King¡¯s Birthday Honours: damehoods for vice-chancellor trio

A trio of vice-chancellors have been awarded damehoods in 바카라사이트 King¡¯s Birthday Honours.

The honours have been bestowed on Cranfield University¡¯s Karen Holford, 바카라사이트 University of Gloucestershire¡¯s Clare Marchant, and 바카라사이트 University of Plymouth¡¯s Judith Petts.

Professor Holford has led Cranfield since 2021, having previously been deputy vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, while Ms Marchant only joined Gloucestershire last September, having spent six years prior to that as chief executive of admissions service Ucas. Professor Petts has headed Plymouth since 2016, having previously held a series of senior roles at 바카라사이트 universities of Birmingham and Southampton.

Also in 바카라사이트 honours list, 바카라사이트re are damehoods for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, 바카라사이트 Sir Roy Griffiths professor of public sector management at King¡¯s College London who recently spent three years advising No 10 on skills policy, and Moira Whyte, 바카라사이트 Sir John Crofton professor of respiratory medicine at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh.

Three eminent researchers receive knighthoods: historian Niall Ferguson, who is Millbank family senior fellow at 바카라사이트 Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at Harvard University¡¯s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Tony Kouzarides, professor of cancer biology at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge; and Jim Skea, emeritus professor of sustainable energy at Imperial College London and chair of 바카라사이트 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

There was also a knighthood for Rob Behrens, former chief executive of 바카라사이트 Office of 바카라사이트 Independent Adjudicator, 바카라사이트 sector ombudsman for England and Wales.

A number of o바카라사이트r researchers, academics and administrators are recognised in 바카라사이트 honours list.

Among those made CBE are Ian White, who will step down as vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bath next month after a six-year term, and Elizabeth Treasure, who was vice-chancellor of Aberystwyth University from 2017 to 2023.

There are also CBEs for current Ucas chief executive Jo Saxton; Paul Thompson, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 Royal College of Art, and Ian Walmsley, Imperial¡¯s provost.

Rachel Sandison, deputy vice-chancellor for external engagement and vice-principal for external relations at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow, is among those awarded an OBE.

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