New Year Honours 2016
Paul Curran
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Paul James CURRAN
Vice-Chancellor, City University London
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
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- London
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2016
Alan Yarrow
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London
“For services to International Business, Inclusion and the City of London.”
Anthony Peter McCoy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to Horse Racing.”
Clive Cowdery
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Children and Social Mobility.”
Colin Callender
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to the British creative industries, promoting British film, theatre and television in international markets.”
David Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Gloucestershire
“For services to Further Education.”
David Mackay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.”
David Norgrove
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Low Paid and the Family Justice System.”
Edward Davey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For political and public service.”
Harpal Kumar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Cancer Research.”
Harvey Mcgrath
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Economic Growth and Public Life.”
Henry Bellingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Norfolk
“For political and parliamentary service.”
Jack Petchey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Young People in East London and Essex through the Jack Petchey Foundation.”
John Uren
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Kent
“For philanthropic service.”
Jonathan Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Hampshire
“For public service.”
Lynton Crosby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For political service.”
Martyn Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Voluntary and Charitable Sectors, particularly the Hospice Movement.”
Matthew Bourne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Dance.”
Michael Jacobs
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.”
Nicholas Forwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to European justice.”
Norman Stoller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cumbria
“For philanthropic service.”
Paul Grice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
Robert Talma Stheeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Surrey
“For services to UK Government Debt Management.”
Steve Lancashire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Education.”
William Fittall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Kent
“For services to the Church of England.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453706. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (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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