New Year Honours 2013
Professor Sarah Madeleine Thompson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
lately Head
Organisation: Department of Physics
“Head, Department of Physics, University of York. For services to Higher Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Head, Department of Physics, University of York. For services to Higher Education.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- lately Head
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- North Yorkshire
“Head, Department of Physics, University of York. For services to Higher Education.”
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“Head, Department of Physics, University of York. For services to Higher Education.”
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“Head, Department of Physics, University of York. For services to Higher Education.”
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 656 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 43% of the list.
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lately Head, Department of Physics.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 1 January 2013.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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