New Year Honours 2024
James Mcdonald
Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire
President
“For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.”
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Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire
For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.
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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 2023
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:
G.B.E.
To be Ordinary Knights Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Sir James Rufus McDONALD FREng. F.R.S.E.
President, Royal Academy of Engineering
For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire was awarded 5 times in the New Year Honours List 2024.
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1 Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire recipient is from Ayrshire and Arran.
What organisation were they with?
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
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“For services to Rugby Union Football and to Charity.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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London, Greater London
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Lorna Dawson
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“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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
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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
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
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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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Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4519979. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Stewarton, Ayrshire and Arran) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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