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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Policy

11 people have received a UK honour for Policy 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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Year

Award

List

2026

Member (MBE)

Professor Emeritus Andrew Joseph George Pithouse
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Lately Special Policy Adviser, Welsh Government. For services to Social Care Education and Policy”

Officer (OBE)

Knight / Dame

Professor Melanie Jane Davies
Person
Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester. For services to Global Diabetes, Research, Policy and Care Management”

2022

Knight / Dame

Aziz Sheikh
Person
Knight Bachelor · 2022
Lasswade, City of Edinburgh
“Chair, Primary Care Research and Development, University of Edinburgh. For services to Covid-19 Research and Policy”

2021

Officer (OBE)

Frederick Clements
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, British Trust for Ornithology. For services to Conservation and Policy”

2020

Commander (CBE)

Sa?Id Mosteshar
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Director, London Institute of Space Policy and Law. For services to Space Law and Policy”

2018

Member (MBE)

Ben Goldacre
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Oxfordshire
“Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Evidence in Policy.”

Commander (CBE)

Hilary Reynolds
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“Executive Director, Research Councils UK. For services to Policy and Research.”

2014

Commander (CBE)

Cressida Mary Hogg
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Managing Partner, 3i. For services to Infrastructure Investment and Policy.”

Knight / Dame

Professor Colin Brian Blakemore
Person
Knight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Director, Centre for the Study of the Senses, School of Advanced Study, University of London. For services to Scientific Research, Policy and Outreach.”

UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Policy

Policy - awards over time

2026

Member (MBE)

Professor Emeritus Andrew Joseph George Pithouse

Officer (OBE)

Rachael Ross

Gurpreet Singh Jagpal

Knight / Dame

Professor Melanie Jane Davies

2022

Knight / Dame

Aziz Sheikh

2021

Officer (OBE)

Frederick Clements

2020

Commander (CBE)

Sa?Id Mosteshar

2018

Member (MBE)

Ben Goldacre

Commander (CBE)

Hilary Reynolds

2014

Commander (CBE)

Cressida Mary Hogg

Knight / Dame

Professor Colin Brian Blakemore

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