New Year Honours 1998
William Cooper MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Senior Scientific Officer • University of Dundee
Organisation: University of Dundee
“For services to Scientific and Clinical Research.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Scientific and Clinical Research.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1998- Role at the time
- Senior Scientific Officer, University of Dundee
“For services to Scientific and Clinical Research.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 731 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Senior Scientific Officer, University of Dundee.
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.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Training.”
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Matthew Wilson
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James Markey
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Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 30 December 1997.
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