Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture 2026
Event
The Principal and Fellows of St Edmund Hall, and The Trustees of the Philip Geddes Memorial Prize are pleased to invite you to the 2026 Philip Geddes Memorial Lecture.
Established in 1998, the lecture is convened in memory of St Edmund Hall alumnus, Philip Geddes (1977, English Language & Literature), who was murdered by IRA terrorists in the 1983 Harrods bombing at just 24 years of age. Each year the Hall and the Geddes Trust invite an esteemed journalist to give a lecture about their views on the state of journalism today.
Event Details
Stephen Bush is Associate Editor and columnist at the Financial Times. Stephen will discuss “What do journalists owe the open society?”
Location: Examinations School, Oxford
This is a free public lecture. All are welcome to attend.
Registration
Attendees must register for the lecture.
Please note that this lecture will be recorded and published on St Edmund Hall’s digital and print communication platforms where appropriate.
There will also be photography and social media at the event. If you do not wish to appear in any of the photos, please contact a member of staff to let them know.
Contact
Email any enquiries to geddes@seh.ox.ac.uk. Please let us know if you have any particular accessibility requirements.