Stuart Roberts Email & Phone Number

Inaugural Head of Communications at one of the world's great libraries and research collections. The library is home to nearly ten million books, maps, manuscripts and priceless objects spanning millennia of human thought and discovery, including the archives of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.In my first 18 months at the University Library, I wrote and initiated the library's first full-scale communications strategy, visibly increasing our in-person and digital audiences with major growth on Twitter (32.5pc), Facebook (208pc) and Instagram (452pc). Meanwhile, our content has been viewed millions of times across our channels - at the same time as generating more than 14,000 articles of coverage in the national and international press - almost all of them overwhelmingly positive. In 2020, Cambridge University Library became the first institution at the University of Cambridge to partner with Google on its Arts and Culture platform, sharing our world-class collections with Google's global audience. In 2023, we founded the University Library Research Institute.As one of the UK and Ireland's six Legal Deposit Libraries, Cambridge University Library, founded in 1416, has been able to request a copy of every book and publication in the UK since 1710.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Deputy Head of the Research Communications team at one of the world's leading universities, promoting research at Cambridge to a global audience via traditional, digital and social media.Line managed two Communications Managers, who alongside myself and the Head of Research Comms, formed the core research news team at Cambridge. I also led team operations in the absence of the Head of Research Comms. I was additionally responsible for covering research emanating from the School of Arts and Humanities and news from the non-school institutions (including Cambridge University Library, Churchill Archives Centre and the University of Cambridge Museums).

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Led a team of eight across news, features, social media, and film-making following the joint departure of both the Head and Deputy Head of Research Communications. Led the recruitment process to bring the team back to full strength. Ensured smooth transition and handover to incumbent Head of Research Comms at a very busy period in the life of the office, while also studying for a Master's Degree at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Communications Officer with responsibility for securing national and international coverage of research across the arts, humanities and social sciences at Cambridge, as well as its non-school institutions (Cambridge University Library, museums, archives and special collections).Responsible for appointing and overseeing the press/community engagement team for North West Cambridge, a £1bn capital project and the largest development in university history.Led coordinated and strategic press campaigns for both Cambridge Science Festival and Festival of Ideas, resulting in unprecedented domestic and international coverage/interest in the festivals.Part of the communications team for the University of Cambridge's 800th anniversary, as well as leading Cambridge's press campaign around the Darwin Bicentenary celebrations.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Sub-editor at Newsquest Bradford (publishers of the Telegraph and Argus/Keighley News etc.), working across four different newspapers and associated websites covering West and North Yorkshire, and mentoring trainee reporters. Acted as Sports Editor of the Keighley News from 2005-6.

Various

Freelance journalist and sub-editor for regional, national and international publications including Time Out, Sunday Express, and Newsquest.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Award-winning sports reporter, news reporter, and deputy group sports editor for regional weekly newspaper group in North Yorkshire, with a combined circulation at the time in excess of 250,000.

Press Officer at former Super League side Halifax RLFC (then Halifax Bluesox). Writing press releases, dealing with media enquiries, event organisation and facilitation during the club's participation in the prestigious World Club Championship.

Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Civil Service, customer-facing position, at Halifax JobCentre, working with jobseekers, processing benefit claims, reporting fraudulent claims to the Investigations Team. Left the role to study Journalism with the NCTJ.

Master’S Degree, English

MSt in Creative Writing/English Literature, St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge. Runner-up in the inaugural Michael Holroyd.

Nvq Level Four (Ba Hons Equivalent) Newspaper Journalism, Journalism

Nctj, Journalism

Studied journalism, law, public affairs and shorthand (100wpm) at NCTJ's Sheffield centre (Stradbroke/Norton).