Baroness Amos

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Last Friday, the University gave Baroness Valerie Amos an honorary doctorate for her work in development issues, human rights and equality.

Here is what the degree program said about her:-

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"Valerie Amos was Leader of the House of Lords until 2007. She has a particular interest in development issues, human rights and equality and was Tony Blair's special representative to the G8 on Africa and recently represented Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the European Union/African Union Summit in Lisbon. In 2003, she became the first black woman in a British Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development."

So we thought whilst she's in the neighbourhood, we might as well ask her to officially open the Amos Room here in the Guild! After all, it was named after her through a Guild Council motion two years ago.

Baroness Amos accepted our invitation and after receiving her doctorate she visited our Guild for the official opening and a tour. She thanked us kindly and in her speech mentioned that she was truly honoured. She also spoke about all the great work that we do ourselves in the Guild for our students and how she is very impressed by all the different ways we help people.

It was a true pleasure meeting Baroness Amos and I hope she visits again soon. We gave her a free Guild of Students mug so if you see her drinking out of it on the news then you know where it came from!

Now we just need to get Nelson Mandela to open the Mandela Room...

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