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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 12h

👋 5 people you’ll meet at St John’s - Sara, Library Assistant Whether you’re trying to track down something on your reading list, finding your way around the library, or looking for resources for your studies, Sara and the Library team are here to help.

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m on sabbatical this year, and am very happy to be spending time thinking, reading and writing in this beautiful library @stjohnsox.bsky.social

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👋 5 people you’ll meet at St John’s - Marjory, Housekeeping Manager Arriving at university for the first time can feel daunting, especially if it’s your first time living away from home, but there are lots of people here to help you settle in.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

'Saying it in Style: Some Uses of Rhetoric by Platonist Philosophers in Late Antiquity' Join us for the fourth annual Donald Russell Memorial Lecture, given by Professor Anne Sheppard (Royal Holloway) www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/events/do…

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While we look forward to the start of the new year tomorrow, we're also celebrating last week's graduates 🎓 Whether it's one or four or more years from now, this will be all of you one day!

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How does place shape a person? Greg, DPhil Student in History, discusses Douglas Stuart's award-winning novel Shuggie Bain and the 'radical tenderness' of its young protagonist. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026 youtube.com/shorts/F86z-...

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How does place shape a person?

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The President’s second encounter with Andreas Vesalius’ De Humani Corporis Fabrica came during a recent trip to Boston, where she was treated to a tour of the Houghton Library, with Prof Robert Darnton, University Librarian Emeritus at Harvard and an Honorary Fellow of St John’s.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For the second time in this #NationalYearOfReading2026, our President had the remarkable opportunity to read a first edition of the book that changed her profession, a volume that, until very recently, she never imagined she would encounter in person.

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History of Art, University of Oxford @oxfordhistoryofart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Slade Lectures 2027 Core Concepts of Jaina Art: Visuality and the Jaina Tradition in India and the Diaspora 📣Prof Dr Julia A.B. Hegewald 📍Auditorium, @stjohnsox.bsky.social Free admission, and open to all to attend. 📆Dates Wed 20 Jan - Wed 24 Feb 2027 More info www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures

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Slade Lectures 2027

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Dr Carolyn La Rocco 🏺🍃 @carrielarocco.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A talk that I gave on some aspects of the reception of late Roman and early medieval women for the Open Days at St John’s College, Oxford last year (@stjohnsox.bsky.social) ☺️ (youtu.be/a_siiNn0cRQ?...)

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Carolyn La Rocco, ‘Late Roman and Visigothic women in visual media’

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Are you currently completing a doctorate related to forced migration and looking to develop your career? We are delighted to share details of a new Research Fellowship in the Anthropology of Forced Migration in collaboration with @stjohnsox.bsky.social . bit.ly/rsc-research-fellowship

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An Expert Witness ebook available for 99p today only! If you haven't yet snapped up your copy of our President's latest book, now's your chance to sort out your autumn reading 📖 bit.ly/3V41gaM

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is modernity doing to Oman? 📚 St John’s Geography student Mahnoor discusses finding Jokha Alharthi’s Celestial Bodies (2018) in translation in the College Library and explains how it has gone on to shape her own research. #YearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited us over the weekend during #OxfordOpenDoors It was a pleasure to welcome so many visitors and to offer a glimpse behind-the-scenes of life in college! If you’d like to come back, St John’s is open for free every afternoon from 2pm.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Michael and Bev work alongside the St John's gardening team to safeguard the health of our gardens in the face of climatic challenges and biodiversity loss. Visit our website for tour timings and further details of our Open Doors programme: www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/eve...

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Oxford Open Doors 2026

Visit St John’s this Oxford Open Doors weekend and discover nearly 500 years of history, magnificent architecture, and tranquil gardens. Meet our students, Fellows, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look ...

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Discover five centuries of garden history at St John’s this #OxfordOpenDoors weekend with a guided tour of our groves! Led by our garden consultants, these tours will explore the history of the College’s trees and gardens, and reveal the work being done today to protect their future.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Originally broadcast as a series of radio lectures on the BBC during the Second World War, Lewis’s reflections on Christian faith and morality are, Julia argues, still pertinent for believers and non-believers alike today. #YearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall”. Julia, a second-year Geography student, tells us about C.S. Lewis’s 'Mere Christianity' for the #NationalYearofReading2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And, in case you missed them, Adam and Charlotte Guillain are back at St John’s this weekend for another interactive storytelling session for young readers as part of our #OpenDoors programme. www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/eve...

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Oxford Open Doors 2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What better way to celebrate #InternationalLiteracyDay than by looking back at our first ever St John’s Literary Festival in May? With a range of talks, workshops and performances for adults and children, this was a wonderful community celebration of the power of stories.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nearly 400 years ago, St John’s threw a sumptuous feast for King Charles I and the royal court to celebrate the opening of Canterbury Quad. Astonishingly, the food and entertainment cost nearly half as much again as the entire building project!

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Find out more about library tours and other special events taking place at St John's during the Open Doors weekend, 12–13 September, on the college website: sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/eve... #OxfordOpenDoors #OxfordPreservationTrust #HeritageOpenDays

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Where in an Oxford college might you find elephants, skeletons and cannonballs? The library, of course! Join us for a tour of St John’s College Libraries during Oxford Open Doors and discover the storied history of its buildings and the treasures within our collections.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It’s just one of many family-friendly activities taking place at St John’s for Open Doors. Check out our full programme of free tours, exhibitions, and live performances here: sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/eve... #OxfordOpenDoors #OxfordPreservationTrust #HeritageOpenDays

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

St John’s has over 700 students, but did you know we're looked after by three Harris’s Hawks? Swoop into St John’s during Oxford Open Doors, 12–13 Sept., to meet Missy and her trainer, Dan, and learn about these remarkable hawks and the important work they do around College.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Rachel, a DPhil student in Evolutionary Anthropology, chose Jane Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man as one of her favourites. It's a book she loves not only as an important scientific work, but as a beautiful piece of memoir writing. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to Professor KJ Patel, Director of the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and a member of St John’s Governing Body, on being awarded the Royal Society’s Buchanan Medal! www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...

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Professor KJ Patel recognised in the 2026 Royal Society Awards

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How did an ancient Greek hero become a legend? ⚔️📖 In the final part of our Odyssey series, Classics tutor Dr Emma Greensmith explores the idea of kleos, and the role of epic poetry in carrying the stories of heroes from one audience to the next. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bulcsú, a PPE undergraduate, chose Franz Werfel’s 'The Forty Days of Musa Dagh' as one of his favourites. Both moving and beautiful, Werfel’s novel is a reminder that art can matter not just because we enjoy it, but because of what it can illuminate. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone receiving their results today! If you're #GoingToOxford and St John's, here's what you have to look forward to ✨

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How did people experience The Odyssey before they could read it (or see it on the big screen)? 🎶📖 In the second part of our series, Dr Emma Greensmith explores its origins as oral storytelling. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026 youtube.com/shorts/uNH7G...

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How did people experience The Odyssey before they could read it (or see it on the big screen)? 🎶📖

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

To mark the birthday of St John's alumnus Philip Larkin, Tutorial Fellow in English Professor Patrick Hayes shares one of his favourite poems: For Sidney Bechet. 🎷📖

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Dr Carolyn La Rocco 🏺🍃 @carrielarocco.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Working in the Old Library at St John’s College 🥰 @stjohnsox.bsky.social

Photo of part of the library with several large wooden bookshelves with old books on them, and wooden desks attached. Large wooden pews are placed by the desks. Ceiling brown and white wooden stripes. One laptop visible at one of the desks

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The College is very sad to learn of the death of Sir Anthony Kenny, Emeritus Fellow of St John’s and formerly Warden of Rhodes House and Master of Balliol College, on 3 August 2026 at the age of 95. www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/news/sir-…

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Everyone's talking about The Odyssey... but where should you start? Dr Emma Greensmith introduces the history behind one of the world's most enduring stories. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026 youtube.com/shorts/gamQ4...

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Everyone's talking about The Odyssey... but where should you start?

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Imagine discovering a lost text after nearly 2000 years...! Senior Tutor Dr Matthew Nicholls has chosen Galen's Περὶ Ἀλυπίας (or de indolentia) as one of his favourite books, and one made all the more special by the fact it was only rediscovered in 2005! #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We can't believe it's been a whole month since our wonderful Commemoration Ball! 📸 by Christie Sardjono

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Can you learn a new language from an app on your phone? 📱 St John's Supernumerary Fellow in Language Science, Prof. Elizabeth Wonnacott, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread programme this afternoon to discuss the efficacy of language learning apps and AI-powered features.

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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A huge thank to Professor Lady Sue Black & @stjohnsox.bsky.social for last week's Beatrice Blackwood Lecture. We were all riveted by Sue's fascinating talk about real forensic anthropology (not as depicted in films or TV!), followed by drinks in the beautiful grounds. Thank you for a lovely evening.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

What makes a 500-year-old book funny? 📚 Lochy, an English and French student, shares why he loves Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais, and why this 16th-century classic still feels surprisingly modern. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What does an Oxford Homer expert make of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey? Tutorial Fellow Emma Greensmith talks: 📖 The film's non-linear storytelling 🛡️ Odysseus' famous wit ⚡ Nolan's take on the gods Watch the full discussion 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZ4...

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Experts React to Nolan’s Odyssey

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In this latest #NationalYearofReading video, we celebrate a classic Victorian novel: Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South (1855), recommended by Anna, our MCR Culture Officer.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

✨ Big news! Thanks to a hugely generous $150,000 gift from alumnus @will-sentance.bsky.social, we've launched the Inspire Hub - an innovative new Access platform designed to support students’ long term educational journeys. Find out more ➡️ www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

For 40 years, our President, Professor Lady Sue Black helped uncover the truth in criminal cases. Now, in new book 'An Expert Witness', she explores the history of forensic science and the unique role of the expert witness. Out now! www.penguin.co.uk/books/470923...

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🎭 We're hiring a Cultural Programme & Engagement Support Officer. Help deliver our vibrant programme of exhibitions, concerts, talks and events, while supporting artists, audiences and community engagement. Apply by 22nd July! www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...

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Cultural Programme & Engagement Support Officer

St John's is seeking a Cultural Programme & Engagement Support Officer

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We're pleased to share this year’s edition of our Benefactors magazine, which features the annual Impact of Philanthropy report and Roll of Benefactors. Read the whole thing here ➡️ www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/documents/SJ...

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The July @ox.ac.uk Open Days, through the lens of our student ambassadors! 📸

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