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Honorary awards

Each year, we ask for nominations for exceptional individuals to be nominated for an honorary degree. Nominations are currently open until Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Our awards go to individuals who have made and continue to make a significant contribution to our world and who reflect the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's ambitions to do the same.

2024 recipients

Headshot of Fenton Bailey looking to camera in black tshirt and grey hoodie

Fenton Bailey

Headshot of Professor Nira Chamberlain smiling to camera

Nira Chamberlain OBE

Eric Coleborn wearing blue suit holding microphone

Eric Coleborn

Headshot of Laura May Coope smiling to camera in pink blazer and white tshirt

Laura-May Coope

William de Laszlo

Alex Forsyth headshot looking to camera

Alex Forsyth

Philip Goff smiling to camera

Philip Goff

Deborah Lawson smiling to camera in close up

Deborah Lawson

Leon Mann smiling to camera wearing glasses

Leon Mann MBE

Paul Stone

Paul Stone

Previous recipients

  • Claire Tomalin
  • Rear Admiral John Lippiett
  • Kevin Warwick
  • Lord Rees of Ludlow
  • Barbara Tipple
  • Nairn Wilson CBE
  • Sandi Toksvig
  • Bronwin Carter
  • John Bannell
  • Dr John Mason
  • Professor Neil Rackham
  • Alison Goldfrapp
  • Martin Whitmarsh
  • Liz Earle
  • Lol Coxhill (deceased)
  • Maggie Winchcombe OBE
  • Paul Lester
  • Jayne Zito
  • Suzie Templeton
  • Howard Brenton
  • Xu Zhenhua 
  • Sir John Armitt
  • The Rt Revd Kenneth Stevenson (deceased)
  • Graham Hurley
  • Bishop Crispian Hollis
  • Dr Dee Symons
  • Carole Damper
  • David Price
  • Ben Fogle
  • Baroness Anne Gibson (deceased)
  • Christopher Logue (deceased)
  • Robert Hardy (deceased)
  • Peter Neyroud
  • Professor Dzulkifli Adbul Razak
  • Reverend Canon Jane Hedges
  • Professor James Gunn
  • Rhona Lucas
  • Ted Cantle
  • John Madden
  • Dillie Keane
  • Robin Gorman (deceased)
  • Admiral the Lord Michael Boyce
  • Joseph Hardy III
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Rob Hutchinson CBE
  • Shirley Robertson
  • Sir David Brown
  • Michelle Magorian
  • James S Lamb (deceased)
  • Don Lusher (deceased)
  • Dame Margaret Seward (deceased)
  • Joe Jackson
  • Martin Jay
  • Sir Roger Fry
  • Professor Peter Crane
  • Karl Jeffery
  • General Sir David Ramsbotham
  • Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
  • Colin White (deceased)
  • Robin Smith
  • Esther Rantzen
  • Pawel Pawlikowski
  • Milan Mandaric
  • Tafilani Machacha
  • George Alagiah (deceased)
  • Dr Natarajan Varaprasad
  • Fred Dinenage
  • Zenna Atkins
  • Sir Nigel Wicks
  • Caroline Williams
  • HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
  • Professor Dr Rexhep Meidani
  • Paul Jones
  • Professor S Jocelyn Bell Burnell
  • Peter White
  • Betty Burton (deceased)
  • Lt Col Richard Waterer (deceased)
  • His Eminence Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (deceased)
  • Patrick Caulfield (deceased)

  • Robert Hillier
  • Edward Jones
  • Ron White
  • Dr William Haseltine
  • Leah Scott
  • Christine King
  • Matthew Pinsent
  • Campbell McMurray
  • Terry Pratchett (deceased)  
  • John Peel (deceased)  
  • Lady Mary Fagan
  • Professor Liam Donaldson
  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes
  • Professor Sir Colin Stansfield Smith (deceased)
  • Diana Lamplugh (deceased)
  • Sir Julian Oswald (deceased)
  • Professor Michael J Baker (deceased)
  • Sir Chay Blyth
  • Michael Erotokritos
  • Professor Bill Bonnor (deceased)
  • Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James (deceased)
  • Dr Margaret Rule (deceased)
  • Professor Gordon McVie (deceased)
  • Elizabeth Loftus
  • Jerome O'Hea
  • Haro Bedelian CBE
  • Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahurudin
  • Richard Noble
  • Professor Herbert French (deceased)
  • Dr David Houghton (deceased)
  • HE Don Alberto Aza Arias
  • Professor Dr Helmut Schrey
  • John Hoddinott (deceased)
  • Dr Patrick Moore (deceased)
  • Sir Charles Tidbury (deceased)
  • Lord Frank Judd (deceased)
  • Professor James Mirrlees (deceased)
  • Simon Armitage
  • Sir Anthony Cleaver
  • Derek Fawcett
  • Alan Knight
  • Professor Kenneth Rawson
  • Graham Smart
  • Hedley Greentree (deceased)
  • Sir Terence Conran (deceased)
  • John Ekins
  • Evelyn Glennie
  • The Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley
  • Antonia Byatt (deceased)
  • Professor Dr Ahmed Dewedar
  • Dato Dr Ahmad Nawawi
  • Sir Ghillean Prance
  • Dr Alan Rudge
  • Anita Roddick (deceased)
  • Sir John Smith (deceased)
  • Shirley Metherell (deceased)
  • Linford Christie
  • Dr David Fletcher
  • Peter Mills
  • Dame Yvonne Moores
  • Lord Palumbo of Walbrook
  • Michael Pipes
  • Sir Mark Richmond
  • Right Reverend Dr David Stancliffe
  • Professor William Davey (deceased) 
  • Professor Sir Gordon Higginson (deceased) 
  • The Earl of Snowdon Anthony Armstrong-Jones (deceased) 
  • Professor John Elliott (deceased) 
  • Edward Clemence
  • Victor Jenner (deceased) 

Sporting Hall of Fame

Discover ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's sporting elite and those who have achieved great things across the world of sports.

Lauren Steadman looking to camera wearing blue with white striped sports jacket

Lauren Steadman

Paralympic Champion (Gold Tokyo 2020 and Silver Rio 2016), Strictly Come Dancing contestant and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins winner.

Alumnus Vincent Pericard on ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Football Club pitch smiling to camera in blue shirt

Vincent Pericard

Former ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú FC and Juventus FC professional football player, now Co-Founder of WhatsUp?, Mentor and Non-Executive Director of UK Deaf Sport.

Image of alumnus Graham Edmunds laughing on camera wearing shirt and jacket

Graham Edmunds

Paralympic Champion (Gold Athens 2004 and Silver Beijing 2008).

Profile image of alumnus Leon Mann smiling to camera wearing orange polo against graffiti wall

Leon Mann

Co-Founder of Football Black List and BBC Sports Presenter

Alumnus Joel Beya smiling to camera wearing t-shirt

Joel Beya

Founder of CheekySport Limited and Vibe of Five Podcast Presenter with Rio Ferdinand.

Alumnus Jonathan Francois wearing boxing gloves holding boxing stance to camera with gloves up

Jonathan Francois

Boxer - Double Commonwealth Games (Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018) and Action Performer.

Image of Dr Mx Holloway smiling to camera wearing blue hoody against world globe image backdrop

Max Holloway

GB Olympic Sailor and now Physical Oceanographer and Modeller at Brilliant Planet.

Headshot of Kanisha Vincent smiling to camera wearing red sports hoodie whilst holding a rugby ball

Kanisha Vincent

Rugby Union Player and Freelance Sports Performance Specialist.

Graduate Tom Buckner during Olympics wearing branded vest top running

Tom Buckner

Olympics Semi-Finalist (Barcelona 1992) now Assistant Headmaster.

Benjamin Khor holding up medal and stuffed animal smiling to camera after winning gold at 2017 Southeast Asian Games

Benjamin Khor

Elite Shooter (Bronze Commonweath Games Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018, and Gold 2017 Southeast Asian Games).

Emily Windsor holding Hundred Cricket trophy on pitch smiling to camera in green kit

Emily Windsor

Professional Cricket Player.

Hugh Styles headshot wearing cap and waterproof jacket staring to camera in black and white image

Hugh Styles

Sailing World Champion and Olympian turned Elite Coach.

Picture of Jason Selormey wearing UoP kit holding american football helmet in one hand with his other hand on his hip

Jason Selormey

Professional American Football Player.

Image of Moses Rashid sat on floor in black tshirt and jeans surrounded by trainer boxes

Moses Rashid

Founder and CEO, The Edit LDN.

Vanessa Ruck wearing red motor suit sitting on motorbike looking to camera with scenic background

Vanessa Ruck

Professional Motorsports Racer and Director of The Girl On A Bike.