New Year Honours 2014
Professor Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer
Knight Bachelor
“Professor Emeritus, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Human Rights, Science and charity.”
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Knight Bachelor
Professor Emeritus, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Human Rights, Science and charity.
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“Professor Emeritus, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Human Rights, Science and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 24 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2014
Alan Parker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Founder and Chairman, Brunswick Group LLP and Chair, Save the Children. For services to Business, Charitable Giving and Philanthropy in the UK.”
Antony Mark David Gormley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Sculptor. For services to the Arts.”
Craig Tunstall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Executive Headteacher, Gipsy Hill Federation, London. For services to Education.”
David Nigel Dalton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Chief Executive, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Noel Robert Malcolm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford. For services to Scholarship, Journalism and European History.”
Ian Michael Cheshire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chief Executive, Kingfisher plc. For services to Business, Sustainability and the Environment.”
Julian Roger Seymour
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Mark Worthington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Michael Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to UK/French cultural relations.”
Michael Griffiths
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Northamptonshire
“Headmaster, Northampton School for Boys and President, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education.”
Michael Roger Gifford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to International Business, Culture and the City of London.”
Michael Victor Codron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to the Theatre.”
Michael Wilkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Outwood Grange Family of Schools. For services to Education.”
Paul Tucker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Deputy Governor, Bank of England. For services to Central Banking.”
Peter James Luff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Worcestershire
“Member of Parliament for Mid-Worcester. For political and public service.”
Prof Paul Collier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Promoting Research and Policy Change in Africa.”
Professor Adrian Peter Bird
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Edinburgh
“Buchanan Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh. For services to Science.”
Professor Peter John Ratcliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Clinical Medicine.”
Professor Richard Blundell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Professor of Economics, UCL and Director, ESRC Centre for the Micro-Economic Analysis of Public Policy, IFS. For services to Economics and Social Science.”
Roger Michael De
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Kent
“Philanthropist. For services to Education and to charity in Kent and Overseas.”
Roger Michael De Haan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to Education and to charity in Kent and Overseas.”
Rt Hon Kevin Barron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
South Yorkshire
“Member of Parliament for Rother Valley. For political and public service.”
Rt Hon Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Member of Parliament, Croydon South. For parliamentary and political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Tyron Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Midlothian) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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