New Year Honours 2026
Cedric Canagarajah
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Cedric Nishanthan CANAGARAJAH
Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
- Region
- Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 13 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
2 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Leicestershire.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2026
Adam Ingram
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East Kilbride, Lanarkshire
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Christopher Dean
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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Ice Skating and to Voluntary Service.”
Christopher Vajda
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“For services to International Law.”
David Robinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Innovation.”
Ian Forrester
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
“For services to International Law.”
Idrissa Elba
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Richard Harpin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“For services to Politics.”
Roy Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Entertainment.”
Simon Milne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Forfar, Angus
“For services to Botany, Conservation and Horticulture.”
Stephen Taylor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Nailsea, Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Tristram Hunt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Museums.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5027348. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
Location (Leicester, Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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