New Year Honours 2021
Francis McCORMAC
Knight Bachelor
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling. For services to Education and to the Economy”
Timeline
Knight Bachelor
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling. For services to Education and to the Economy
View London Gazette noticeExplore other people honoured in this field
London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Francis Gerard McCORMAC F.R.S.E.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling
For services to Education and to the Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
See other people honoured from Stirling →
Location is derived from the record and isn’t available for every honour.
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Francis's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement — free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 2021
Francis McCORMAC
Knight Bachelor
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling. For services to Education and to the Economy”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 2021
Francis McCORMAC
Knight Bachelor
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling. For services to Education and to the Economy”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards — printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record — not an official or royal body.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2021
Charles Geoffrey Cox
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Tavistock, Devon
“Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon. For Parliamentary and Political Service”
Christopher Mark Le Brun
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Lately President, Royal Academy. For services to the Arts”
David Charles Pearson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
lately Director of Adult Social Care
David Charles Pearson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Director of Adult Social Care, Nottinghamshire Council. For services to Health and Social Care Integration”
David Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Tesco. For services to the Food Industry and to Business”
David Stuart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“MRC Professor of Structural Biology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Research and to the Scientific Community”
David Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Chief Constable
David Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Chief Constable, West Midlands Police. For services to Policing”
Dieter Robin Helm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Bampton, Oxfordshire
“Chair, Natural Capital Committee. For services to the Environment, to Energy and to Utilities Policy”
Graham Vick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Birmingham Opera Company. For services to Music and to the Regions”
Guy Howard Weston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy and to Charity”
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Formula One Racing Driver
Peter Thomas Wanless
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Chief Executive Officer, NSPCC. For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector”
Richard James Atkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Exeter, Devon
“Lately Further Education Commissioner, Department for Education. For services to Further Education”
Robert Chote
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Lately Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility. For services to Fiscal Policy and to the Economy”
Roger Alexander Deakins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Cinematographer
Simon Baron-Cohen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Professor of Autism Research, University of Cambridge. For services to People with Autism”
Stephen John Deuchar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Westwell, Kent
“Lately Director, Art Fund. For services to Art”
The Right Honourable Thomas Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
“For Public and Political Service”
Thomas Clarke C.b.e. J.p.
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021