Birthday Honours 2020
“Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society. For services to Leadership in Science and Research”
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Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society. For services to Leadership in Science and Research
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Charles Richard Arthur CATLOW F.R.S.
Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society
For services to Leadership in Science and Research.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
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8 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Gloucestershire.
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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
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2020
Andrew Stewart Mackenzie
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“For services to Business, Science, Technology and to UK/Australia relations.”
Anthony Christopher Gallagher
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“For services to Land Development and the Property Business”
Brendan Foster
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Stocksfield, Northumberland
“For services to International and National Sport and Culture in North East England”
David Courtney Suchet
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London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama and charity”
David George Hanson
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Flint, Clwyd
“Lately Member of Parliament for Delyn. For political service”
Donald Cameron Runnicles
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“For services to Music.”
Edward Byrne
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London, Greater London
“Vice-Chancellor and Principal, King's College London. For services to Higher Education”
Geoffrey John Mulgan
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Luton, Bedfordshire
“Chief Executive, NESTA. For services to the Creative Economy”
John Roy Sambles
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Crediton, Devon
“Professor, Department of Physics, University of Exeter. For services to Scientific Research and Outreach”
Nasser David Khalili
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London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to Interfaith Relations and charity”
Nicholas Dakin
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Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
“Lately Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe. For political service”
Paul Benedict Crossland Carter
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Maidstone, Kent
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Professor Philip Redmond
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Willington, Cheshire
“For services to Broadcasting and Arts in the Regions”
Professor Stephen Holgate
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Romsey, Hampshire
“MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician, University of Southampton. For services to Medical Research”
Richard Sheridan Franklin (Frank) Bowling
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art”
Thomas Hicks (Tommy Steele)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Entertainment and charity”
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“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
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“Chair, Blood Cancer UK. For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research”
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“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
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“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Clinical Oncologist, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
Professor Mykaell Riley
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London, Greater London
“Director for The Black Music Research Unit and Principal Investigator for Bass Culture Research, University of Westminster. For services to Research and Education around Black British Music”
Beena Puri
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Digital Equity Senior Principal, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For services to Digital Inclusion”
Ghulam Andre Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“Head of Department, Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and President, British Cardiovascular Society. For services to Medical Research and Healthcare”
Ian Marson
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London, Greater London
“Lately Digital Product Manager, Home Office. For services to Migration and Borders Technology”
James Markey
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“Founder, UNI SIM. For services to the Technology Sector”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
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London, Greater London
“Head of Social Sciences, Government Office for Science. For services to Social Science”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“Executive Director, The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Jenny Barbara Ellis
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, NextJenSecurity. For services to Cyber Policy”
Mark Edward Antony Downs
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Deal, Kent
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Society for Biology. For services to Biology”
Nicola Collett
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Lutterworth, Leicestershire
“Lately Partnership Development Manager, Leicester City School Sport Partnership. For services to School Sport and Physical Education and to the communities in Leicester City and Leicestershire”
Thomas Malcolm Calvert
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Belfast, County Down
“Senior Professional Technical Officer, Rivers Directorate, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Flood Risk Management and Digital Transformation”
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Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645504. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 14 June 2020.
Location (Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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