank you!
Thank you so much for coming, it was an amazing evening!
