New Year Honours 2010
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to local and national Higher Education.
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- university teacher
- Region
- Leicestershire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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Prof Robert George Burgess
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Prof Robert George Burgess
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
7 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Leicestershire.
What organisation were they with?
university teacher, University of Leicester.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2010
Andrew Patrick Dillon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Ralph Kohn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Science, Music and to Charity.”
Erich Arieh Reich
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Chairman, Kindertransport Group, Association of Jewish Refugees. For charitable services.”
Graham Robert Wynne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For services to Nature Conservation.”
His Hon Mota Singh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Community Relations and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Ian David Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Perth and Kinross
“Lately Chairman, The Crown Estate.”
Ian Robert Mcgeechan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rugby.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London, London
“Second Permanent Secretary and Head of International Economic Affairs, Europe and G8 Sherpa, Prime Minister''s Office.”
Mark Ellis Powell Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to the Arts.”
Michael John Marshall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Chairman, Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd. For services to Business, Charity and to the community in Cambridgeshire.”
Nicholas Robert Hytner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, National Theatre. For services to Drama.”
Patrick Stewart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Paul John James Britton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Kent
“Lately Director-General and Head, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office.”
Prof John Burn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Tyne and Wear
“Professor of Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University. For services to Medicine.”
Prof John Stranger Holman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
North Yorkshire
“National Director, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Programme. For services to Education.”
Prof Mansel Aylward
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Merthyr Tydfil
“Chairman, Wales Centre for Health. For services to Healthcare.”
Prof Michael Adrian Richards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“National Cancer Director. For services to Medicine.”
Prof Paul Anthony Mellars
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Professor of Prehistory and Human Evolution, University of Cambridge. For services to Scholarship.”
Prof Salvador Moncada
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“Director, Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London. For services to Science.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,959 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Lynne McTAGGART
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2009.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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