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Topics in the UK honours

Every UK honour carries a short official citation, the “For services to…” line published in The London Gazette. Honoria reads those citations and distils them into topics, so you can see what Britain chose to recognise: the causes, professions and communities behind the medals.

Each recipient’s citation is read for the topics it mentions, and those topics are organised into a taxonomy that runs from broad areas down to specific causes. Browse the hierarchy below, or open any topic to see its recipients, how they break down by award, and how recognition has changed over time.

Topics by number of recipients

Broad areas with their sub-topics, sized by the number of recipients. Click any tile to explore.

Higher Education729Higher Education — 729Further Education511Further Education — 511Special Ed…211Special Educational Needs — 211Training200Training — 200YouthYouth — 144Holocaust Education — 124Skills — 99Special…Special Needs Education — 95Early Y…Early Years Education — 86Music Education — 63Medical Education — 54Vulnerable Children — 54Apprenticeships — 51Adult Education — 46Football309Football — 309Cricket215Cricket — 215Athletics174Athletics — 174SwimmingSwimming — 145Rugby Union — 106Cycling — 99Rowing — 97Paralym…Paralympic Sport — 85RugbyRugby — 75GolfGolf — 71HockeyHockey — 68BoxingBoxing — 66Olympics — 57Disability Sport — 49Business1,085Business — 1,085Tourism302Tourism — 302Economi…Economic Development — 123Small Business — 41Economic Regeneration — 17Rural Economy — 13Travel Industry — 5Business Investment — 1Regional Economy — 1Policing450Policing — 450Road Safety139Road Safety — 139Maritime Sa…130Maritime Safety — 130Fire Safety117Fire Safety — 117SafetySafety — 98Criminal Justice — 86Border …Border Security — 60SecuritySecurity — 49Community Safety — 35Protection Services — 30Crime Prevention — 29Emergency Response — 19Public Protection — 19Counter Terrorism — 16Police596Police — 596Policing450Policing — 450Crime Prevention — 29Community Policing — 8Special Constabulary — 4Customs — 3Organised Crime — 3Police Training — 2Fraud Prevention — 2Asset Recovery — 2Police Services — 2Police Support — 2Extortion — 2Investigation — 2Defence396Defence — 396Veterans262Veterans — 262Armed Forc…106Armed Forces — 106Veterans…Veterans Support — 50Armed Fo…Armed Forces Support — 44Remembrance — 17Military Families — 7Cadets — 6Military Veterans — 5Service Families — 4Armed Forces Charities — 2Veteran Support — 1Defence Medicine — 1Military Casualties — 1Broadcasting262Broadcasting — 262Journalism229Journalism — 229FilmFilm — 59Publish…Publishing — 53Newspaper Industry — 43Television — 42Radio Broadcasting — 23Radio — 21Sports Broadcasting — 18Communications — 15Advertising — 15Advertising Industry — 15Media Industry — 10Television Broadcasting — 5Community R…249Community Relations — 249Youth144Youth — 144Commun…Community Cohesion — 119Community Development — 72Volunteering — 69Community Safety — 35Rural Communities — 25Youth Work — 24Youth Services — 19Community Support — 9Community Transport — 9Civic Engagement — 5Urban Development — 3Community Services — 2Engineering285Engineering — 285Research107Research — 107Chemistry — 36Physics — 31Life Sciences — 29Astronomy — 29Scientific Research — 26Medical Science — 24Environmental Science — 23Botany — 21Forensic Science — 18Climate Science — 13Meteorology — 13Statistics — 12Philanthropy — 141Human Rights — 85Community Development — 72Volunteering — 69Charities — 60Charitable Services — 21Voluntary Organisations — 11Social Cohesion — 9Charity Work — 4Community Organisations — 4Grassroots — 3Advocacy — 2Public Services — 1Community Activism — 1Constructi…191Construction — 191Transport155Transport — 155Water In…95Water Industry — 95Transportation — 5Energy Supply — 4Utilities — 4Coastal Defence — 2Drainage Industry — 1Harbour Development — 1smart-infrastructure — 0road-maintenance — 0capital-investment — 0Internatio…166International Development — 166Afghanistan — 32Defence Relations — 3Maritime Security — 1Pensions — 37Unemployment — 35Welfare Reform — 12Immigration — 9Pension Reform — 2Migration — 1Pensions Reform — 1Pension Policy — 1Pensions Policy — 1care-policy — 0family-policy — 0housing-reform — 0Border Security — 60Policy — 12Tax Policy — 7Public Procurement — 1Overseas Policy — 1Civic Governance — 1government-reform — 0deregulation — 0Recreation — 9Gardening — 7Public Recreation — 1holidays — 0Surveying — 11Flood Relief — 6hazard-management — 0Operations — 2Records Management — 1Regulatory Policy — 1Gambling Regulation — 1urban-policy — 0Civic Leadership — 1wellbeing-leadership — 0Cremation — 1burials — 0social-behaviour — 0veterinary-epidemiology — 0veterinary-medicines — 0veterinary-policy — 0employee-policy — 0EducationSportEconomyPublic SafetyLaw EnforcementMilitaryMediaCommunityScience and TechnologyCivil Soci…Infrastruc…Internati…