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 student relaxing in the @robinsoncollege.bsky.social gardens 💜 📸 Elodie Giuge

📢 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 shorturl.at/Jforu

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...

📢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

🗣️ "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

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

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

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

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.

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

Fantastic to see Robinson Fellow @stephthepsych.bsky.social is one of the researchers working on the CD3 programme, we’re delighted to see news of the funding announced today.

Fantastic to see Robinson Fellow @stephthepsych.bsky.social is one of the researchers working on the CD3 programme

Last week we kicked off the Robinson Access Programme, introducing participants to @uniofcam.bsky.social & the Cambridge application process. 📣If you could tell applicants to avoid one thing when writing a Personal Statement – what would it be?

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. @geneticscam.bsky.social

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: shorturl.at/9RHcZ @camhistory.bsky.social