This year marks a number of anniversaries in connection with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. On 29 May 1981, HM the Queen was accompanied by him when she performed the official opening of the College. As well as the 100^th anniversary of his birth, 2021 also sees the 10^th anniversary of his final visit to the University and Robinson before standing down as Chancellor of the University and the first Visitor of Robinson, a role he held ex-officio as Chancellor. See Bin Brook Michaelmas Term 2011 for a report on the latter visit.

Helena Mennie Shire (1912-1991, literary scholar) was a Founding Fellow of Robinson and had a particular interest in the poetry and music of Scotland 1500-1700. An exhibition relating to her life and work, curated by Joan Bullock-Anderson (Freelance Archivist), and Judith A Brown (College Librarian), was on display in the College Library during the Lent and Easter Terms 2021. Fewer people than usual were able to view this because of the pandemic, so it has now been published online as a Flickr album.