2000/2001
The University is proud to recognise the contributions of this varied group of individuals to their fields of expertise.
Professor Irena Dorota Backus
Professeur titulaire, Institut d'histoire de la Réformation, Université de Genève, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Professor Sir Roy Yorke Calne
Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, and Director, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor James F Crow
Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Medical Genetics at the University of Wisconsin, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Andrew Cubie
Lawyer and businessman, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Ian Cunningham
Retired Professor of Agriculture at the University of Edinburgh and Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
The Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Professor Christopher Freeman
Professor Emeritus and former Director of Science Policy Unit, Sussex University, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Professor Geoffrey Everest Hinton
Director, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
Dr Daniel Maydan
President, Applied Materials, USA, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Professor Henry Keith Moffatt
Professor of Mathematical Physics, Cambridge and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.
H.H. Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
Ruler of Sharjah, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Sir David Philip Tweedie
Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.
Mr Harry Reid
Journalist and former editor of The Herald, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.
Dr Peter Daniel Rossdale
Veterinary Practitioner, Thoroughbred Practice, Newmarket, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
This article was published on Apr 21, 2011