New Year Honours 2015
Professor Iram Siraj OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Institute of Education
“Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.
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Cambridgeshire
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“Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.”
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“Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.”
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“Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.”
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“Professor of Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 297 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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