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Dr Tom Crawford @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social · 9d

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...

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…

tomrocksmaths.com

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge @eng.cam.ac.uk · 14d

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...

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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 21d

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.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Sep 4

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...

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Jun 27

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

Robinson Alumna Drew Chateau joins Stormzy for his Honorary Degree Congregation at Senate House | Robinson College

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Jun 14

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

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · May 30

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

📸 Elodie Giuge

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.

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Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · May 21

📢 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

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · May 19

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Apr 22

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Apr 15

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.

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Apr 14

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...

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Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · Mar 19

📢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

Law Commission consultation on Criminal Appeals

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Cambridge Development & Alumni Relations @yourscambridge.bsky.social · Mar 10

🗣️ "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

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.

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Feb 19

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

Sir Simon Hughes and children in Georgia

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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · Feb 18

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

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

www.gatescambridge.org

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Feb 11

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Feb 7

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

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Feb 5

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...

Professor Markaki receives Translational Award from BHF | Robinson College

www.robinson.cam.ac.uk

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Feb 1

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

Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Jan 20

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

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Robinson College, Cambridge @robinsoncollege.bsky.social · Jan 29

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

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