Robinson College, Cambridge

Timetable for upcoming Cambridge University Libraries training sessions. Wednesday 5th November 09:30-11:00 Responsible Research: Research Data Management. Please note that this session is compulsory for first year postgraduates. Postdocs and others are also welcome. Wednesday 5th November 11:00-12:00 Publishing Your First Monograph Thursday 6th November 11:00-12:00 Understanding Copywright and Creative Commons for Researchers Friday 7th November 11:00-12:00 Critical Reading for Research in STEMM Tuesday 11th November 11:00-12:00 Working with Personal and Sensitive Data Wednesday 19th November 11:00-12:00 Note Making for Research in STEMM.

Upcoming CUL training sessions might be of interest to Chemistry PGs and PDRAs - scan the QR codes below or visit www.training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-ti... to see all available sessions, find out more and book your spot! #researchskills #chemsky #chematcam

The article will be published by the Law Quarterly Review next summer, but a draft as accepted for publication can now be read on SSRN. We hope you enjoy it! Here's the link to the article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Among the artists featured in this year’s Robinson Arts Festival was Freddie Dobbs (English Tripos, 2021) who specialises in hand-drawn animation.

Find out more 👉https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/binbrook-article/robinson-art-festival

Great talk by Amos Lapidoth at @robinsoncollege.bsky.social Robinson College, University of Cambridge!

@robinsoncollege.bsky.social are looking for a new Junior Research Fellow from a variety of humanities and social sciences, including law. Join us! www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/about-robins...

We’re delighted to welcome three new Fellows to the Robinson community, bringing a wealth of expertise to support the College with innovative research and teaching.

👉 Dr Tom Crawford - Maths

👉Dr Bristi Basu -Medicine

👉Dr Orsolya Petőcz - HML

Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/hTqqX

Bin Brook: Robinson College Magazine Q&A Tom takes part in a Q&A with the Robinson College communications team about his career to date and what the future of mathematics might hold. You can find the original article on page 12 of the…

A fun Q&A for the @robinsoncollege.bsky.social Bin Brook magazine - discover the greatest influence on my approach to teaching; the subjects I found most difficult at university; advice for my younger self; and my favourite maths joke...

Professor Amos Lapidoth

Assisted Memories: Have Your cake and Eat It

Using a simple model for defective memories, Professor Lapidoth will demonstrate some of Shannon’s key theorems on Data Compression & Channel Coding, at the heart of Information Theory

Tues 28 Oct 6pm Robinson College

shorturl.at/Xe3c6
@eng.cam.ac.uk

Congratulations to Professor Swami Swaminathan on being elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.

@robinsoncollege.bsky.social

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

An engaging talk on AI by Nick Clegg at @robinsoncollege.bsky.social tonight.

He's a smooth performer who managed to charm the audience into asking only easy questions - the best ones came to us on the way home!

We especially enjoyed the part about Trump.

Something really big happened #OnThisDay 1,100 years ago! 🏰

@davidwoodman45.bsky.social from @robinsoncollege.bsky.social ‬and @camhistory.bsky.social thinks someone in English history deserves far greater fame.

Find out why in our full film 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhj...

Who was the first king of England? 👑

Robinson Fellow, Professor David Woodman, thinks more people should know that Æthelstan created England in 927AD – should his story be on the school curriculum?

David makes the case in his groundbreaking new biography 👇
shorturl.at/t07ej

How to Save the Internet: The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI & Political Conflict 🌍
Sir Nick Clegg & Matt Britten will dive into the thought-provoking topics raised by Nick’s powerful new book.

Wednesday 17 Sept 6-8pm 👉https://shorturl.at/eZ0xQ 

#CambridgeEvents #AI

Robinson alumna Drew Chateau was delighted to join acclaimed musician and philanthropist Stormzy to watch him receive an honorary Degree from the University of Cambridge this week.

Drew was one of two students to be awarded the first ever Stormzy Scholarships back in 2018

👉 shorturl.at/TcPc3

We are delighted to announce that Robinson alumnus, Professor Adam Fox (Medicine, 1990), has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 for his contribution to Paediatric Allergy.

Head to our website to read the full article 👉 shorturl.at/8U2Bc

A person sitting on a wooden bench in a peaceful garden setting at Robinson College in Cambridge, reading a book beside a pathway lined with blooming wisteria.

A student relaxing in the @robinsoncollege.bsky.social gardens 💜

📸 Elodie Giuge

Brian Sloan cited at length in Law Commission 'Modernising Wills Law' Report

📢 Faculty & Cambridge Family Law (CFL) member @briandsloan.bsky.social ‪(@robinsoncollege.bsky.social) has been serving on the advisory group for the Law Commission project to modernise wills, and was extensively cited in the 'Modernising Wills Law' report issued on Friday:

🔗https://bit.ly/3ShkqFn

Congratulations to Professor Geoffrey Greatrex who has been elected to the @acad-euro.bsky.social

Geoffrey was previously a Bye Fellow at Robinson College and is a Professor of Classics at the University of Ottawa.

shorturl.at/9SNnx

Congratulations to Robinson alumna @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social on her new book ‘HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY’

London talks
👉Sun April 27 3pm, British Library

👉Mon April 28 5:30pm, Kings College London

👉Thurs April 24, YouTube live @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social 7pm US E Coast

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Sir Richard Heaton, Warden of Robinson College and Katharine Cantell, Development Director, would like to extend sincere thanks to all the alumni and friends they had the pleasure of meeting during their recent visit to Hong Kong and Singapore. A special thanks to Dr KK Chan and Sok-Theng Cheng.

The next Research Day will be held on Sat 3 May in the Crausaz Wordsworth Building, from 930am

Dr Orsolya Petocz
'The age of the queer witness: Holocaust testimonies across national borders'

Prof Peter Bossaerts
'How smart do smart drugs make you?'

www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/events/mcrsc...

Law Commission consultation on Criminal Appeals

📢Faculty's Elaine Freer (@robinsoncollege.bsky.social) article “Leaving the gloss off: a critique of the appellate courts’ approach to reinterpretation of law cases” (2022) 138 Law Quarterly Review 239 cited in the Law Commission consultation on Criminal Appeals:

🔗https://bit.ly/4iYMZ5B

From Shanghai to Cambridge with the Bill Cornish Memorial Fund The inaugural Bill Cornish Scholar Zihan Ni meets Lovedy Cornish and talks IP law, life in Cambridge—and the impact of giving to postgraduates.

🗣️ "Receiving the Bill Cornish Scholarship is an honour and a profound encouragement for my academic aspirations!"

Zihan Ni, inaugural Bill Cornish Scholar, and donor Lovedy Cornish met to talk about IP law, and life in Cambridge.

🔗https://bit.ly/41D26un

Tom and Rachel Riley

We’re delighted that Robinson lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Dr Tom Crawford, is to cover Rachel Riley MBE on Countdown for 3 weeks from Monday 24 Feb 🧮

Tune every weekday 2:10pm on Channel 4.
Find out about Dr Tom Crawford and his Robinson lecture: shorturl.at/nCU41

@uniofcam.bsky.social

Sir Simon Hughes and children in Georgia

Did you know that the gap in university admissions is widening across the UK?
Join us at Robinson Tues 4 March, 5.30pm
Sir Simon Hughes Chancellor of South Bank University will share insights from his career dedicated to improving access to education

shorturl.at/64jgJ

@camedfac.bsky.social

What makes Earth tick - Gates Cambridge Alex Myhill's research seeks to understand the properties of Earth and how it has evolved over billions of years

Alex Myhill's research seeks to understand the properties of Earth and how it has evolved over billions of years - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/w... @robinsoncollege.bsky.social

Education for all? Lessons from the South Bank to Georgia State, Rt Hon Simon Hughes.

The Professor John Hinnells Memorial Lecture
Tue 4 Mar 5.30pm-6:30pm The Auditorium, Robinson

What can help Cambridge, Russell Group and all universities in England do better?

shorturl.at/qHIzF

Narrative CVs risk worsening the biases they aim to redress - Research Professional News One-size-fits-all approach gives fluent writing an outsize role in research success, warns Rachel Oliver

Robinson Fellow @profrachelgan.bsky.social (Materials Science and Metallurgy) writes for @resprofnews.bsky.social about a project run by @uniofcam.bsky.social, which looked at how narrative CVs affect shortlisting decisions in postdoc recruitment.

Read full article 👉 shorturl.at/TIV7d

New biological graft research to improve dialysis treatment.

Congratulations to Robinson Fellow Professor Athina Markaki @eng.cam.ac.uk who has received one of the two Translational Awards from the British Heart Foundation.

www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

I'm just back from this, which involved a series of fascinating talks.