New Year Honours 2018
William Stirling CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Director General • European Synchrontron Radiation Facility and lately Director Institut Laue-Langevin
“For services to British science and international science collaboration.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
For services to British science and international science collaboration.
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London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Dr. William George STIRLING
lately Director General, European Synchrontron Radiation Facility and lately Director Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
For services to British science and international science collaboration.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Director General, European Synchrontron Radiation Facility and lately Director Institut Laue-Langevin
“For services to British science and international science collaboration.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 8 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, European Synchrontron Radiation Facility and lately Director Institut Laue-Langevin.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2018
Alison Blake
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to British foreign and security policy.”
Diana Nelson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to the welfare of staff and families working for the British Government overseas.”
Duncan Allan
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to supporting and informing British government policy towards Russia.”
Francis Baker
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to British foreign policy and UK/Iraq relations.”
Helen Sharman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
London
“For services to Science and Technology Educational Outreach.”
Quentin Phillips
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Terence Callaghan
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2018
“For services to advancing knowledge and international collaboration in Arctic science.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937702. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
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