New Year Honours 2010
Robert George Burgess
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor • University of Leicester
Organisation: University of Leicester
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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Leicestershire
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester
- Region
- Leicestershire
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 23 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2010
Administration of Justice
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Andrew Patrick Dillon
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London
“for Health and Clinical Excellence.”
David Alan Chipperfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
“For services to architecture in the UK and Germany.”
Erich Arieh Reich
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For charitable services.”
Graham Robert Wynne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Hertfordshire
“for the Protection of Birds.”
His Honour Mota Singh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Community Relations and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Ian David Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Perth and Kinross
Ian Robert McGeechan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rugby.”
John Burn of Clinical Genetics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Medicine.”
John Stranger Holman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
Mansel Aylward
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Merthyr Tydfil
“for Health.”
Mark Ellis Powell Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Michael Adrian Richards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Medicine.”
Michael John Marshall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Business, Charity and to the community in Cambridgeshire.”
Nicholas Hytner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Drama.”
Patrick Stewart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Drama.”
Paul Anthony Mellars
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Scholarship.”
Paul John James Britton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
Kent
Ralph Kohn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Science, Music and to Charity.”
Richard Douglas Lapthorne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
“For services to telecommunications.”
Salvador Moncada
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2010
London
“For services to Science.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 31 December 2009.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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