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New Year Honours List 2008

Published 30 December 2007. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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How the 954 New Year Honours 2008 honours break down by level - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods.

  • Knight5 · 1%
  • Dame6 · 1%
  • Commander (CBE)109 · 11%
  • Officer (OBE)235 · 25%
  • Member (MBE)599 · 63%

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The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2008, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Higher Education17Higher Education — 17Primary Education12Primary Education — 12Learning10Learning — 10Further Education9Further Education — 9Training8Training — 8Skills8Skills — 8Youth8Youth — 8Secondary…6Secondary Education — 6Teaching5Teaching — 5Early Yea…4Early Years Education — 4English L…4English Language — 4Special Needs — 3Music Education — 2Special Needs Education — 2Scholarship — 2Culinary Arts — 2Physics — 2Youth Development — 1Girls' Education — 1Senior Education — 1Literacy — 1Curriculum Development — 1Medical Education — 1Adult Learning — 1Skills Training — 1Mathematics — 1Healthcare Education — 1Geography — 1Science Education — 1Language — 1Early Childhood Care — 1Adult Education — 1Lifelong Learning — 1Design Education — 1Student Services — 1School Catering — 1Childcare — 1Architectural Education — 1School Inspections — 1School Libraries — 1School Leadership — 1Local Government47Local Government — 47Defence25Defence — 25PolicingPolicing — 5Emergen…Emergency Services — 5Civic Engagement — 1Political Service — 1Politics — 1Football8Football — 8Rugby5Rugby — 5Riding5Riding — 5Athletics4Athletics — 4Cycling — 3Cricket — 2Games — 2Horse Racing — 2Racing — 2Boxing — 2Commonwealth Games — 2Fitness — 2Swimming — 1Netball — 1Disability Sport — 1Rugby League — 1Equestrian — 1Gymnastics — 1Rowing — 1Tennis — 1Community Sport — 1School Sport — 1Snooker — 1Horseracing — 1Women's Football — 1Squash — 1Sports Development — 1Hockey — 1Angling — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Motor Racing — 1Mountaineering — 1Croquet — 1Shooting — 1Coaching — 1Fishing — 1Research16Research — 16Engineering7Engineering — 7Forensics — 3Chemistry — 2Biomedical Science — 2Physics — 2Statistics — 1Defence Science — 1Genetics — 1Biology — 1Microbiology — 1Molecular Microbiology — 1Anatomy — 1Life Sciences — 1Polar Science — 1Meteorology — 1Chemical Sciences — 1Molecular Biology — 1Parasitology — 1Forensic Science — 1Community Relat…9Community Relations — 9Volunteering9Volunteering — 9Youth8Youth — 8Youth Ser…4Youth Services — 4Community Safety — 2Urban Development — 2Jewish Community — 1Community Services — 1Community Development — 1Community Involvement — 1Civic Engagement — 1Children37Children — 37Charitable Services27Charitable Services — 27Welfare Suppo…14Welfare Support — 14Women9Women — 9Diversity — 2Racial Equality — 1Race Relations — 1Faith — 2Inter-Faith Relations — 1Jewish Community — 1Anglican Church — 1Roman Catholicism — 1Islam — 1Interfaith Dialogue — 1Churches — 1Christianity — 1Baptist Faith — 1Muslim Community — 1Policy8Policy — 8Border Se…Border Security — 2Operations8Operations — 8Disadvantaged C…8Disadvantaged Communities — 8Enterprise7Enterprise — 7Social Enterprise — 1Civil Service7Civil Service — 7Women's …6Women's Issues — 6Reform6Reform — 6War — 5Regulatory Reform — 5Support Ser…5Support Services — 5Finance Ind…5Finance Industry — 5Youth Disad…5Youth Disadvantage — 5Inform…Information Services — 5Debt — 4Sports — 4Disabili…3Disabilities — 3Health A…3Health And Safety — 3Disadvan…3Disadvantaged People — 3Standards3Standards — 3Family Support — 1EducationPublic ServiceSportScience and TechnologyCommunityFamilyEqualityReligionGovernme…AdministrationBusiness & Ent…

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952 recipients