Topic
Physics
81 people were recognised in the UK honours for Physics.
Recognition over time
81 people recognised for Physics from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Physics bar (81) is those tagged Physics directly, shown against its 5 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Physics
81 people
2025 · 8
Raman Kant Prinja
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Professor of Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London. For services to Academia and Education”
Lyndsay Fletcher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Professor of Astrophysics, University of Glasgow. For services to Solar Physics and to Diversity and Inclusion in Physics and Astronomy”
Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2025
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
“Visiting Professor, University of Oxford. For services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity”
Christopher John Young
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Cleator Moor, Cumbria
“Health Physics Monitor, Sellafield Ltd. For services to Positive Safety Culture and to Male Mental Health”
Graham Alexander Ryan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Volcanology and Geothermal Physics in Montserrat.”
Susan Medway
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Herne Bay, Kent
“Director and Curator, Chelsea Physic Garden. For services to Horticulture and to Charity”
Elizabeth Clare Kent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Southampton, Hampshire
“Associate Head, Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, National Oceanography Centre. For services to Tracking Global Temperatures”
Francis Paul Keenan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
2024 · 6
Anne Davis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Higher Education and to Scientific Research”
Patrick Henry Maxwell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Regius Professor of Physic and Head of School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge. For services to Medical Research”
Professor Yeomans
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Professor of Physics and Head, Rudolf Peierls Centre, University of Oxford. For services to Physics”
Emma Bunce
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics, University of Leicester. For services to Astronomy and Science Education”
Matthew Jon Brookes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Professor of Physics, University of Nottingham. For services to Physics”
Daniela Bortoletto
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Head of Particle Physics, University of Oxford. For services to Particle Physics and to Gender Equality”
2023 · 3
Robert Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Coventry, West Midlands
“Technical Services Manager, University of Warwick. For services to Physics”
Zo� Althea Bowden
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wantage, Oxfordshire
“Lately Deputy Director of Operations, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. For services to Science”
Charles Mortimer Tracy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
“Lately Head of Education, Institute of Physics. For services to Education”
2022 · 6
Robert McGREEVY
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Didcot, Oxfordshire
“Chairman, League of Advanced European Neutron Sources. For services to Science”
Peter Hunter Law
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Milngavie, Dunbartonshire
“For voluntary services to Advanced Higher Physics Education in Glasgow”
Sheila Pearson (Sheila Kanani)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Fylde, Lancashire
“Education, Outreach and Diversity Manager, Royal Astronomical Society. For services to Astronomy and to Diversity in Physics”
Thomas Richard Cookson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wrotham, Kent
“Chairman, Physics Partners, Kent. For services to Education”
Austin Howard Ball
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Living Abroad
“Lately Technical Coordinator, Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment, CERN. For services to Physics and Engineering”
Lisa Jardine-Wright
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
“Co-Founder, Isaac Physics. For services to Education”
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