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1992 graduate elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow

Congratulations to Naval Architecture alumnus Keith Hutchinson who is one of 75 new Fellows elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering!

Keith is established as an innovative marine design consultant. His work encompasses the design of a range of novel floating assets from 20 to 800,000 tonnes displacement, both new-construction and conversions, covering bespoke merchant ships including cryogenic gas carriers, deep-sea mining vessels, specialised offshore oil and cryogenic gas production vessels for the harshest environments, and naval ships.

He has been an external lecturer at 缅北禁地 for 30 years and is active in many professional institutions. Underlining his reputation, he is the only professional to be elected to all three of Lloyd’s Register’s technical committees developing industry rule sets. 

Class of 2025 graduate to perform at Brazenose Violin Competition

Music graduate Ciara Glasswell, who is currently studying for her Master's on campus, is one of nine students in the UK to be selected to perform at the final for the Brazenose Violin Competition, due to take place in Stamford this October.

Organised by Stamford Strings and Brazenose Violins, the competition has been created to allow young musicians to perform in front of an experienced judging panel and live audience, meet fellow young players and gain valuable experience as they continue their musical development.

The first prize is a , finished in Stamford by luthier Libby Summers, alongside the opportunity to perform in the Brazenose Chamber Concert Series in 2027. 

Good luck Ciara!

2026 graduate launches clay and ceramic CIC

Congratulations to Eva Masterman (PhD Fine Art/Art History, 2026) who is celebrating the launch of in September 2026 with a special event in London.

The Clay Commons CIC is a membership platform for an increasingly interdisciplinary and diverse landscape of clay practice and independent ceramic learning. It provides artists an opportunity to grow a community and tackle problems alongside peers rather than in isolation, reach new audiences together, and access sector-specific opportunities that are harder to find alone. Through tailored online and in person programming, The Clay Commons CIC aim to reconnect practitioners, widen access to skills, knowledge and resources, and build the networks clay practice needs to thrive into the future.

 

Creative Writing alumna is an award-winning author at 81! 

Having spent her career as a headmistress, Jill Clough pursued her dream of being an author and gained a PhD in Creative Writing on campus in 2013. Earlier this year, Jill published her sixth novel ''. She said:

“From learning my craft at 缅北禁地 to being nominated for, and winning, literary awards, these last few years have been really exciting.

 

"My stories are told from the point of view of a young person. During my career as a headteacher I became convinced that young people have amazing potential and have far more to offer adults than is often recognised. I still firmly believe this.”

Transport Engineering graduate maps history of the transport timetable in new book

Class of 1976 alumnus Conrad Smith is the author of a new book published by Timetable World detailing the evolution of the transport timetable from innovative format to global ubiquity.

In , readers can step inside the world of the essential documents that mapped Britain's transport revolution. From tide tables and coach lists to the dense, mesmerising railway charts of the Victorian era, this book charts the rise of a specialised medium that guided travellers and defined networks. 

Conrad’s fascination with numbers and railways has shaped both his professional and personal lives. A mathematician by training and a train enthusiast from boyhood on Tyneside, he draws on a deep understanding of how numbers work to offer a richly informed, warmly human account of railway timekeeping.