Orla is in her second year studying History at the University of Oxford. Having won the national Debating Matters championship with the Graveney School team in 2012, Orla now participates in the organisation’s alumni scheme for mentoring younger students. She is particularly interested in languages, literature and politics and is currently Women’s Officer of the Oxford University Labour Club.
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Piers Hellawell, composer; professor of composition, Queen’s University Belfast
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