New Year Honours 2018
John Curtice
Knight Bachelor
• University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow
“For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.”
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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 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor John Kevin CURTICE F.B.A. F.R.S.E.
Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, NatCen Social Research
For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Glasgow
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New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow
- Region
- Glasgow
“For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2018
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Andrew Parmley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
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“For services to Music, Education and Civic Engagement.”
Anthony Habgood
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“For services to UK Industry.”
Barry Gibb
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to music and charity.”
Bernard Silverman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Oxfordshire
“For public service and services to Science.”
Christopher Chope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dorset
“For political and public service.”
Craig Mackey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Wiltshire
“For services to Policing.”
Edward Troup
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.”
Geoffrey Clifton-brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Gloucestershire
“For political and public service.”
Graham Brady
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Greater Manchester
“For political and public service.”
Iain Torrance
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education and Theology.”
Kenneth Olisa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Lindsay Hoyle
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Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political services.”
Mark Hendrick
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Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Michael Morpurgo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Devon
“For services to Literature and charity.”
Nicholas Clegg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For political and public service.”
Prof Robert Stephen John Sparks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Volcanology and Geology.”
Prof Timothy John Besley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
Richard Long
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Art.”
Richard Starkey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Abroad
“For services to Music.”
Terence Stephenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Healthcare and Children’s Health Services.”
Timothy Melville-ross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
William Thompson Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Antrim
“For services to the Economy and the Bus Industry.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Carol Brayne
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“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
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
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Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
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“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
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
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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
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937657. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (Glasgow) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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