New Year Honours 2019
Prof Michael Anthony John FERGUSON
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Knight Bachelor
Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy
Organisation: University of Dundee
“Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy, University of Dundee. For services to Science.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor of Molecular Parasitology, University of Dundee. For services to Science.
View London Gazette noticeKnight Bachelor
Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy, University of Dundee. For services to Science.
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Michael Anthony John FERGUSON C.B.E. F.R.S.
Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy, University of Dundee
For services to Science.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy
- Region
- Dundee
“Professor of Molecular Parasitology, University of Dundee. For services to Science.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy
- Region
- Dundee
“Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy, University of Dundee. For services to Science.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Knight Bachelor recipient is from Dundee.
What organisation were they with?
Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Academic Lead for Research Strategy, University of Dundee.
How widely is this recognised?
1,920 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Knight Bachelor · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3175810. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (Dundee) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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