Topic
Scientific Research
44 people were recognised in the UK honours for Scientific Research.
Recognition over time
44 people recognised for Scientific Research from 2008 to 2025, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Scientific Research bar (44) is those tagged Scientific Research directly, shown against its 1 sub-topic. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Scientific Research
44 people
2024 · 3
Kenneth Austin Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“Director, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews. For services to Disease Research”
Marie Lyon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Chair, The Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests. For services to Advocating for Scientific Research and Improving Patient Safety for Women”
Anne Davis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Higher Education and to Scientific Research”
2023 · 3
Melanie Joanne Welham
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wiltshire
“Executive Chair, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. For services to Bioscience”
Robert Joseph Plomin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Professor of Behavioural Genetics, King's College London. For services to Scientific Research”
Alexandra Claire Rhian Auterson Jones
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director, Science, Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For services to Research and Innovation”
2021 · 2
Paul Fox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bath, Bristol
“Lately Chief Operating Officer, Natural Environment Research Council. For services to Scientific Research”
Dhiya Al-Jumeily
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Liverpool John Moores University. For services to Scientific Research”
2020 · 3
John Roy Sambles
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Crediton, Devon
“Professor, Department of Physics, University of Exeter. For services to Scientific Research and Outreach”
Dennis Barry Gillings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Dementia and Life Sciences Research”
Miles Padgett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Glasgow, Glasgow
“Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow University. For services to Scientific Research and Outreach”
2019 · 3
Kathryn Louise Wood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Director of Science, Research and Evidence, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Health Research.”
Adrian Mark Owen
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to scientific research.”
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Dorset
“For services to Scientific Research Abroad and to Young People in the UK.”
2018 · 4
Vincent Gaffney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Staffordshire
“Professor, Landscape Archaeology, University of Bradford. For services to Scientific Research.”
Philip Arthur Nelson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Chair, Research Councils UK. For services to UK Engineering and Science.”
Michele Dougherty
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“Professor of Space Physics, Imperial College London. For services to UK Physical Science Research.”
Ann Heathwaite
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lancashire
“Professor, Land and Water Science, Lancaster Environment Centre. For services to Scientific Research and Scientific Advice to Government.”
2016 · 3
Adrian Whitwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
North Yorkshire
“Departmental Computing Officer and X-Ray Crystallographer, University of York. For services to Scientific Research and to St John Ambulance in Selby.”
Lesley Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“Director of Programmes, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. For services to Research.”
Caroline Dean
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Norfolk
“Project Leader, Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre. For services to Plant Science Research and Women in Science.”
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