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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Higher Education
372 people have received a UK honour for Higher Education in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Medal / BEM
Jacqueline Whitnell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“Nurse, Lime Tree Primary Care Practice. For services to the NHS and to Higher Education”
Russell David Clark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“Head of Languages Centre, University of Keele, Staffordshire. For services to Higher Education”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Member (MBE)
Helen Millie Mackie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guardbridge, Fife
“Assistant Director, Facilities Management, The University of St Andrews. For services to Apprenticeships and Facilities Management in Higher Education”
Gordon Kane
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Islandmagee, County Antrim
“Curriculum Area Manager, Advanced Technologies, Northern Regional College. For services to Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland.”
Annette Hay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, De Montfort University. For services to Higher Education”
Nigel Frederick Coates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“Lately Director of the Business Clinic, Northumbria University. For services to Higher Education and to Business”
John Blakeley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Higher Education Student Accommodation and Consumer Rights Policy, Department for Education. For services to Higher Education”
Peter Farrell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“Construction Management Professor Emeritus, University of Greater Manchester. For services to Higher Education and to the Construction Industry”
Jacquelyn Bridget Dunne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham Newman University. For services to Higher Education”
Officer (OBE)
Jonathan Thornton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“Chair, University Council, University of Huddersfield. For services to Higher Education”
Graham Baldwin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Lancashire. For services to Higher Education”
Dr Martin Raby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cleveland, County Durham
“Principal and Chief Executive, The Northern School of Art, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, North Yorkshire and County Durham. For services to Higher Education”
Lady (Alison Helen Johns) Stephenson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
King's Lynn, Norfolk
“Lately Chief Executive, Advance HE. For services to Higher Education”
Commander (CBE)
Taraneh Dean
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Provost and Executive Director of Higher Education, London South Bank University Group. For services to Higher Education”
Susan Rigby
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University and lately Vice-Chancellor, Bath Spa University. For services to Higher Education”
Paul Bartholomew
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballymoney, County Antrim
“Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Public Service”
2025
Member (MBE)
Amanda Wilcox
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
York, North Yorkshire
“Pro Vice-Chancellor, York St John University. For services to Higher Education”
Karen Henderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Windsor, Berkshire
“Director of Research and Innovation, University of Reading. For services to Higher Education”
Umeshkumar Desai
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Higher Education”
Sharon Arkell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Burntwood, Staffordshire
“Dean of the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Higher Education”
Frances Andrews
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
St Andrews, Fife
“Professor, School of History, University of St Andrews. For services to Higher Education”
Francis Paul Keenan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Officer (OBE)
Hanifa Unisa Shah
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Pro Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University. For services to Higher Education”
Nicholas Piers Huxley Hillman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“Director, Higher Education Policy Institute. For services to Higher Education”
Lynn Dobbs
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, London Metropolitan University. For services to Higher Education”
Wayne Campbell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Canterbury, Kent
“Lately Academic Registrar, University of York, Yorkshire. For services to Higher Education”
David Blaney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. For services to Higher Education”
Commander (CBE)
Philip Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chair of Council, University of Roehampton. For services to Higher Education”
Jane Longmore
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Reigate, Surrey
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Chichester. For services to Higher Education”
Sarah Jenny Greer
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education”
Knight / Dame
Alison Margaret Fuller
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor, Vocational Education and Work, University College London. For services to Higher Education”
Julia Clare Buckingham
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University London, and lately President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education”
2024
Medal / BEM
William James Kennedy Patterson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Bangor, County Down
“Governor, Stranmillis University College, Queen's University Belfast. For voluntary service to Higher Education”
Claire Drummond
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Head of Student Wellbeing, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education”
Dorothy Whittington
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Volunteer, Oxford University Newcomers. For services to Volunteering and Higher Education”
Margaret Pearl Sterling
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Belfast, City of Belfast
“Teaching Associate, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland”
Jane Loveys
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Bath, Somerset
“Director, Campus Services, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education”
Christopher Howson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
“Chaplain, University of Sunderland. For services to Higher Education”
Member (MBE)
Sarah Jane Randall-Paley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Carnforth, Lancashire
“Director of Finance, University of Lancaster. For services to Higher Education”
Tanya Krzywinska
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Penryn, Cornwall
“For services to Higher Education and to the Video Games Industry”
Samina Khan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“Director, Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford. For services to Higher Education”
Elizabeth Stuart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Winchester, Hampshire
“Lately Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education”
Deborah Johnston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Deputy Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University. For services to Stammering Recognition in Higher Education”
Patrick Chapman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hexham, Northumberland
“For services to the Creative Industries and to Higher Education”
Anthony John Bjourson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Strabane, County Tyrone
“Emeritus Professor of Genomics and lately Director, Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and to Research”