Topic
Public Engagement
30 people were recognised in the UK honours for Public Engagement.
Recognition over time
30 people recognised for Public Engagement from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients
People recognised for Public Engagement
30 people
2026 · 3
Sally Hollingworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portland, Dorset
“For services to Public Engagement and Accessibility in Geology and Palaeontology”
Neville Hollingworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portland, Dorset
“For services to Public Engagement and Accessibility in Geology and Palaeontology”
Kathryn Lorna Gibbs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Deputy Director, Improving Public Engagement Division, Scottish Government. For Public Service”
2025 · 2
Claire Louise Biggar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bo'ness, Falkirk and Stirlingshire
“Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant and Military Public Engagement Lead, Edinburgh Napier University. For services to Education”
Nandini Das
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Professor, Early Modern Literature and Culture and Tutorial Fellow, Exeter College, University of Oxford. For services to Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and to Public Engagement”
2024 · 2
Tina Ruth Coldham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Winchester, Hampshire
“Participation, Involvement and Engagement Advisor, NIHR. For services to Inclusive Patient and Public Involvement in Research”
Danielle Amanda George
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, University of Manchester. For services to Public Engagement in Engineering”
2022 · 2
Roger Highfield
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Science Director, Science Museum Group. For services to Public Engagement with Science”
Simon Wallis Irwin Burrowes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Holywood, County Down
“Editor of Debates, Hansard, and Head of Public Engagement, Northern Ireland Assembly. For services to Parliament and to Sport in Northern Ireland”
2021 · 5
Margaret Johnston Low
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Coventry, West Midlands
“Professor, University of Warwick. For services to Public Engagement and Widening Participation”
Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Southsea, Hampshire
“Professor of Physics and Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey. For services to Science and Public Engagement in STEM”
Adewale Adebajo
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Consultant Rheumatologist, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Inclusive Patient and to Public Involvement in Research”
Valerie Gibson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Professor of High Energy Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Science, Women in Science and to Public Engagement”
Hermione Anne Phoebe Cockburn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Scientific Director, Dynamic Earth. For services to Public Engagement in Science”
2019 · 2
Lynne Boddy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Monmouthshire
“For services to Mycology and Public Engagement in Science.”
Susan Elaine Hartley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
North Yorkshire
“Director, York Environmental Sustainability Institute. For services to Ecological Research and Public Engagement”
2017 · 3
Catherine Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“War Poets Collection Curator, Edinburgh Napier University. For services to Education, Heritage and Public Engagement .”
Aileen Walker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Lately Director of Public Engagement, House of Commons. For services to Improving Public Engagement with Parliament and voluntary service to the community in London.”
Thomas Dixon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Underwater Archaeology, Public Engagement and the Economy in Scotland.”
2015 · 3
Professor Victoria Geraldine Bruce
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Northumberland
“Vice-President for Public Engagement, British Academy and Professor of School of Psychology, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education and Psychology.”
Clare Elizabeth Matterson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Suffolk
“Director of Strategy, Wellcome Trust. For services to Public Engagement with Science.”
Professor Averil Mary Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Professort Emerita, University of Reading. For services to Women in Science and Public Engagement with Science.”
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