Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm Venue: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
All alumni of Queen Mary, Westfield, Barts and The London Hospital medical and dental schools are cordially invited to our second alumni reception at the House of Lords.
Hosted by Lord Peter Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield and Attlee Professor of Contemporary History in the School of History, the evening will provide a unique opportunity for you to visit this prestigious building, meet up with your contemporaries and hear about recent developments at the university.
This exclusive reception will commence with a guided tour of the historic Houses of Parliament (lasting approximately 45 minutes) and a reception in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace overlooking the Thames, where drinks and canapés will be served.
Tickets are priced at £50 per person. Please purchase a ticket for yourself and one guest online. Alternatively, please telephone the Alumni Engagement Team on +44 (0)20 7882 6468 to make a payment by credit or debit card.
Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so we do recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment. We will be operating a waiting list, so if tickets have sold out please email alumni@qmul.ac.uk and we will contact you if a place becomes available.
Booking closes on Monday 7 August but we anticipate that this event will reach capacity ahead of this date.
If you have any queries about the reception, please email alumni@qmul.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7882 6468.
Lord Peter Hennessy was a journalist for 20 years with positions including leader writer and Whitehall correspondent with The Times and lobby correspondent for The Financial Times and The Economist. He wrote a regular column for The Independent and was a regular presenter of the BBC Radio 4 Analysis programme.
His journalism was defined by a fascination with ‘the hidden wiring of the constitution, and the power of machinery in government’ in Britain. He co-founded the Institute of Contemporary British History in 1986 and joined Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in 1992 as Professor of Contemporary History. He has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British history at QMUL since 2001.
Lord Hennessy’s analysis of post-war Britain Never Again: Britain 1945-1951, won the Duff Cooper Prize in 1992 and the NCR Book Award in 1993. His study of Britain in the 1950s and the rise of Harold Macmillan, Having it so Good: Britain in the 1950s, won the Orwell Prize for political writing. In 2010, Lord Hennessy was appointed as a non-political crossbench peer, taking the title of Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield. He continues to make regular contributions to the press, radio and television.
Please note that in line with security requirements at the Houses of Parliament, you will be required to present an official invitation card and valid photo ID upon admittance to the event. To ensure that you receive your invitation on time, please give us your full up-to-date address when booking your place. If your delivery address for the invitation card is different to your billing address, please email alumni@qmul.ac.uk to ensure that we have this recorded.
The Development and Alumni Engagement Directorate at Queen Mary University of London reserves the right to cancel an event at its sole discretion. In the event of any such cancellation we will refund the value of the booking or any ticket sold upon proof of purchase. Any online handling fee charged by a third party cannot be refunded. The university excludes any liability for any direct or indirect losses or damages however arising as a result of such cancellation and will not, for example, be responsible for any travel or accommodation costs incurred. In the event of cancellation, the university will use reasonable endeavours to alert those who have booked to attend an event or purchased tickets and details of any cancellation will be posted on the alumni website at www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni. Guests are responsible for checking this information prior to the event.
Cancellation of attendance to this event by individuals or groups must be given in writing and received by the Alumni Engagement Team by email to alumni@qmul.ac.uk or via post by Thursday 31 August 2017 in order to receive a refund. Those who fail to attend or cancel their attendance within this time frame, for whatever reason, will not receive a refund.