UK scientific leaders are among the researchers and administrators of universities held in honor of the 2021 New Year.
Lynn Gladden, executive chair of the Research Council in Engineering and Physical Sciences and professor of chemical engineering at Cambridge University, Shell is a lady, while Duncan Wingham, executive chair of the Research Council in the Natural Environment and professor of physics of the climate at the UCL.
Sir Keith Thomas, one of the UK’s foremost historians and former president of Corpus Christi College in Oxford, becomes a member of the Order of Fellows, while Dame Sally Davies, a teacher at Trinity College Cambridge and former chief medical officer for England, she becomes Dame of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
There are also dameshoods by Magdalene Odundo, Professor Emeritus of Ceramics and Chancellor at the University for the Creative Arts, and Sarah Whatmore, Professor of Environment and Public Policy at Oxford University.
Tony Cheetham, a professor of materials science at Goldsmiths at Cambridge University, is also among the gentlemen.
There is CBE for two incumbent university leaders: Colin Bailey, president of Queen Mary University of London, and Peter John, vice-chancellor of the University of West London. Julia Black, a law professor at the London School of Economics, who served as interim director of the institution in 2016-17, also gets a CBE.
Mention of new year 2021
Among the nominees Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath:
- Dame Sally Davies, a teacher at Trinity College, Cambridge, and formerly no physician in England. For public health and research services.
Among the nominated members of the Order of Honorary Fellows:
- Sir Keith Thomas, honorary member of All Souls College, Oxford University. For history study services.
Among the designated women:
- Lynn Gladden, Executive Chair of the Research Council in Engineering and Physical Sciences. For academic and industrial research services in chemical engineering.
- Magdalene Odundo, rector of the University of the Creative Arts. For services to artistic and artistic education.
- Lesley Regan, President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. For women’s health services.
- Sarah Whatmore, Professor of Environment and Public Policy, Oxford University. For environmental policy study services.
Among the knights given:
- Anthony Cheetham, Distinguished Researcher at Cambridge University. For service to materials chemistry, UK science and global diffusion.
- Dennis Gillings, founder and former CEO and president of the clinical research firm Quintiles Transnational. For service to the advancement of dementia and life sciences research.
- Duncan Wingham, professor of climate physics, UCL and executive chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council. For services in climate science.
Among the appointed Company of the Order of St. Michael and St. George:
Among the nominees CBE:
- Rowena Arshad, co-director of the Education Center for Racial Equality in Scotland, University of Edinburgh. For services to education and equality.
- Colin Bailey, president of Queen Mary University of London. For engineering services.
- Julia Black, Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science. For service to the study of law and regulation.
- Gareth Darwin, senior researcher at Nuffield College, Oxford, for services to the study of global history.
- Barbara Elliott, Professor of Sociology, University of Exeter. For services in the social sciences.
- Rebecca Endean, formerly Director of Research and Innovation Strategy for the UK. For analysis, research and innovation services.
- Margaret Hague, Professor Emeritus at the University of Bristol. For services to prevent violence against women and children and in support of survivors of abuse.
- Peter John, Vice-Chancellor of the University of West London. For services in higher education.
- Jacqueline Kay, Professor of Creative Writing, University of Newcastle. For services to literature.
- Aditi Lahiri, Professor of Linguistics, Oxford University. For linguistics study services.
- Alan Lehmann, Professor of Molecular Genetics Research, University of Sussex. For services to medical science, patients and families affected by xeroderma pigmentosa and Cockayne syndrome.
- John Pickard, Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge. For services in the neurosciences, neurosurgery and research for patients with complex neurological disorders.
- Hayaatun Sillem, executive director of the Royal Academy of Engineering. For service in international engineering.
- Andrew Taylor, former executive director of National Laboratories, Science and Technology Facilities Council. For services to science and technology.
- Nicholas Woodhouse, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Oxford University. For services in mathematics.
Among the designated OBE:
- Abdel Babiker, Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, UCL. For medical research services.
- Karen Barker, Clinical Director of Trauma and Orthopedics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For health services.
- Mirella Bartrip, formerly director of dance, Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance. For dance education and training services.
- Jennifer Gibbs, director, KLC School of Design. For services to higher education and the interior design industry.
- Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Professor of Religious Studies, Cardiff University. For services to education and the Muslim community in the UK.
- Paddy Gray, Professor Emeritus of Housing at the University of Ulster, and President of Connswater Homes Limited. For housing services in Northern Ireland.
- David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester. For international research and development services.
- Jane Hurst, Professor of Animal Science at William Prescott, University of Liverpool. For animal welfare services.
- Timothy Jickells, Professor Emeritus of the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia and a member of the Science Advisory Council. For services to marine and atmospheric science.
- Phillip Jones, President of Architectural Sciences at Cardiff University. For architectural and decarbonization services.
- James Lambert, former president of INTOUniversity. For social mobility services in education.
- Allyson MacVean, Professor of Police and Criminology, Bath Spa University, for service to ethics in policing.
- Maria McHugh, Professor of Organizational Behavior, University of Ulster. For higher education and business development services.
- Sheila McLean, Professor Emeritus of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow. For health and education services.
- Timothy Minton, a professor in Keio University School of Medicine. For services in relations with the United Kingdom and Japan.
- Helen Munn, formerly executive director of the Academy of Medical Sciences. For services for the advancement of the medical sciences.
- Andrew Neely, Pro Vice-Rector for Business and Corporate Relations at Cambridge University. For research services and university / industrial collaboration.
- Anne Osbourn, Professor of Biology, John Innes Center, and Director, Norwich Research Park Industrial Biotechnology Alliance. For plant science services.
- Emma Platt, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, London School of Economics. For services in the social sciences.
- Helen Sang, head of division, functional genetics and development at the Roslin Institute. For food safety and biosciences for health services.
- Alan Smith, Professor of Education at Unesco, University of Ulster. For education services.
- Elizabeth Towns-Andrews, formerly Professor of Innovation at 3M, University of Huddersfield. For services to companies, enterprises and collaboration of the public and private sector.
- Timothy Walsh, Professor of Medical Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance at Cardiff University, for services in Microbiology and International Development.
- Ian Weeks, Dean of Clinical Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiff University. For knowledge transfer and medical innovation services.
Among the designated MBEs:
- Adisa Azapagic, Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester. For services to sustainability and the carbon footprint.
- Leslie Brent, Professor Emeritus, University of London. For education services on the Holocaust and the field of immunology and organ transplantation.
- John Campbell, Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, University of Exeter. For services at the general consultation.
- Edward Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading. For services in climate science and scientific communication.
- Francis Lyons, Associate Dean for Research and Impact, University of Ulster. For higher education and music services.
- Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation. For medical research services.
- Adeela Shafi, Education Reader, University of Gloucestershire. For social justice services in Bristol.
- Melrose Stewart, Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Birmingham. For physiotherapy services.
- David Strange, Professor Emeritus of Strings, Royal Academy of Music. For musical services.
- Eyal Weizman, Professor of Space and Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths, University of London. For services to architecture.