The University is proud to recognise the contributions of this varied group of individuals to their fields of expertise. Honorary graduates 2019/20 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020.Ms Karina McTeague, Director of Retail Banking Supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority, Doctor of LawsProfessor Michael Rosbash, Peter Gruber Professor of Neuroscience at Brandeis University; Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Dame Caroline Dean, Project Leader in Cell & Molecular Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Fernando D Martinez, Regents’ Professor of Pediatrics, Univ. of Arizona College of Medicine & Director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, Doctor of Medicine Professor Harry Campbell, Professor Igor Rudan, and Professor Harish Nair, all based at the Edinburgh Medical School Usher Institute, Principal's Medal for Exceptional Service Ms Carrie Gracie, Former BBC International Editor, China, Doctor of LettersProfessor Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, Professor, Department of Economics, Princeton University, Doctor of Science (Social Science) Dr Fergus Kerr, OP, Doctor of Divinity, This award was given by the University of Edinburgh in recognition of his leading scholarship in Scottish Catholic theology of the twentieth century.Dr Adam Budd, Lecturer in Cultural History in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology Honorary graduates 2018/19 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019.Ms Janice Margaret Brown, Company Director, SOCO plc, Member of Board of Directors, Scottish Ballet, Doctor honoris causaMs Monica Coenraads, Founder, Executive Director of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust, USA, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Richard Ellis, CBE, Professor of Astrophysics, University College London; Visiting Professor University of Edinburgh, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Alison Etheridge, Professor of Probability, Department of Statistics, Oxford, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Silvia Federici, Professor Emerita and Teaching Fellow at Hofstra University, New York, Doctor honoris causaDr Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes-Marshall; President, Confederation of Indian Industry (2016-17), Doctor honoris causaMr David James Gow, CBE, Head of SMART Services, NHS Scotland and Inventor of the bionic hand Doctor of ScienceProfessor Karim Khan, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Scientific Director Musculoskeletal Heath and Arthritis, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Nicola Lacey, CBE, Criminal law theorist, Doctor of LawsProfessor Jennifer A Lewis, Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Doctor of ScienceMr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director of the (CSMVS) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya formerly Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, Doctor honoris causaMs Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen, Convener of Mission 2020 and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Emeritus Sir Timothy O'Shea, Former Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Edinburgh, Doctor honoris causaMr Yun Sangkoo, Director, Yun Posun Memorial Foundation, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Yonghua Song, Executive Vice-President, Zhejiang University, China; Founding Dean of International Campus, Zhejiang University, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Bryan Stevenson, Professor of Clinical Law, NYU Law, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, Doctor of LawsProfessor William Stirling, Former Director, Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France, Doctor of ScienceMr Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Writer, public intellectual, Doctor of LettersProfessor Andrew Walls, Honorary Professor, School of Social and Political Science, Doctor of DivinityThe Edinburgh Seven, Sophia Jex-Blake, Isabel Thorne, Edith Pechey, Matilda Chaplin, Helen Evans, Mary Anderson Marshall, Emily Bovell. Degrees collected on their behalf by a group of current students at Edinburgh Medical School. Posthumous MBChBOther distinctionsProfessor Helen Sang, Dr Vicky Macrae and Ms Catherine Eastwood, For leading the Roslin Institute’s Athena SWAN related activities, advancing support of gender equality. Principal's Medal for Exceptional Service (joint) Honorary graduates 2017/18 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2017 and 31 July 2018.Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Author, Doctor of LettersProfessor Ronald Eaton Asher, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, Doctor of LettersMr Brian James Ashley, Former Director of School of Community Studies at Moray House, Doctor honoris causaMs Rachel Ann Margaret Barrie, Whisky Maker at BenRiach and Glendronach Distillery Co Ltd, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Sheila Macdonald Bird, OBE, Former Programme Leader of the MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Honorary Professor, IHES (l'Institut des hautes études scientifiques), Doctor honoris causaProfessor Robin Antony Duff, Specialist in philosophy of criminal law, Doctor of LawsThe Honourable Dr Kirsty Duncan MP, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North (Ontario), Canada, Doctor honoris causaDr Silvia Alice Earle, Marine scientist, explorer, conservationist, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Emeritus John Eric Thomas Eldridge, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Glasgow, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler, Master of Darwin College, University of Cambridge, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Andrea Goldsmith, Professor in Engineering, Stanford University, pioneer in communications signal processing, Doctor of ScienceMs Mairi Crawford Hedderwick, Illustrator and author, Doctor honoris causaProfessor James Hough, Research Professor in Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Michael Grant Ignatieff, President and Rector of Central European University, Budapest, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceDr Takahiro Iwasaki, Artist, Doctor honoris causaDr Hywel Ceri Jones, Founding father of the Erasmus student mobility programme, Doctor honoris causaDr Alan Curtis Kay, President of the Viewpoints Research Institute, USA, Doctor of ScienceMr Jonathon David Kinross, CEO of the Grassmarket Community Project, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Ernst Frideryk Konrad Koerner, Linguistic historian, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Joyce Lishman, Emeritus Professor in Social Work Education, Robert Gordon University, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Joni Christine Lovenduski, Professor Emeritus in Political Science, Birkbeck College, London, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr Angus Donald Mackintosh MacDonald, CBE, Retired chartered accountant, Doctor honoris causaMrs Louise Livingstone Martin, CBE, Chair of SportScotland and President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Doctor honoris causaMs Frances Mary Morris, Director of Tate Modern, Doctor honoris causaDr Denis Mukwege, Surgeon and humanitarian, Doctor of MedicineProfessor Joseph Jude Norton, Champion of the study of international financial regulation, Doctor of LawsProfessor Dame Linda Partridge, Research scientist in biology and genetics of aging, Doctor of ScienceDr R Byron Pipes, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Purdue University, USA, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Louise Mary Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Joan Wallach Scott, Professor Emerita, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science, Princeton, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMs Eleanor Veronica Elizabeth Sharpston, QC, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg, Doctor of LawsMr Alan Smith, One of the founders of the Erasmus Programme, Doctor honoris causaRight Reverend Brian Arthur Smith, Bishop of Edinburgh (2001–2011), Doctor of DivinityDr Robin Thompson, Lawes Senior Fellow, Rothamsted Research (agricultural research centre), Doctor honoris causaProfessor Alison Joan Tierney, CBE, Retired Professor of Nursing Research, University of Edinburgh, Doctor honoris causaDr William Ury, International negotiator and mediator, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Moshe Yaakov Vardi, Professor in Computational Engineering, Rice University, USA, Doctor of ScienceMr John McKenzie Verth, Retired Central Biosciences Services Operations Manager, University of Edinburgh, Honorary FellowshipMs Rosamund West, Editor-in-Chief of The Skinny magazine, Radge Media, Doctor honoris causaMr Maurice Aiden Wren, Chief Executive Officer, Refugee Council UK, Doctor honoris causaMadam Liu Yandong, Vice-Premier, People’s Republic of China, Doctor of LettersOther distinctionsAlexandros Angelopoulos and Samuel Alexander Kellerhalls, Medal Winner for Contribution to the Community Award (joint), Principal’s Medal WinnerProfessor Aziz Ul-Haque Sheikh, Medal Winner for Exceptional Service Award, Principal’s Medal WinnerMs Sonia Wolsey-Cooper, Membership Director, AXA PPP Healthcare and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, AXA UK and Ireland, University Benefactor Honorary graduates 2016/17 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017.Professor Dr Elena Vladimirovna Boldyreva, Head of Chair of Solid State Chemistry, Novosibirsk State University, Russia, Doctor of ScienceDr Donald Hood Brydon CBE, Chairman, Medical Research Council, London Stock Exchange and Sage Plc, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Kurt Roger Deketelaere, Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities, Doctor of LawsProfessor Dianne Edwards, Research Professor and Director of Innovation and Engagement, Cardiff University, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Wolfgang Hermann Wernher Ernst, Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Oxford, Doctor of LawsReverend Margaret R Forrester, Former Minister of St Michael’s Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, Doctor of DivinityMs Caroline Natalie Freedman, University of Edinburgh appointed member on RCVS Council and active supporter and ambassador of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Honorary FellowProfessor Yvonne Galligan, Professor of Comparative Politics, and founding Director, Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics, Queen’s University Belfast, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceDr Luke Robert Gamble, Founder and Chief Executive of Worldwide Veterinary Service and Mission Rabies, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryDr Alasdair Robert Harris, Executive Director of Blue Ventures, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Andrew Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Light Source Ltd, Honorary Professor, School of Chemistry, the University of Edinburgh, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Brigid Laffan, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Director of the Global Governance Programme, European University Institute, Florence, Doctor of LawsProfessor Bruno Latour, Professor of Sociology, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMs Lilian Keddie Lawson OBE, Retired Director of Scottish Council on Deafness, Doctor honoris causaMr Magnus Duncan Linklater CBE, Former Editor of The Scotsman, broadcaster and author, Doctor honoris causaMr Joshua Howard Littlejohn, Co-founder of Social Bite and social entrepreneur, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr Robert Paul Madelin, Former Director-General, Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission, Doctor honoris causaDr Michael Hugh Mosley, Science journalist, presenter and executive producer, Doctor of ScienceMr Tom Nairn, Author and academic, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Helga Nowotny, Professor Emerita of Social Studies of Science, ETH Zurich, former President European Research Council, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr Tony Oursler, Film and Video Artist, Master of Arts, honoris causaProfessor Sir Roger Penrose, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Doctor of ScienceProfessor William Reid, Dean of Postgraduate Medicine, Scotland Deanery (South East Region), Doctor honoris causaDr Denis Rutovitz, Retired section head, MRC Human Genetics Unit, now Chairman (and founder) of Edinburgh Direct Aid, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Randy W Schekman, Professor of Cell and Development Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Doctor of ScienceMr Andrew James Scott, Artist and sculptural practitioner specialising in public art, Doctor honoris causaMr Oliver William Stone, Filmmaker, Doctor honoris causaMr Charles Basil Tilley OBE, Former Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Doctor honoris causaMr Justin Pierre James Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Andrew Whiten, Professor of Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology and Wardlaw Professor of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Doctor honoris causaBenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Mr Brian Robertson and Mr Alastair Maclean, Robert O Curle Charitable Trust, Named after a former staff member, the trust supports medical and veterinary research at the University. Honorary graduates 2015/16 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016.Professor Margaret Forbes Alexander CBE, Emeritus Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Margaret-Ann Armour, Associate Dean of Science & Diversity, University of Alberta, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Sir Anthony Edwards Bottoms, Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Doctor of LawsProfessor Eric McCredie Clive, Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Doctor of LawsDr Maria Dlugolecka-Graham, Polish School of Medicine Co-ordinator, University of Edinburgh, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Peter Mitchell Grant, Emeritus Professor of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Doctor honoris causaDr Haruhisa Handa, Musician, artist and entrepreneur, Dr honoris causaProfessor Dudley Robert Herschbach, Frank B Baird Professor of Science, Harvard University, Doctor of ScienceHis Excellency President Michael D Higgins, President of Ireland, Doctor of LawsDr Philip Hodges, Mathematician and author, Doctor of ScienceRevd Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights campaigner and politician, Dr honoris causaProfessor John Anderson Kay, Economist and Visiting Professor, LSE, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood actor and entrepreneur, Dr honoris causaProfessor Christiaan Richard David van der Kuyl, Chairman, 4J Studios Ltd and Entrepreneurial Scotland, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Piotr Laidler, Prorektor, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Doctor of ScienceMr Magnus Calum MacFarlane-Barrow OBE, Founder and CEO, Mary’s Meals, Doctor honoris causaDr Judith Mary Mackay, Senior Policy Advisor, World Health Organization, Doctor honoris causaMs Dolina MacLennan, Gaelic singer, actress and storyteller, Doctor honoris causaMs Sally Magnusson, Journalist and broadcaster, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Jane Mansbridge, Charles F Adams Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr John Rewick McAslan, Architect and Executive Chairman of John McAslan & Partners, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Paul McMaster, UK Chairman, Medicine Sans Frontiers, Doctor of MedicineHis Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Reigning Monarch of Monaco and President of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Doctor of ScienceMr Yiu Kai Pang, Chairman of the Council, the University of Hong Kong, Doctor honoris causaMr David Edmund Ian Pyott, Former Chairman and CEO, Allergen, Doctor of MedicineMs Madeleine Selina Rees OBE, Secretary General, Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor James Harris Simons, Chairman, Simons Foundation and Renaissance Technologies; and Research Professor, Stony Brook University, Doctor of ScienceMr Robert-Jan Smits, Director General, Research & Innovation, the European Commission, Doctor honoris causaMr Benjamin John Paget Thomson, Chairman, National Galleries of Scotland, and Reform Scotland, Doctor honoris causaMr Alan Walker, Honorary Fellow in Physics, the University of Edinburgh, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Jacek Wysocki, Rector, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Doctor of MedicineProfessor Richard Neil Zare, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University, Doctor of ScienceOther distinctionsMr John Murray Allan CBE, Chairman, Tesco, University BenefactorMr Tom Wright, CBE, Group CEO, Age UK, University Benefactor Honorary graduates 2014/15 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2014 and 31 July 2015.Mr Gordon Lewis Aikman, MND campaigner and former EUSA Sabbatical Officer, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Eva Barbro Helen Åkesson, Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University, Doctor of ScienceMr Dominic Stephen Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Sir David Charles Baulcombe, Regius Professor of Botany and Royal Society Research Professor, the University of Cambridge, Doctor of Science Professor Howard S Becker, Retired Professor of Sociology and musician, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Ulrike Beisiegel, President of the University of Göttingen, Doctor of ScienceMr William Dalrymple, Historian, writer and critic, Doctor of LettersMr Luke Thomas Dowdney, Founder and Director of Fight for Peace, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Christopher L Eisgruber, President of Princeton University, Doctor honoris causaMs Fabiola Gianotti, Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Doctor of ScienceProfessor Lajos Hanzo, Chair of Telecommunications, the University of Southampton, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Robert Holman, Community worker and anti-poverty campaigner, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr Tim Hopkins, Director of Equality Network, Doctor honoris causaMr Peter Johan Hustinx, Former European Data Protection Supervisor, Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor George Emanuel Lewis, Edwin H Case Professor of American Music, Colombia University, Doctor of MusicProfessor Martin Loughlin, Professor of Public Law, London School of Economics, Doctor of LawsRt Hon Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, Politician, Patron of Project African Wilderness and Ambassador for Action for Children UK, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Stuart Kinnaird Monro, Former Vice-Convener of Court and Scientific Director of Our Dynamic Earth, Doctor of ScienceMr Colin Stuart Montgomerie, Golfer, Doctor honoris causaMr David Alan Nicholls, Novelist and screenwriter, Doctor of LettersMr Evan Shaw Parker, Contemporary musician, Doctor of MusicMr Nicholas Patrick Reyntiens, Stained glass artist and designer, Doctor honoris causaDame Stella Rimington, Former Director General M15 and author, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Thomas James Simpson, Alfred Capper Pass Chair of Chemistry, the University of Bristol, Doctor of ScienceDame Sarah Storey, Paralympic gold medallist, Doctor honoris causaProfessor Sir John Edward Tooke, Former President, The Academy of Medical Sciences, Vice Provost (Health), Head of Medical School, University College London, Doctor of ScienceProfessor Bik May Amy Tsui, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), the University of Hong Kong,Doctor of EducationOther distinctionsMr Steve Pateman, University benefactor Honorary graduates 2013/14 Dr Theo Kanellos, Director, Strategic Alliances, Zoetis, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.Dr John Robert Brown, Chair, Easter Bush Development Board, Roslin Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Emeritus Professor Eve Johnstone, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of MedicineProfessor Boyd Robertson, Principal, Sabhal Mór Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Dr Rowan Douglas Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Sir Drummond Bone, Byron Scholar and current Master of Balliol College, Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Professor Francis Joseph Cairns, Professor of Classical Languages, Florida State University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mr James Tait Turner, Former College Accountant, College of Humanities & Social Science, for the degree of Master of Arts.Professor Ewoud Hondius, Professor of European Private Law, Utrecht, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Mr Roger Alexander White, Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Barr, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Dorothy E Smith, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Victoria University, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Gita Sen, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor April McMahon, Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist, UK Met Office, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Toshi Tada Doi, Inventor of the Sony Walkman and other Sony creations, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Tom Insel, Director of National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Nigel Brown, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology, The University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Brian Bathgate, Corporate Senior Vice President, European Preclinical Services, Charles River Laboratories, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mrs Sheila Fleet OBE, Orkney Designer Jewellery, for the degree of Master of Arts.Mr Graham Dey, Former ECA Student Representative Council administrator, for the degree of Master of Arts.Professor Veena Das, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University, for the degree of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Dr Margaret Atwood, Novelist, literary critic, essayist and environmental activist, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Garrett Herman, Chairman and Chief Executive of Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.General John de Chastelain, Former Chair of the International Commission on Decommissioning in Northern Ireland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Baron Francois Englert, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Director-General of CERN, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India from 2002 to 2007, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Andrew Gavin Hastings, Former international rugby player, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Iain Clarke, Head of Department of Physiology, Monash University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Ms Kathryn Michelle Paterson, Independent artist, for the award of Honorary Fellow.Professor Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Ms Anne Donovan, Writer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr William Zachs, Fellow in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Ms Malala Yousafzai, Human Rights Campaigner and Educational Activist, for the degree of Master of Arts.Professor Derek Bok, University Research Professor and faculty chair of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.His Excellency President John Agyekum Kufuor, Former President of Ghana, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Joel Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University School of Law, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Ms Judith Murray, Tennis coach and Captain of the British Federation Cup Team, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Lynne Ramsay, Film writer, producer and director, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Sir Steve Redgrave, Olympic rower and sports ambassador, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mrs Susie Wolff, Racing driver, for the award of Honorary Fellow.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Mr Derek and Mrs Maureen Moss, Funders of bursaries and scholarships in the School of GeoSciences, and supporters of biochar research.Wolfson Microelectronics, Represented by Mike Hickey, CEO and Managing Director. Wolfson Microelectronics has contributed in excess of £1 million in support of undergraduate and postgraduate students.Dr George and Dr Joy Sypert, Supporters of St Cecilia's Hall and the historic musical instrument collection. Honorary graduates 2012/13 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2012 and 31 July 2013.Professor Ian Hector Frazer, Director, Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Revd Professor Carver Tat-Sum Yu, President and Abundant Grace Professor in Dogmatic Theology, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Laurens Clarus Winkel, Professor of Legal History, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Danie Visser, Professor of Private Law and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Dr Bruce Davie, Chief Engineer at VMware, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Quentin Cooper, Freelance Broadcaster, author and conference facilitator, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Sir Harold Kroto, Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mrs Ellen J Kullman, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Simon Gage, Director of Edinburgh International Science Festival, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Evelyn Ebsworth, Former Vice-Chancellor of Durham University and Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Bertil Andersson, President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Ms Eddi Reader, Musician and Singer, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Mr James Holloway, Retired director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.President William Jefferson Clinton, Former US President and founder of the Clinton Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Caryl Phillips, Professor of English, Yale University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Ann Oakley, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, Institute of Education, University of London, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.My Sylvain Chomet, Animator and Film producer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Eric P Hamp, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Chicago, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Andrew Blake, Managing Director, Microsoft Research Ltd, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Lord Puttenam, Film producer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Scott Hastings, Rugby player, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Tommy Smith, Jazz musician and composer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Mel Young, Homeless World Cup President and founder of The Big Issue Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Nosheena Mobarik, Chair of CBI Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé), Footballer and Brazil's Extraordinary Minister for Sport, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Dame Stephanie Shirley, Head of the Shirley Foundation, which donated £1m to the Patrick Wild Centre for Autism, Fragile X Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities. Honorary graduates 2011/12 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2011 and 31 July 2012.Professor John R Beddington, UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Professor and Honorary Principal Research Fellow in Applied Population Biology at Imperial College London, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organisation, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor William A C McKelvey OBE, FRSE, Professor of Veterinary Science and Past Principal of the Scottish Agricultural College, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Ms Nicola Benedetti, Classical violinist, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Professor Malcolm Longair, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy 1991-2008, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr John Markland, Vice-Convener of the University Court 2006-2011, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Fergus Craik, Senior Scientist, The Rotman Research Institute of Bucharest, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Ms Helen Ann Mackinnon, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions at NHS Education for Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Sir Fergus Millar, Emeritus Camden Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Emeritus Professor Douglas Dunn, Emeritus Professor of English, University of St Andrews, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mrs Irene McTernan, Retiring Administrator of the University Sports Union, for the award of Honorary Fellow.Professor Jonathan Edward Harland Mills, Director, Edinburgh International Festival, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Suresh Kumar Goel, Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr David McAllister, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Vyacheslav Nikonov, Executive Director of Russkiy Mir Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Very Revd Professor Iain Richard Torrance, President of Princeton Theological Seminary, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Professor Pippa Norris, McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, The John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Lincoln Wallen, Head of Research and Development of DreamWorks Animation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Stephen Salter, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Design at the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.The Right Honourable Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Chancellor, The University of Aberdeen, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Jon Snow, Journalist and Broadcaster, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Martin Wishart, Chef and entrepreneur, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer, Principal of Edinburgh Napier University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.BenefactorsThe Kirby Laing Foundation, Represented by the Rev Charles Burch, Trustee of the Foundation. The Kirby Laing Foundation has been a long-standing supporter of the University School of Divinity.Mr Hugh and Mrs Josseling Langmuir, University benefactors.Dr Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Author Dr JK Rowling donated £10 million to the University for the establishment of the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. Honorary graduates 2010/11 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2010 and 31 July 2011.Mrs Ann McKay, International Student Support Officer (retired), for the degree of Master of Arts.Professor K Vijayraghavan, National Centre for Biological Sciences (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Bangalore, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Ms Katherine Grainger, Rower and athlete, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Olivia Giles, Chief Executive of the 500 Miles charity, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Sir Gerald Gordon, Formerly Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin (retired), for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Ms Maggie Cheung, Chinese actress from Hong Kong, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor John Thomas Casteen III, President of University of Virginia, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Angus Deaton, Princeton University, Dwight D Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Economics, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Mr António Horta Osório, CEO Lloyds Banking Group plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Harold Vincent Poor, Michael Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Dean of Engineering, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Ignacio S Galan, Chairman and CEO of Iberdrola, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Melvyn Cornish, University Secretary (retired), for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Angus John Macintyre, Research Professor of Mathematics, Queen Mary, University of London, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Alan Peters, Chairman and Waterhouse Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine (retired), for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Stephen K Chapman, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University, former Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mrs Margaret Scott Jordan, Senior Receptionist KB House (retired), awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the University.Professor Robert J Donovan, Retired Professor of Chemistry; Director of Synchrontron Radiation Strategy of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Noreen Murray, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Genetics, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Ms Dorothy Jane Armstrong, NHS Education Scotland Programme Director, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Sir Nicholas Thomas Grimshaw, President of the Royal Academy of Arts and Chairman of Grimshaw Architects, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.President Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize Winner for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Iain William Mattaj, Director General of European Molecular Biology Laboratories, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Madame Jeanne Marchig, Chairperson of the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.BenefactorThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Mr Ronald Storey, £1.26 million was donated by Ronald Storey to the University, honouring a pledge he made to a life-long friend, Edinburgh graduate Dr George Birtwisle. These funds will play a major part in the creation of a new imaging centre at the Medical School. Honorary graduates 2009/10 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2010.Sir Tom Hunter, Entrepreneur and philanthropist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mr Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Elisabeth Svendsen MBE, Founder of the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Ann Matheson, Retiring Secretary of the General Council, the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Leonard Lindoy, Professor Emeritus of Inorganic Chemistry, the University of Sydney, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr John Leighton, Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor John Cioffi, Hitachi Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Stanford University, and CEO of ASSIA Inc, California, for the degree of Doctor of Science.The Right Honourable Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC, Former MSP and member of the House of Lords, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Madame Xu Lin, Director-General of the Office of Chinese Language Council International of the People’s Republic of China (Hanban), for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Stephen Byram Furber CBE, ICL Professor of Computer Engineering, the University of Manchester, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Paul Gudgin, Former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Aubrey Manning OBE, Zoologist, broadcaster and Professor Emeritus of the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Baroness Vivien Stern CBE, Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College London, outgoing Chair of the Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Gavin Brown, Inaugural Director of the Royal Institution of Australia, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Andrew Pollard, Professor of Education and Research Fellow of the ESRC’s Teaching and Learning Research Programme, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Professor Susan Hockfield, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Irene Zubaida Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Sir Alan Langlands, Former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee and Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Annie Lennox, Musician and human rights campaigner, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Jamie Byng, Owner of Canongate Books, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mr Jim McFarlane, Managing Director Operations, Scottish Enterprise, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Philanthropist and Chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Sir Charles Duncan Rice, Former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Aberdeen, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Jeffrey Scott Flier, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Alice Brown, First Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Former Vice-Principal and Co-Director of the Institute for Governance at the University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Peter Eyre, Dean Emeritus of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Virginia Tech, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.BenefactorThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Dr Maria Dlugolecka-Graham, Coordinator of the Polish School of Medicine, the University of Edinburgh, for the distinction of University Benefactor. Honorary graduates 2008/09 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2009.Professor Sir Donald Neil MacCormick, Professor Emeritus of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Joseph H. H. Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Mr Stephen Roger Morrison, Chief Executive of All3Media, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Mr Matthew Macleod MacIver, Chief Executive/Registrar, General Teaching Council for Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Sir David Edward Murray, Entrepreneur, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Alan Wilson, Chairman, Indonesia International Rural and Agricultural Development Foundation, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Valentin Fuster, Richard Gorlin Professor of Cardiology, Mount Sinai, New York, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Professor Jan Carlstedt-Duke, Dean of Research and Professor in Molecular Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Sir Muir Russell, Principal of the University of Glasgow, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Phil Cunningham, Musician (accordionist), composer and producer, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Dr Aly Bain, Musician (traditional fiddler) and producer, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Mr John G Greenwood, Economist, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Robert Cormack, Principal of UHI Millennium Institute, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Alan Litte, World Affairs Correspondent, BBC, London, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Justice Julia Sebutinde, Judge of the High Court of Uganda, currently seconded to the UN Special Court Sierra Leone, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Justice Unity Dow, High Court Judge, Botswana, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Emeritus David Falconer, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr David Vass, Formerly of ICI/Zeneca, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor David Rhind, Chairman, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Socio-Economic Committee, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Anthony Bryan Hayward, Chief Executive, British Petroleum, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Robert Hart, Technical Services Manager, School of Biological Sciences, for the degree of Bachelor of Science.The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Mr Muhtar Kent, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola, for the distinction of University Benefactor.Mrs Ann and Mr Alan McFarlane, For the distinction of University Benefactor.Mr Donald and Mr Euan MacDonald, For the distinction of University Benefactor. Honorary graduates 2007/08 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008.Mr Anthony D'Offay, Art Collector and philanthropist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Ian Howard, Principal of Edinburgh College of Art, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Michael Anderson, Senior Vice-Principal, Curator of Patronage and Professor of Economic History, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Peter Riddell, Assistant Editor, The Times, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.The Right Honourable George Reid, PC, Former Member and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Sir Keith O'Nions, Director General of Research Council, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation; businessman, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Neil Alden Armstrong, Former NASA astronaut, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Richard Henderson, Former Director, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Anneila Sargent, Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, Director of Owens Valley Observatory, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Edward Manin Stolper, Provost elect, California Institute of Technology, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Xu Zhihong, President of Peking University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Captain Erice Brown, Former Chief Naval Test Pilot, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Leroy Hood, President, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor David Milne, Former Managing Director/CEO Wolfson Microelectronics, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Elmer Rees, Director of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, Bristol University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr David Randall Thom, Sound designer, Skywalker Sound Facility, Lucasfilm, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Emeritus Professor Anthony Snodgrass, Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mr Mark Cousins, Co-Artistic Director of UK Festival of Chinese Cinema, Columnist and Presenter, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Ms Kim Jones, Managing Director for UK and Ireland, Sun Microsystems Inc., for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Rev Sheilagh Kesting, Secretary for Ecumenical Relations and Moderator Designate, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Dr Brian Lang, Principal of St Andrews University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mrs Lesley Hinds, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh 2003-2007, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor John E. C. MacBeath, Chair of Educational Leadership, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Professor Sir Gordon Duff, Florey Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of Sheffield & Chairman, Commission on Human Medicines, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Professor Kenneth Chien, Charles Sanders Endowed Chair in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute, California, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr George Gunn, Global Head of Novartis Animal Health, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Reverend Robert A. Funk, For the distinction of University Benefactor.Professor Walter Sneddon Nimmo, For the distinction of University Benefactor. Honorary graduates 2006/07 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2006 and 31 July 2007.Mr James Naughtie, Broadcaster, journalist and author, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Alison Richard, Anthropologist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Baroness Onora O'Neill of Bengarve CBE, Former Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor John F Roulston OBE, Group Chief Executive Officer, Filtronics plc, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Mr Tony Gavin CBE, University of Edinburgh Court member until 2006, Vice-Convener. Former headteacher at St Margaret's Academy in Livingston, West Lothian, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Tony George Stanger, Rugby Union player and coach, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Professor Walter Nimmo, Former Chief Executive Officer of Inveresk Research, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Sir Keith Peters, Regius Professor of Physic, University of Cambridge, for the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine.Professor Dr Kyung-Seo Park, Ambassador for Human Rights, Republic of Korea, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Ms Lorna Davidson, EUSA Student Advisor from 1984-2006, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Daniel Dennett, University Professor and AB Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Ms Catherine Lockerbie, Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival since 2000 and former Edinburgh University graduate, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mr Michael Palin CBE, Comedian, actor, presenter and broadcaster, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Dr Chris Masters CBE, Former Chairman, Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor John Toland, Professor of Mathematics, University of Bath, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Sir Duncan Michael, Former Chairman of Ove Arup Partnership, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Daan Frenkel, FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Amsterdam, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Mary-Lou Pardue, Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Reinhard Zimmerman, Director, Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländiches und Internationals Privatrecht, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Alexander McCall Smith CBE, Emeritus Professor of Medical Law, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Dr Freda Marion Scott-Park, Former President of the British Veterinary Association and Veterinary Consultant, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.Mr Robert Paul Moore, Junior Vice-President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and practising farm animal veterinary surgeon, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.Professor Zhong Nanshan, President of the Chinese Medical Association, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.President Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.The Right Honourable Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Justice Albie Sachs, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and Human Rights Activist, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Mr William Henry Gates III KBE, Chairman of Microsoft, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.BenefactorThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Dr Robert Spiro, President Emeritus, University of Edinburgh USA Development Trust, for the distinction of University Benefactor. Honorary graduates 2005/06 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2005 and 31 July 2006.Professor D Ruth Schröck, Chair of Nursing Science, Institute of Nursing Science, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Dr Barry Munitz, President and Chief Executive of the J Paul Getty Trust, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Joseph Felsenstein, Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr James Boyle, Chairman of the Cultural Commission, Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor John L Hennessy, President of Stanford University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Peter Greenaway, Film director, painter and writer. Professor of Cinema Studies at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Nicholas Hastie, Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Harry Barkus Gray, Professor of Chemistry and Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at California Institute of Technology, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor John Archer, Petroleum Engineer and Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Heriot-Watt University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mr Nicholas M Donofrio, IBM Executive Vice President Innovation and Technology, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Mrs Kathleen Dalyell, Former chair of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Scotland, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Midge Ure OBE, Songwriter, Musical Director, Record Producer and Band Aid Trustee, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Professor Doreen Massey, Professor of Geography, Open University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Donald McIntyre, Emeritus Professor, key theorist in initial teacher education, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Sir John (Jackie) Stewart, Former international racing driver, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Joe Simpson, Mountaineer and author, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ms Moira Stuart OBE, Journalist and television presenter, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Lady Valerie Trotman, On behalf of her late husband Lord Trotman, founding Chairman of The University of Edinburgh Campaign Board, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Ford Motor Group, for the distinction of University Benefactor.Edwin J Feulner, Founder and Vice-President, University of Edinburgh USA Development Trust, for the distinction of University Benefactor.Dr Rodger Mirrey, For the distinction of University Benefactor. Honorary graduates 2004/05 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2004 and 31 July 2005.Professor Anthony Cohen, Principal and Vice-Patron of Queen Margaret University College, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Alan Baddeley, Professor of Psychology, University of York, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor Sir David Carter, Former Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery and Vice-Principal of the University of Edinburgh, and former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland and Vice-President of the RSE, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.William Rodolph Cornish, For the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor George Denton, Libra Professor of Geological Sciences and Climate Change, University of Maine, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Allison Elliot, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Professor Julia Goodfellow, Chief Executive of the BBSRC, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Ian Halliday, Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Joy McLaggan Hendry, For the degree of Doctor of Letters.Emeritus Professor William G Hill, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics and former Dean of Science and Engineering, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Chris Hoy, Cyclist and Olympic gold medalist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Jonathan David Jansen, Dean of Education, University of Pretoria, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Mr Charles Jencks, Architect and garden designer, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Brian Johnson, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Christine E King, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Staffordshire University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Mervyn Allister King, Governor of the Bank of England, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Baroness Helena Kennedy, Principal and Vice-Patron, Queen Margaret University College, and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.William Labov, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Dr James Loy MacMillan, Composer and conductor, for the degree of Doctor of Music.Emeritus Professor J Kenyon Mason, Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Fellow of the School of Law, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Sir Edward Luigi Paolozzi, Artist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Monsieur Rene Louis Olivier Todd, Retired broadcaster, journalist and political columnist; man of letters and independent scholar, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.BenefactorsThis award recognises as University benefactors individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions, financial or otherwise, to the University.Mr George A David, For the distinction of University Benefactor.Dr Alfred and Dr Isabel Bader, For the distinction of University Benefactor.The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, For the distinction of University Benefactor. The award was accepted on the group's behalf by Sir Angus Grossart. Honorary graduates 2003/04 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2003 and 31 July 2004.John Macleod Ball, Sediveian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Oxford, President, International Union, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Murray Brennan, Chairman of Surgery, Benno C Schmidt, Chair in Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Garret Adare Fitzgerald, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Hazel Gillian Genn, Vice-President of the British Academy, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University College London, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Alan David Gilbert, President and Vice-Chancellor (Designate), The University of Manchester, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Thomas William Gillespie, President of Princeton Theological Seminary and Professor of New Testament, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, Percussionist, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Anne Margaret Gunthere, Chief Executive, Standard Life Bank, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.John Stephen Jones, For the degree of Doctor of Science.The Baroness Lockwood, For the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ian MacDougall, Researcher and Secretary, Scottish Working People's History Trust, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Mary Tara Marshall, Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Angus McIntosh, For the degree of Doctor of Letters.John Donald Nisbet, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Aberdeen, for the degree of Doctor of Education.His Eminence Keith Patrick O'Brien, For the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn Andrew Colin Renfrew, For the degree of Doctor of Letters.Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Children's Author, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Frank Rushbrook, Ex Firemaster of Lothians & Borders & Consultant (retired), for the degree of Doctor of Science.Piers John Sellers, NASA Astronaut, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Stewart Ross Sutherland, For the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., Delhi, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Martyn Charles Thomas, For the degree of Doctor of Science. Honorary graduates 2002/03 Honorary degrees awarded between 1 August 2002 and 31 July 2003.Professor Michael Ashburner, Professor of Biology, Genetics Department, University of Cambridge, for the degree of Doctor of Science.The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Sally Brown, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Stirling, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Astronomer and Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Bath, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Ian Dalziel, Professor of Geological Sciences, Institute of Geophysics, University of Texas, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Alan Davie, Artist, musician and poet, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Sir Graeme Davies, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr Alex Donaldson, Former Head of Pirbright Laboratory for the Institute of Animal Health, for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.Emeritus Professor John Murray Last, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Dr Lindiwe Mabuza, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Robin Milner, Retired Professor of Computer Science, Cambridge University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Dr Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain, United States Senate, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Professor Jean-Yves Parlange, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Robert Putnam, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Madame Nicole Questiaux, Member of the French National Bioethics Commission; former Minister of the French Government, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Dr Ian Rankin, Author, for the degree of Doctor of LettersMrs Susan Rice, Chief Executive, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Ian Ritchie, Entrepreneur and Director of various companies, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dame Stephanie Shirley, Founder and Life President of the FTSE 200 company Xansa plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Stanley Stupart, Assistant Secretary, Registry, University of Edinburgh, for the degree of Master of Arts.Professor David Wallace, Vice-Chancellor, Loughborough University, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mrs Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa. Honorary graduates 2001/02 Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2001 and 31 July 2002.Mr John M Calder, Publisher, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor Peter M Henson, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Colorado, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.Mr Kenny Ireland, Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Ambassador Philip Lader, Immediate past Ambassador of the USA to the United Kingdom, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Mr Daniel Liebeskind, Architect, for the degree of Doctor of Science in Social Science.Professor John G McWhirter, Senior Fellow, Signal Processing Group, DERA, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Sir George Mathewson, Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor David Perkins, Senior Professor and Co-Director of Project Zero, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, for the degree of Doctor of Education.Mr Willis R Pickard, Editor, The Times Educational Supplement Scotland (Retired), for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Dr David E Potter, Founder and Chairman of Psion Computers plc, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.The Right Honourable Sir Malcolm L Rifkind, QC, Business Consultant and former Secretary of State for Scotland and for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa.Professor G Ross Roy, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina, for the degree of Doctor of Letters.Professor Lamin Sanneh, Professor of Missions and World Christianity, Yale Divinity School and Fellow of Trumbull College, Yale, for the degree of Doctor of Divinity.Professor Roger V Short, Wexler Professorial Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, for the degree of Doctor of Science.Professor Alan J Watson, Distinguished Research Professor and Ernest P Rogers Professor of Law, University of Georgia, for the degree of Doctor of Laws.Professor Ian Wilmut, Head of Department of Gene Expression and Development, Roslin Institute, for the degree of Doctor honoris causa. Honorary graduates 2000/01 Professor Irena Dorota Backus, Professeur Titulaire, Institut d'histoire de la Réformation, Université de Genève - Doctor of DivinityProfessor Sir Roy Yorke Calne, Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of Cambridge - Doctor of ScienceDr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, and Director, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor James F. Crow, Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin - Doctor of ScienceDr. Andrew Cubie, Lawyer and Businessman - Doctor honoris causaProfessor Ian Cunningham, Retired Professor of Agriculture at the University of Edinburgh and Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland - Doctor honoris causaLord Rodger of Earlsferry, The Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session - Doctor of LawsProfessor Christopher Freeman, Professor Emeritus and former Director of Science Policy Unit, Sussex University - Doctor of Science in Social ScienceProfessor Geoffrey Everest Hinton, Director, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit - Doctor of ScienceDr. Daniel Maydan, President, Applied Materials, USA - Doctor honoris causaProfessor Henry Keith Moffatt, Professor of Mathematical Physics, Cambridge and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge - Doctor of ScienceH.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah - Doctor of LettersSir David Philip Tweedie, Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board - Doctor of Science in Social ScienceMr. Harry Reid, Journalist and Former Editor of The Herald - Doctor honoris causaDr. Peter Daniel Rossdale, Veterinary Practitioner, Thoroughbred Practice, Newmarket - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery This article was published on 2024-11-28