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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Social Sciences
26 people have received a UK honour for Social Sciences 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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2020
Officer (OBE)
Imran Rasul
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Professor of Economics, University College London. For services to Social Sciences”
Emma Platt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science. For services to the Social Sciences”
2019
Commander (CBE)
Fiona Devine
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cheshire
“Head, Alliance Manchester Business School and Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester. For services to the Social Sciences.”
Alison Macdonald Park
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Professor of Social Research and Director, CLOSER, University College London Institute of Education. For services to the Social Sciences.”
Professor Anna Frances Vignoles
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Saffron Walden, Essex
“Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. For services to Social Sciences.”
2018
2017
Commander (CBE)
Melissa Leach
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
East Sussex
“Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. For services to the Social Sciences.”
Jonathan Israel Gershuny
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Professor of Economic Sociology and Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. For services to the Social Sciences and Sociology.”
Carol Christine Smart
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester and Co-Director, Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life. For services to the Social Sciences.”
2016
Commander (CBE)
Charles Jeffery
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Edinburgh
“Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh and lately Director, Future of the UK and Scotland Research Programme, ESRC. For services to the Social Sciences.”
Geoffrey Nigel Gilbert
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“Professor of Sociology and Director, Centre for Research in Social Simulation, University of Surrey. For services to Engineering and the Social Sciences.”
David Ulph
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Fife
“Professor of Economics and Director, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics, University of St Andrews. For services to Economics and Social Sciences.”
2015
Member (MBE)
Debra Myhill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“Director, Centre for Research in Writing and Subject Leader for Secondary English, University of Exeter. For services to the Social Sciences.”
Dr Michael John Jubb
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Director, Research Informaton Network. For services to the Social Sciences.”