Birthday Honours 2025
Julia Black (julia Cross) DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
“For services to Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
“For services to the Study of Law and Regulation.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
View London Gazette notice ↗Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Study of Law and Regulation.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Julia Mary BLACK C.B.E. F.B.A.
President, The British Academy
For services to Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Julia Mary BLACK (Julia Cross) F.B.A.
Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
For services to the Study of Law and Regulation.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2020- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to the Study of Law and Regulation.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- President
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
80 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
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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
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2025
Anna Rausing
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wadhurst, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Anne Glover
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and Science Business.”
Anne Hudson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Child Safeguarding and Child Protection.”
Caroline Clarke
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Celia Ingham Clark
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Chinyelu Onwurah (chi Onwurah)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For Political and Public Service.”
Clare Barclay
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, Technology and Leadership.”
Deborah Crosbie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the Financial Sector.”
Elaine Bickerstaff (elaine Paige)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Emma Bridgewater
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Ceramics.”
Jane Lovely (jane Cummings)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“For voluntary services to Nursing and to Health and Social Care.”
Lesley Powell
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester-le-Street, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Barker
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Literature.”
Penelope Mordaunt
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Portsmouth, Hampshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ursula Martin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science and Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
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.”
Source & provenance
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905889. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454737. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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