Robinson College Library has taken in a new collection of books over the summer. The Peter Blundell Jones Collection contains 350+ donated titles on modern European architecture and came to us in 10 large boxes on a rainy morning in March. It is an outstanding resource for students and researchers alike, with many of the titles unique within Cambridge. Amongst the collection are the books that Peter wrote during his career as an Architect and Architectural Historian.

In the first episode of The Chronicles podcast, Robinson Fellow in the History of Political Thought Dr Adam Woodhouse introduces us to the man behind a name which instantly evokes skulduggery and ruthless political effectiveness: Machiavelli.

Congratulations to Robinson student Louis De Neve (Natural Sciences 2021) who competed in The Head of the Charles 2024.

We're pleased to welcome, Fiona Davey (she/her), the new Student Wellbeing Advisor at Robinson College. Fiona has a background in Public Health Education & Promotion and experience working on urban educational farms, in the classroom, and in social services with a focus on youth empowerment, healthy living, and social justice.

Welcome to Dr Tom Crawford who has joined Robinson this term as an undergraduate College Teaching Officer in Maths. Tom is the Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and is also a Fellow by Special Election at St Edmund Hall.

He completed his PhD in Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. Paul Linden and obtained his undergraduate degree in Maths from the University of Oxford in 2012 where he studied at St John’s College.  He now teaches Maths at both the University of Cambridge and Oxford.

Congratulations to Professor Bartomeu Monserrat, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge who was awarded the prize for his work on computational physics, computational materials science, electronic structure, and energy materials.

Peter Hutchinson, Robinson Fellow and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital commenced his 2-year term as President of the SBNS on 26th September at the Gala Dinner at the SBNS Autumn Meeting in Birmingham.  

The generous contribution of a donor has paved the way for Robinson College to be part of an enriching partnership between the University of Cambridge and the BBC on the National Short Story Award and Young Writers Award. The National Short Story Award is widely regarded as the most prestigious accolade for short stories nationally. Many readers will have enjoyed listening to the shortlisted stories, some by major writers and others by exciting new voices, broadcast on Radio 4 each September (and available on BBC Sounds).