Trinity College Alumni

This account is run by the Alumni Relations & Development Office. Trinity College was founded by Henry VIII in 1546 and is part of the University of Cambridge.

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Trinity Fellows have paid tribute to Professor Greg Hannon, who died on 4 April 2026. Professor Hannon was a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity, and Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute for eight years.
https://t.co/xiFA8FkySK

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'He caught a cold stuffing a chicken with snow to see how long it could be preserved.'

Francis Bacon, one of England's greatest Renaissance thinkers, who was a student at Trinity College in the 1570s, died 400 years ago #OTD in 1626.

#Bacon400 @CamArtsHums @Cambridge_Uni

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🌷 The perfect conditions for a tiptoe through the Trinity tulips - don't forget your Members' Card!

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Warm day in Cambridge? It's time to head to the River Cam 🚣 🍃 🦆

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‘Without you, Tom, we wouldn't have gotten to the moon.’ - President Nixon

Artemis is powered by solar. But half a century ago things were a bit different.

Apollo 11, which landed the first man on the moon used alkaline fuel cells, developed by Trinity alumnus Tom Bacon. (1/2)

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Huge congratulations to Trinity's Zara Bek, seat four in the Cambridge Lightweight Women's Boat. Friday's win marked the seventh consecutive victory for the team! 🎉

����Nordin Catic #BoatRace2026 @theboatrace

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Trinity Fellow & Professor of European Law Catherine Barnard spoke to @BBCRadio4's 'The Law Show' about asylum law reforms, and what the Home Secretary’s new rules could mean for asylum seekers and refugees.

Listen now ⬇️@cambridgelaw
https://t.co/g0yF1HPG04

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"This is exciting news for Cambridge and beyond, in terms of future global impact.

"Learning about policy challenges is at the heart of Trinity’s Policy Programme open to all our students, enhancing their studies and broadening career opportunities." - Professor Catherine Barnard, founder of Trinity’s Policy Programme

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Best of luck to Trinity's Zara Bek in the Lightweights!
#ExTRINordinary #BoatRace2026 #TheBoatRace #TogetherWeAreCambridge

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Cambridge biotech start-up, Immutrin, created by three Trinity members, Nobel Laureate Sir Gregory Winter, Prof Daniel Christ & Prof Sir Mark Pepys, secures £65 million in investment to treat the rare and incurable condition amyloidosis.

Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/rIqtkwIyOa

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Fantastic to see this event inspired by and in memory of
the late David MacKay, Trinity alumnus, Regius Professor of Engineering at Cambridge and author of 'Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air'
@Trinity1546 #ExTRINordinary

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The Master of Trinity, Dame Sally Davies, met with representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, and university medical faculty from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, during their visit to Cambridge last week.

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After completing her maths degree at Cambridge, Amy Weathercup co‑founded the first company to bring web browsing to mobile phones. Her later work with Cambridge i‑Teams opened doors for students to explore real technologies and new possibilities https://t.co/pu2aTgVnB7

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Congratulations to Trinity Senior Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Mariëtta van der Tol, finalist for the 2026 ICON-S Book Prize, for Constitutional Intolerance.

[ICON•S @ICON__S]

1/2 Announcing the finalists for the 2026 ICON-S Book Prize.

Selected from a formidable pool of works, these 5 books represent outstanding contributions to public law.

A huge congratulations to all the finalists!

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@DalrympleWill Good news to start the day - congratulations!

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"I never would have dreamed, as an eighteen-year-old arriving in Cambridge for the first time, that I would now be standing here as Chancellor."

Chris Smith, Lord Smith of Finsbury, has been formally installed as the 109th Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, following his election in July 2025.

Explore more about the ceremony 👉 https://t.co/p5zvabeU3H

#Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge

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The Cambridge Festival has begun! 🎉

Explore talks, workshops, art, and family activities across the city.

Discover the full @Cambridge_Fest programme👇

https://t.co/dxPaDv7hCR

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As part of its enriching TrinityPlus programme, the College hosted a conversation with Michael Ellam, Second Permanent Secretary for EU and International Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Office, chaired by Professor Catherine Barnard. Michael previously served as Downing Street Director of Communications and the Civil Servant in charge of reset negotiations after Brexit.

TrinityPlus, a supercurricular initiative, offers students opportunities to complement and enhance their academic work in the fields of policy, entrepreneurship, and musical theatre.

#TrinityPlus #ExTRINordinary #cambridgeuniversity #Trinity #inconversation

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@ProfArleneHH @FCGulbenkian @ULisboa @ukinportugal @CoimbraGroup Wonderful news. Congratulations!

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1/3 🧪

Some students leave Olympiads with medals. Victor Lilov leaves with a self-study habit he continues to use at university.

Victor 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria is a GTF BIG Talent Scholar (starting 2024) and an International Chemistry Olympiad #IChO and International Biology Olympiad #IBO medalist studying Natural Sciences at @TrinCollCam

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Congratulations to Trinity medical students Martin Tam, Brajan Budini, Steven Luo, Andrew Lee, Angelica Akrami and Isabel Stead for their collaborative research - published today and featured in national and international media.
#ExTRINordinary @Trinity1546