News in Brief
Professor Rachel Oliver (pictured above) was awarded an OBE for services to Materials Engineering.
Rachel is a materials engineer, inventor, spinout founder and Fellow in Materials Science at Robinson. She is also Director of the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride and Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer for Porotech.
On receiving her OBE, Rachel said: “I hope to encourage more people to get involved in semiconductors in the UK. This is a crucial time, as the semiconductor ecosystem is rising to meet some of the most pressing challenges of our era — including climate change, energy efficiency, global connectivity, and technological security.”
Professor Joanna Page, Robinson Fellow, becomes Fellow of the British Academy.
Joanna is Director of Studies in MML at Robinson and Director of CRASSH (Centre of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities).
Joanna said ‘It is a huge honour to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Alongside my Latin Americanist colleagues in the University, I would also like to thank Fellows, staff and students at Robinson, where I have been extremely fortunate to be part of such an inspiring, collaborative, and supportive community.”
Sporting Achievements
Congratulations to all Robinson students who competed in a range of high-profile sporting events across the year - from rowing to powerlifting. Highlights include:
- Robinson/Selwyn Rugby Team (Slobinson) capped off an excellent season by winning the College Rugby Bowl 2025.
- Robinson Cricket Team defeated Magdalene/Trinity Hall and Jesus College on Finals Day and taking home the Cricket Cuppers Trophy.
- Shubang Nagalotimath (Medicine, 2020) represented Team GB at the World University Powerlifting Championships in Turkey.
- PhD student Caroline Kienast Von Einem (Med Science, 2021), alongside her teammates on Cambridge W2, secured victory over Oxford in Varsity Volleyball.
- PhD student Jin Seok Lee (Pathology, 2021) won (as the 1st pair) the Real Tennis Inter University Doubles Final.
- Louis De Neve, pictured left, and Theo Hatcher, pictured right (both Natural Sciences, 2021) each won their races in The Boat Race.
- Rebecca Keetley (Natural Sciences, 2022) Womena's Blues Captain of the Cambridge University Swimming and Water Polo Club (CUSWPC), competed in the Varsity Channel Relay 2025 — a closely contested race won by Oxford by just 15 minutes.
Robinson College Boat Club held a special boat-naming ceremony to unveil a brand-new Filippi, named after Dr Steve Fuller (Natural Sciences, 2005) in honour of a true Robinson rowing legend and his exceptional contributions—not only to the club but to the sport as a whole.
Robinson College Chapel Choir released a filmed performance of Be Still, a beautiful anthem by award-winning composer Mary Offer. You can view it on the Robinson College YouTube Channel.