Birthday Honours 2024
Karen Holford DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
“For services to Engineering.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Engineering and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Engineering and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.
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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
15 June 2024
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 Karen Margaret HOLFORD C.B.E. FREng.
Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University
For services to Engineering.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · 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
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Karen Margaret HOLFORD
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University
For services to Engineering 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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Region
- Cardiff
“For services to Engineering and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Region
- Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Engineering.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
3 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Glamorgan.
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 2024
Alison Baroness Wolf Of Dulwich
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Anya Hindmarch
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Fashion and to Business.”
Clare Marchant
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Malvern, Worcestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Dervilla Mitchell
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Evelyn Taylor
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Business.”
Ffion The Lady Hague Of Richmond
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For Public Service and to Business.”
Hannah Rothschild
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy in the Arts, Culture and Charity Sectors.”
Helen Stephenson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity and to Regulation.”
Imelda Staunton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Janice Sigsworth
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Jasvinder Sanghera
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse.”
Julia Hoggett
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Finance.”
Karen Buck
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Professor Judith Irene Petts
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Seaton, Devon
“For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.”
Professor Moira Katherine Brigid Whyte
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Rebecca Harris
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Essex
“For Political and Public Service.”
Tracey Emin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
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.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644775. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937939. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (Cardiff) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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