New Year Honours 2022
Sheila Pearson (sheila Kanani) MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Outreach and Diversity Manager
“For services to Astronomy and to Diversity in Physics.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Astronomy and to Diversity in Physics.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Sheila PEARSON (Sheila Kanani)
Education, Outreach and Diversity Manager, Royal Astronomical Society
For services to Astronomy and to Diversity in Physics.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Outreach and Diversity Manager
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- Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Astronomy and to Diversity in Physics.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 622 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
131 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
What organisation were they with?
Outreach and Diversity Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956906. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Fylde, Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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