Welcome to the St John’s Common Room!

St. John’s Common Room is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number 1155621) which operates to promote the interests and welfare of students at St. John’s College, Durham University, during their course of study by representing, supporting and advising students. We are student led, and represent undergraduates and postgraduates from St. John’s College, Durham University. We are composed of St. John’s Common Room, the Middle Common Room and the Cranmer Common Room. The charity operates independently from the St. John’s College.

We provide social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities, and forums for discussions and debate to aid the personal development of our students. 

The SJCR is the recognised channel between students and St. John’s College and any external bodies, and is open to all students, subject to a one-off payment at the beginning of study.

For more information about the activities of the SJCR, make sure to visit the relevant social medias:

SJCR Instagram- St John’s Common Room (SJCR) (@johns.sjcr) | Instagram

Welfare- John’s Welfare (@johnscollegewelfare) | Instagram

Campaigns and Inclusivity- SJCR Campaigns and Inclusivity (@johns.campaigns.inclusivity) | Instagram

LGBTQ- St. John’s College Durham LGBTQ (@johns.lgbtq) | Instagram

Sports/ Team Johns- Team John’s (@team_johns) | Instagram

St John’s Common Room Facebook

For more information about student life at Durham University, and useful information please see the below links:

Durham Students’ Union: Durham Students’ Union (durhamsu.com)

Durham University Sharepoint/ My Digital Durham: Welcome to My Digital Durham (sharepoint.com)


The St. John’s Common Room website was designed and developed by George P, it is managed by the SJCR Website Officer who is elected by the Tier 1 Executive. The SJCR Website Officer is currently a vacant role, this website is currently maintained by the Tier 1 Executive.