Higher Education - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
70 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) recipients recognised for this theme
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Higher Education - over time
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) appointments recognising Higher Education, by year.
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2026
Taraneh Dean
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Provost and Executive Director of Higher Education, London South Bank University Group. For services to Higher Education”
Susan Rigby
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University and lately Vice-Chancellor, Bath Spa University. For services to Higher Education”
Paul Bartholomew
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballymoney, County Antrim
“Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Public Service”
2025
Philip Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chair of Council, University of Roehampton. For services to Higher Education”
Jane Longmore
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Reigate, Surrey
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Chichester. For services to Higher Education”
Sarah Jenny Greer
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education”
2024
Elizabeth Tulip Treasure
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University. For services to Higher Education and to the community in Aberystwyth and Ceredigion”
Ian White
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Corsham, Wiltshire
“Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education and to Engineering”
Joseph Nellis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Professor of Global Economy, School of Management Cranfield University. For services to Higher Education, to Economics, to Business and to Charity”
2023
Paula Sussex
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Student Loans Company. For services to Higher Education”
Colin Bryan Riordan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University. For services to Higher Education”
Linda Joyce Merrick
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“Principal, Royal Northern College of Music. For services to Music in Higher Education”
2022
David Sweeney
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“Executive Chair, Research England. For services to Higher Education”
James McLAUGHLIN
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Belfast, City of Belfast
“Head, School of Engineering and Director, Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre. For services to Higher Education and Research”
Paul John Layzell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“Principal, Royal Holloway, University of London. For services to Higher Education and Technology”
Kathryn Mitchell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Belper, Derbyshire
“Vice Chancellor, University of Derby. For services to Higher Education”
David George Llewellyn
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leyburn, North Yorkshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Harper Adams University. For services to Higher Education, to the Agri-Food Chain and to Rural Industries”
Graham Harold Galbraith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southsea, Hampshire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth. For services to Higher Education”
Alistair James Bradbury Jarvis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education, particularly during Covid-19”
2021
Robert John Allison
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“Vice-Chancellor, Loughborough University. For services to Higher Education”
Nigel Biggar
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, Oxford University. For services to Higher Education”
Edward Peck
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Dymock, Gloucestershire
“Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University. For services to Higher Education”
Petra Wend
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Lately Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education”
Shearer West
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham. For services to Higher Education”
2020
Mary Elizabeth Curnock Cook
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Educationalist. For services to Further and Higher Education”
Peter David John
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Vice Chancellor, University of West London. For services to Higher Education”
2019
John Latham
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gloucestershire
“Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University. For services to Higher Education.”
Elizabeth Florence Barnes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
David Mino Allen Green
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Worcestershire
“Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, The University of Worcester. For services to Higher Education.”
Veronica Lewis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Lately Joint Principal, The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. For services to Higher Education in Dance, Drama and Circus Arts in the UK and Abroad.”
Professor Mark Edmund Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University. For services to Research and Higher Education.”
2018
Stuart William John Reid
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hertfordshire
“Principal, Royal Veterinary College. For services to the Veterinary Profession and Higher Education.”
Caroline Brazier
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“Chief Librarian, British Library. For services to Librarianship and Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“Emeritus Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education.”
Ngaire Tui Woods
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Oxfordshire
“Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. For services to Higher Education and Public Policy.”
Joy Carter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education.”
Norman David Black
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Antrim
“For services to Higher Education, Science and the Voluntary Sector.”
2017
Paul Lasseter Phillips
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Monmouthshire
“Principal and CEO, Weston College Group, Weston-super-Mare. For services to Further and Higher Education.”
Steven West
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Bristol
“Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England. For services to Higher Education.”
Hywel Rhys Thomas
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cardiff
“For services to Academic Research and Higher Education.”
Janice Margaret Kay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Devon
“Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter. For services to Higher Education.”
2016
Robert Behrens
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive and Independent Adjudicator, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
Michael Philip Thorne
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hertfordshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University. For services to Higher Education.”
Paul O?prey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Roehampton. For services to Higher Education and the Literary History of the First World War.”
Peter Johnson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hampshire
“Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Southampton. For services to Medicine and Higher Education.”
Dinah Birch
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Merseyside
“Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Liverpool. For services to Higher Education, Literary Scholarship and Cultural Life.”
Andrew Brian Wathey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“Vice-Chancellor, Northumbria University. For services to Higher Education.”
Susan Ann Price
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Yorkshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Leeds Beckett University. For services to Higher Education.”