New Year Honours 2018
Hilary Lappin-scott OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Microbiology and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Microbiology and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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 Hilary Margaret LAPPIN-SCOTT
For services to Microbiology and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Swansea
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“For services to Microbiology and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938107. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Swansea) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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