Birthday Honours 2011
Richard Charles Darton of Engineering Science OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• University of Oxford and President
Organisation: University of Oxford and President
“For services to Engineering.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2011
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Birthday Honours 2011- Role at the time
- University of Oxford and President
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“For services to Engineering.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 282 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 23% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2011
Adrian Holmes
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Derbyshire
“For services to Skills and Training.”
Adrian Voce
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London
“For services to Children.”
Alan John Smith
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Hampshire
“for National Statistics.”
Alan Lorimer McKenzie
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Bristol
Alexander Alderson
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Alexander Archibald Douglas Hope
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London
“For services to the Visual Effects Industry.”
Alexander Messent Cairncross
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Environmental Health Overseas.”
Alison Margaret Blackburn
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Suffolk
“For voluntary service to Land-Based Higher Education.”
Alison Margaret Moodie
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Alistair Charles Jeudwine Bridgwood
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First Secretary
Allison Chin
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
and Chairman of Toxicology
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“For services to Science.”
Andrew Flower
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Warwickshire
“For services to Sport.”
Andrew John Bower
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Royal Navy
Andrew John Strauss
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Cricket.”
Andrew Nicholas Farrar
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Lancashire
Andrew Roberto Mankiewicz
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“For services to British business interests in Japan.”
Andrew Watson Barlow
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First Secretary
Andy Hawthorne
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Cheshire
“For services to Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Burridge
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Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Angela Mary Murphy
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Lancashire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Ann Geraldine Limb
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Buckinghamshire
“For public service and for services to Education.”
Anthony Dumesnil Widmer
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“For services to UK/Russian co-operation in social care.”
Anthony Kim Burton
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West Yorkshire
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
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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