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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Innovation
107 people have received a UK honour for Innovation 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
Member (MBE)
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“Founder, Silverlining Furniture. For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Happl. For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise”
Officer (OBE)
Sharon Elizabeth Todd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, The Society of Chemical Industries. For services to Innovation”
Helen Kirkpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“Lately Chair QUBIS Board, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Economic Development and Innovation”
Tara Moore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballyclare, County Antrim
“Professor of Personalised Medicine, Ulster University. For services to Research, Innovation and Education”
Jonathan Hague
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Neston, Cheshire
“Executive, Unilever and Chair, Liverpool City Region Innovation Board. For services to Research, Innovation and Economic Development”
Professor Luke Gregory Georghiou
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Lately Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester. For services to Science and Innovation”
Commander (CBE)
David Rees
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Officer, Astex Pharmaceuticals. For services to Chemistry and Innovation”
Timothy Robin Orchard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Professor of Gastroenterology, Imperial College London. For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation”
Joanna Elizabeth Clare Shanmugalingam
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2026
Bath, Somerset
“Lately Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport. For services to Transport and Innovation”
2025
Member (MBE)
Ruth Marshall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Head of Futures Capability, Government Office for Science. For services to Evidence-based Policy Making and Innovation”
Sharief Gaafar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Slough, Berkshire
“Senior Solution Architect, Siemens Mobility Ltd. For services to Innovation in Transport and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Michael Austin Taylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Aberystwyth, Dyfed
“Chair of Trustees, Centre for Alternative Technology. For services to Charity and to Innovation”
2024
Member (MBE)
Dean Nathan Jackson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Derby, Derbyshire
“Managing Director, HUUB Ltd. For services to Business and to Innovation”
Desra Cruise
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chepstow, Gloucestershire
“Founder and Director, Portable Toilets Ltd. For services to Innovation and Outdoor Events Sustainability”
David Canning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Lancaster, Lancashire
“Head, Digital Knowledge and Information Management, Cabinet Office. For services to Innovation in Knowledge and Information Management”
Andrew John Beddows
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Grantham, Lincolnshire
“Managing Director, Ideas Network UK Community Interest Company. For services to Innovation and Business”
Graham Waters
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Abergavenny, Gwent
“Founder and Managing Director, Airbond. For services to Innovation”
John Norris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Burnley, Lancashire
“Chair, B&M Longworth (Edgworth) Ltd. For services to Innovation, to Sustainability and to International Trade”
Shann Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Llanddysul, Dyfed
“Director, Chuckling Goat. For services to Charity and to Innovation in Wales”
Helen Keys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Dromore, County Londonderry
“Entrepreneur, Queen's University's Students' Union. For services to Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Farming”
Catriona Campbell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“UK&I Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, EY. For services to Technology and Innovation”
Officer (OBE)
Matthew Jonathan Rosseinsky
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wirral, Merseyside
“Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Liverpool. For services to Materials Chemistry Research and Innovation”
Rabinder Buttar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“Senior Enterprise Fellow, Strathclyde University. For services to Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Business, and to Life Sciences”
2023
Officer (OBE)
Timothy David Bestwick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“Chair, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. For services to the Commercialisation of Science, Technology and Innovation”
Timothy Ross Vorley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Oxford Brookes Business School. For services to Enterprise, to Entrepreneurship and to Innovation”
Mohamed Pourkashanian
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“Managing Director, Energy Innovation Centre, University of Sheffield. For services to Net Zero Research and to Innovation”
2022
Officer (OBE)
Peter Young
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
“Consultant, Anaesthesia and Critical Care, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Innovation and the Prevention of Never Events in the NHS”
Stephen Orr
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Holywood, County Down
“Chief Executive, Catalyst. For services to Innovation”
Ian William Campbell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Interim Executive Chair, Innovate UK. For services to Innovation”
Commander (CBE)
John Fingleton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fingleton Ltd. For services to the Economy and to Innovation”
Gemma Elizabeth Pearce
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Coal Authority. For services to Innovation and Diversity”
2021
2020
Member (MBE)
James Yu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Glasgow, Glasgow
“Future Networks Manager, SP Energy Networks. For services to the Electricity Supply Industry and Innovation”
Emma Jane Worley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Co-Chief Executive Office and Co-Founder, The Philosophy Foundation. For services to Innovation”