Birthday Honours 2014
Professor Lorna Winifred Unwin OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.
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“Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.”
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Professor Lorna Winifred Unwin
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Professor and Chair, Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London. For services to Vocational Education and Training.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 20% of the list.
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
Location (Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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