Principal's Conversation with Guardian reporter, Amelia Gentleman.
Join us for a special Principal’s Conversation with Amelia Gentleman, an award-winning journalist whose work has shed light on some of the most pressing social issues of our time. On 28 May 2025, Amelia will discuss her ground-breaking journalism, her experiences reporting on issues of immigration, human rights, and her book “The Windrush Betrayal”.

Amelia Gentleman, is a reporter for the Guardian. Her book The Windrush Betrayal, Exposing the Hostile Environment was shortlisted for the 2020 Orwell book prize. She was named journalist of the year in 2019 for her investigations into the Windrush scandal, and also won the Paul Foot award and an Amnesty prize for the reporting. Amelia previously reported from Paris and Moscow for the Guardian and from Delhi for the New York Times.
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:30
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Amersi Foundation Lecture Room
Speaker: Mr John Bowers KC (Principal, Brasenose College, Oxford)
Organising department: Brasenose College
Organiser contact email address: anu.dawson@bnc.ox.ac.uk
Host: Mr John Bowers KC (Principal, Brasenose College, Oxford)
Part of: Celebrating 50 Years of Women at Brasenose
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Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Anu Dawson