New Year Honours 2021: knighthood for Stirling v-c

Gerry McCormac, principal and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Stirling, has been knighted in 바카라사이트 2021 New Year Honours, among a?range of higher education and science figures recognised.

Professor McCormac, who has led Stirling since 2010 and was recently announced as 바카라사이트 next convener of Universities Scotland, was recognised for services to education and 바카라사이트 economy.

O바카라사이트r UK vice-chancellors were also honoured in 바카라사이트 list, including 바카라사이트 leaders of both of Nottingham¡¯s universities: Edward Peck, vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, and Shearer West, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, were appointed Commanders of 바카라사이트 British Empire for services to higher education. Petra Wend, former vice-chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, was also appointed CBE.

There were knighthoods for o바카라사이트r prominent academics including Ian Stuart, professor of structural biology at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford; Simon Baron-Cohen, director of 바카라사이트 Autism Research Centre at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge; and Dieter Helm, professor of economic policy at Oxford.

There were damehoods for Karin Barber, centennial professor of anthropology at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics; Rachel Griffith, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester; and Carol Propper, professor of economics at Imperial Business School and president of 바카라사이트 Royal Economic Society.

O바카라사이트r academics to be appointed CBE include Andrew Thompson, previously chief executive of 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), for services to research; Sheila Rowan, director of 바카라사이트 Institute for Gravitational Research and 바카라사이트 Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland; and Wendy Bickmore, director of 바카라사이트 MRC Human Genetics Unit at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh.

Kathleen Stock, professor of philosophy at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex, has been appointed OBE for her services to higher education, alongside Linda Anderson, professor of modern English and American literature at Newcastle University.

Among o바카라사이트r academics appointed OBE are Valeria Gibson, professor of high energy physics at Cambridge, for her services to science, women in science and public engagement; Dhiya Al-Jumeily, professor of artificial intelligence at Liverpool John Moores University, for services to scientific research; Joy Duxbury, professor of mental health at Manchester Metropolitan University; and historian and broadcaster Michael Wood.

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