Birthday Honours 2026
Professor Melanie Jane DAVIES DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester. For services to Global Diabetes, Research, Policy and Care Management”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester. For services to Global Diabetes, Research, Policy and Care Management
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Birthday Honours 2026
Professor Melanie Jane Davies
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester. For services to Global Diabetes, Research, Policy and Care Management”
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“Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester. For services to Global Diabetes, Research, Policy and Care Management”
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