New Year Honours 2025
Alison Etheridge DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
• Mathematical Institute and Department of Statistics
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
“For services to the Mathematical Sciences.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Science.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Alison Mary ETHERIDGE O.B.E. F.R.S.
Professor of Probability, University of Oxford and President, Academy for Mathematical Sciences
For services to the Mathematical Sciences.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Alison Mary ETHERIDGE F.R.S.
Professor of Probability, Mathematical Institute and Department of Statistics, University of Oxford
For services to Science.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Mathematical Institute and Department of Statistics
- Region
- Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2025- Role at the time
- University of Oxford and President
- Region
- Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to the Mathematical Sciences.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 13 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
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8 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Oxfordshire.
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University of Oxford and President.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2025
Alison Fuller
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Higher Education.”
Barbara Rae
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Art.”
Carmen Munroe
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Caroline Michel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Publishing and Literature.”
Emily Thornberry
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ijeoma Uchegbu
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemical Sciences and to Inclusion and Diversity.”
Julia Buckingham
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Linda Heggs (ruth Cairnie)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Epsom, Surrey
“For services to Industry.”
Marie Gabriel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Health and to Equality.”
Nicole Jacobs
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London, Greater London
“For services to Victims of Domestic Abuse.”
Patricia Hewitt
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Hunstanton, Norfolk
“For services to Healthcare Transformation.”
Stephanie Amiel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to People Living with Diabetes.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
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Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782709. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804278. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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