Thursday 25 June 2026
07:45
Hay Festival Global & Baroness Helena Kennedy KC
In collaboration with Hay Festival Global, we will be joined by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, a member of the House of Lords and one of the country’s most distinguished lawyers and accomplished legal and social reformers.
Baroness Kennedy is a Scottish Barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the house of Lords. She was the Principal of Mansfield College from 2011 to 2018. Baroness Kennedy was also the first Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, from 1994 – 2001. She is recipient of 42 honorary degrees from various institutions around the world, in recognition of her work on women, human rights, and widening access to higher education. Baroness Kennedy has spent her professional life giving voice to those who have least power within the system, championing civil liberties and promoting human rights.
Baroness Kennedy is a Scottish Barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the house of Lords. She was the Principal of Mansfield College from 2011 to 2018. Baroness Kennedy was also the first Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, from 1994 – 2001. She is recipient of 42 honorary degrees from various institutions around the world, in recognition of her work on women, human rights, and widening access to higher education. Baroness Kennedy has spent her professional life giving voice to those who have least power within the system, championing civil liberties and promoting human rights.