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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.

Volunteering3,848Volunteering — 3,848YouthYouth — 371Community Development — 228Community Cohesion — 166Youth Services — 139Community Relations — 132Youth Work — 118Jewish Community — 114Community Safety — 58Community Support — 53Interfaith Relations — 51Urban Development — 36Rural Communities — 27Civic Engagement — 25Higher Education668Higher Education — 668Primary Education463Primary Education — 463Further Education447Further Education — 447Learning418Learning — 418Secondary Ed…383Secondary Education — 383Youth371Youth — 371Special N…342Special Needs — 342SkillsSkills — 277Training273Training — 273Special…Special Educational Needs — 235Girls' Ed…145Girls' Education — 145Teaching139Teaching — 139Holocaust Education — 130Early Years Education — 122Police798Police — 798Policing591Policing — 591Customs365Customs — 365Crime Pr…213Crime Prevention — 213Investigation — 41Special Constabulary — 36Fraud Prevention — 34Organised Crime — 27Criminal Investigation — 10Fraud Investigation — 9Police Support — 9Community Policing — 8Cybercrime — 6Serious Crime — 5Football409Football — 409Rugby214Rugby — 214GamesGames — 152Cricket — 150Swimming — 141Athletics — 140Cycling — 128Olympic Sport — 126Paralympic Sport — 118RidingRiding — 109OlympicsOlympics — 101RowingRowing — 88Olympic Games — 85Tennis — 79Children1,957Children — 1,957Parenting — 10Grandparents — 5Research835Research — 835Engineering415Engineering — 415Chemistry — 92Physics — 81Forensics — 77Botany — 72Psychology — 58Statistics — 52Genetics — 51Life Sciences — 48Scientific Research — 44Biomedical Science — 41Biology — 41Space — 39Business1,405Business — 1,405Economic D…208Economic Development — 208Tourism180Tourism — 180Small Business — 53Economic Regeneration — 14Rural Economy — 13Travel Industry — 5Business Investment — 1Regional Economy — 1Defence837Defence — 837VeteransVeterans — 253Armed Forces — 207Veterans Support — 90Armed Forces Support — 70Cadets — 65Remembrance — 53Naval Services — 49Defence Medicine — 13Military Families — 13Military Veterans — 7Military Support — 5Armed Forces Charities — 4Service Families — 3Policy952Policy — 952Border Security — 65Tax Policy — 34Government Reform — 2Public Procurement — 1Overseas Policy — 1Deregulation — 1Civic Governance — 1Broadca…Broadcasting — 234FilmFilm — 113Commun…Communications — 107Journalism — 91Television — 63Radio — 59Publishing — 58Advertising — 32News — 18Sports Broadcasting — 15Advertising Industry — 12Video — 12Documentary Film — 8Media Industry — 7Policing591Policing — 591Criminal J…179Criminal Justice — 179Crime Reduction — 7Organised Crime Prevention — 4Transport405Transport — 405Construction — 147Water Industry — 23Utilities — 11Transportation — 6Energy Supply — 3Smart Infrastructure — 2Road Maintenance — 2Coastal Defence — 2Drainage Industry — 1Harbour Development — 1Capital Investment — 1Jewish Community — 114Faith — 99Inter-Faith Relations — 53Interfaith Relations — 51Islam — 49Sikhism — 43Christianity — 24Hindu Community — 20Muslim Community — 16Islamic — 15Religious Service — 14Chaplaincy — 14Churches — 14Methodism — 13Operations363Operations — 363Records Management — 2Sustainability — 148Child Welfare — 86Domestic Abuse — 63Spa Services — 13Injury Support — 12Radiation Safety — 2Occupational Safety — 2Coastal Safety — 1Engineering Communication — 2Language Services — 1Civic Leadership — 1Wellbeing Leadership — 1Childhood Sexual Abuse — 2Burials — 1Cremation — 1Muslim Jewish Relations — 2CommunityEducationLaw EnforcementSportFamilyScience and TechnologyEconomyMilitaryGovernmentMediaLaw and Ord…Infrastr…ReligionAdministration

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