New Year Honours 2015
Professor Teresa Lesley Rees DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.
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“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
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“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Mary Plunket
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to British Fashion.”
Barbara Mary Plunket Greene, O.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Desmond Wilcox) C.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dianne Thompson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Group Chief Executive Officer, Camelot. For services to the National Lottery and charitable services.”
Esther Louise Rantzen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Children and Older People through ChildLine and The Silver Line.”
Fiona Marie Kendrick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé UK and Ireland. For services to the Food and Drink Industry and to Skills Development.”
Fiona Woolf
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to the Legal Profession, Diversity and the City of London.”
Joan Henrietta Collins, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to charity.”
Joyce Evelyn Plotnikoff
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“Director, Lexicon Ltd. For services to Justice, particularly Vulnerable and Child Witnesses.”
Kate Dethridge
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Principal, Churchend Primary School, Reading and National Leader of Education. For services to Education.”
Kristin Scott
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Kristin Scott Thomas, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Drama.”
Marina Sarah Warner, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Oremi Evans
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Headteacher, The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to Education.”
Prof Marina Sarah Warner
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, University of London and Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford. For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Professor Carol Ann Duffy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Poet Laureate. For services to Poetry.”
Professor Eileen Sills
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Rt Hon Anne Catherine Mcguire
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“Member of Parliament for Stirling. For parliamentary and political services.”
Susan Margaret Bruce
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
Thomas’s Nhs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Nursing.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Where this record comes from
Dame Commander 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 (South Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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