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Founded in 1977, Robinson is one of the most modern & ambitious Cambridge Colleges
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Cambridge Chemistry Library
12 days ago
Upcoming CUL training sessions might be of interest to Chemistry PGs and PDRAs - scan the QR codes below or visit
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to see all available sessions, find out more and book your spot!
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Philip Murray
15 days ago
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:
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Ouster Clauses and the Common Law: a Historical Reappraisal
This article traces the development of English administrative law's approach to ouster clauses, re-assessing the idea that ouster clauses have always been treat
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5667090
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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
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Ioannis Kontoyiannis
15 days ago
Great talk by Amos Lapidoth at
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Robinson College, University of Cambridge!
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Philip Murray
28 days ago
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are looking for a new Junior Research Fellow from a variety of humanities and social sciences, including law. Join us!
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Isaac Newton/College Junior Research Fellowship 2026 | Robinson College
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/about-robinson/job-vacancies/isaac-newtoncollege-junior-research-fellowship-2026
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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 👉
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Dr Tom Crawford
about 1 month ago
A fun Q&A for the
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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...
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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…
https://tomrocksmaths.com/2025/09/29/bin-brook-robinson-college-magazine-qa/
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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
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about 2 months ago
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.
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about 2 months ago
An engaging talk on AI by Nick Clegg at
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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.
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2 months ago
Something really big happened
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1,100 years ago! 🏰
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from
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thinks someone in English history deserves far greater fame. Find out why in our full film 👇
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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 👇
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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
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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 👉
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Robinson Alumna Drew Chateau joins Stormzy for his Honorary Degree Congregation at Senate House | Robinson College
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5 months ago
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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 👉
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5 months ago
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6 months ago
A student relaxing in the
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gardens 💜 📸 Elodie Giuge
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6 months ago
📢 Faculty & Cambridge Family Law (CFL) member
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(
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) 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
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Congratulations to Professor Geoffrey Greatrex who has been elected to the
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Geoffrey was previously a Bye Fellow at Robinson College and is a Professor of Classics at the University of Ottawa.
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6 months ago
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Congratulations to Robinson alumna
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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
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7pm US E Coast
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7 months ago
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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.
7 months ago
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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...
7 months ago
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8 months ago
📢Faculty's Elaine Freer (
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) 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
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8 months ago
🗣️ "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
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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.
https://bit.ly/41D26un
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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:
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9 months ago
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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
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9 months ago
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Gates Cambridge
9 months ago
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...
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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
https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-makes-earth-tick/
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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?
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9 months ago
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Robinson Fellow
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(Materials Science and Metallurgy) writes for
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about a project run by
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, which looked at how narrative CVs affect shortlisting decisions in postdoc recruitment. Read full article 👉
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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
https://shorturl.at/TIV7d
9 months ago
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New biological graft research to improve dialysis treatment. Congratulations to Robinson Fellow Professor Athina Markaki
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who has received one of the two Translational Awards from the British Heart Foundation.
www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Professor Markaki receives Translational Award from BHF | Robinson College
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-markaki-receives-translational-award-bhf
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I'm just back from this, which involved a series of fascinating talks.
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Using Maths to Clean the Ocean 🌊 Where does river water go when it enters the ocean? And what does this have to do with plastic pollution? Dr Tom Crawford Tom Rocks Maths explains his PhD thesis in Fluid Dynamics Fri 7 March, 5-6.30pm Robinson Auditorium Free tickets 👉https://shorturl.at/U0rYA
10 months ago
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Fantastic to see Robinson Fellow
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is one of the researchers working on the CD3 programme, we’re delighted to see news of the funding announced today.
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10 months ago
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Fantastic to see Robinson Fellow
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is one of the researchers working on the CD3 programme
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10 months ago
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Last week we kicked off the Robinson Access Programme, introducing participants to
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& the Cambridge application process. 📣If you could tell applicants to avoid one thing when writing a Personal Statement – what would it be?
10 months ago
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The Robinson College MCR/SCR Research Day is on Sat 1 February in the Crausaz Wordsworth Building, 9.30 am A series of talks from our postgraduate students and 2 talks from the SCR, Prof Alberto Rosello-Diez and Dr Yudan Ren.
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10 months ago
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Book now for our 4th Baxandall Lecture, Professor Krista Kesselring: ‘The Jury, the Witch, and the Shadow of Doubt: Witchcraft on Trial in Early Modern England’ 18 March, 5:30pm, Umney Theatre, Robinson College More details:
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10 months ago
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