New Year Honours 2011
Professor Rory Edwards COLLINS
Knight Bachelor
“Co-Director, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford. For services to Science.”
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Co-Director, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford. For services to Science.
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“Co-Director, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford. For services to Science.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
35 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Oxfordshire.
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 New Year Honours 2011
Alec Edward Reed
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Anthony Gerard Redmond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Chairman, Commission for Local Administration (Ombudsman). For services to Local Government.”
David Kennedy Newbigging
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to Cancer Research.”
Dr David Edgeworth Butler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. For services to Political Science.”
Martin Faulkner Broughton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“Chairman, British Airways. For services to Business.”
Peter Brian Ellwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Northamptonshire
“For services to Business and to the Public Sector.”
Peter James Bottomley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For public service.”
Professor Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Director-General, Knowledge and Innovation, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.”
Professor Keith Macdonald Porter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Worcestershire
“Consultant, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Professor Lewis Duthie Ritchie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Aberdeenshire
“General Medical Practitioner and Honorary Consultant in Public Health. For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Professor Michael John Gregory
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Head, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. For services to Technology.”
Professor Robert James Timothy Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Hertfordshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Higher Education and to Business.”
Professor Robin MacGregor Murray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. For services to Medicine.”
Richard Peter Lambert
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Director-General, Confederation of British Industry. For services to Business.”
Roger Martyn Carr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Chairman, Centrica plc. For services to Business.”
Ronald James Kerr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Bristol
“Chief Executive, Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Stephen John Limrick Bubb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Vernon James Ellis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Philanthropist and Chairman, English National Opera. For services to Music.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,920 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“Pathology Network Operational Lead and Clinical Pathology Lead, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS”
Peter Mambara
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stanford Le Hope, Essex
“Head of Technical and Training for First Bus. For services to Public Transport and Transport Engineering”
Tina Patricia Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“Chair, Blood Cancer UK. For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Stephen Michael Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
Martin John Rolles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Clinical Oncologist, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Digital Equity Senior Principal, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For services to Digital Inclusion”
Ghulam Andre Ng
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Head of Department, Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and President, British Cardiovascular Society. For services to Medical Research and Healthcare”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Digital Product Manager, Home Office. For services to Migration and Borders Technology”
James Markey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“Founder, UNI SIM. For services to the Technology Sector”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Social Sciences, Government Office for Science. For services to Social Science”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“Executive Director, The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, NextJenSecurity. For services to Cyber Policy”
Mark Edward Antony Downs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Society for Biology. For services to Biology”
Nicola Collett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2010.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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