st john's college Archives – The Oxford Student

St. John’s Alumni show support for divestment protests

6th February 20206th February 2020Bethan Roberts

Nearly 800 University of Oxford alumni have signed an open letter to the President and Principal Bursar of the College, threatening to withhold donations until the college commits to divesting in fossil fuel companies. This follows a five-day occupation of the College’s quad by protesting students, which ended on Sunday 2nd February. The letter, which […]

St. John’s Lockdown: On the Inside

30th January 202031st January 2020Alex Haveron-Jones

Since 2pm on Wednesday, the Front Quad of St. John’s college has been occupied by University students, protesting the College’s investment of around £8.1 million in fossil fuels companies – including BP and Shell. Yesterday evening, I was able to gain access to the college, and spent time with the students demonstrating on the Quad, […]

Village residents warn of threats to children’s health from quarry proposed by St John’s

2nd June 20192nd June 2019Sarah Wishingrad

Image description: Protestors outside of St John’s College on 28th May Residents of Barford, in Warwickshire, are opposing the construction of a quarry that has been proposed in their village to be built on farmland owned by St John’s College. On Tuesday, 28th May, a group of Barford residents travelled to Oxford to protest outside […]

Bitesize News: St. John’s Library, Older People’s Day and John Radcliffe statue

2nd October 2018Jafar Cain

Image Credit: David Iliff (CC-BY-SA 3.0) Opening of St John’s new library and study centre delayed The planned opening of St. John’s new library and study centre is to be delayed until the spring. The new building, located in the heart of the College, containing four floors, will not only hold the College’s wealth of […]

Oxford professor sues University after forced retirement

20th August 201821st August 2018Grace Davis

Image Credit: Andrew Shiva (CC BY-SA 4.0) A professor at Oxford was forced to retire in 2016 in order to promote diversity, an employment tribunal has been told. John Pitcher, who specialised in Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and was a fellow at St Johns College, was made to retire at the age of 67 despite […]

St John’s tops the 2018 Norrington Table

20th August 201818th November 2018James Ashworth

Image Credit: Photo © Jonathan Billinger (cc-by-sa/2.0) St John’s College has topped the Norrington table for 2018, knocking last year’s first place, New College, into fifth place. The list, which ranks Oxford Colleges by the grades of their finalists, was derived by the eponymous Sir Arthur Norrington during the 1960s. Of 108 finalists, over half […]

Lunchtime and Sunday closings amongst major changes to St John’s Bar

5th March 2015Laura Whetherly

“Massive annual losses” at St John’s Bar have resulted in a major cut to opening times and student concern over bar workers’ jobs.

St John’s Gender Equality Festival accused of libel by OUSU campaign leader

23rd October 201412th September 2015News Team

The committee for the St John’s Gender Equality Festival have been accused of libel in a circular email sent by the co-chair of OUSU’s “Mind Your Head” campaign. The accusation centres around the statement released by the committee on Saturday evening, which apologised “unreservedly” for a “trans-exclusionary” article written for the festival zine by former Magdalen […]

Colleges’ rent gulf revealed

24th October 201325th October 2013Charlie Dennis

This year’s freshers face a discrepancy of up to £380 per term in rent prices. An investigation carried out by the Oxford Student has revealed that 2013 arrivals at some colleges will pay over six pounds a day more for their accommodation than their counterparts at other colleges. The biggest difference is between the daily […]