Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Dugald Alexander Ross Founder and director Staffin Museum, Isle of Skye, self-employed crofter and builderDoctor of Science(Awarded in absentia, with laureator Prof. Steve Brusatte) Michael William Scott Dye Former Technician in Biological SciencesBachelor of Science Naeema Yaqoob Sajid Alumna, Founder and Director of Diversity+, co-founder and committee member of the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association, member of the University of Edinburgh’s Advancement BoardDoctor of Laws Professor Stuart William John Reid President and Principal, Royal Veterinary CollegeDoctor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery Ms Vanessa Nakate, BBA Climate justice activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since September 2022, Founder of the Youth for Future Africa and the Africa-based Rise Up MovementDoctor of Science in Social Science Mr Hew Donald Joseph Locke, OBE, BA, MA British Sculptor and Contemporary Visual ArtistDoctor honoris causa Professor David Garland Arthur T Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Professor of Sociology, New York UniversityDoctor of Laws Valerie Lesley Campbell McDermid Award winning Scottish writer and a leading exponent of the Tartan Noire Scottish crime fiction genreDoctor of Letters Professor Dame Moira Katherine Brigid Whyte Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of EdinburghDoctor of Medicine Dr Christine Middlemiss UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Professor Sir Nilesh Jayantilal Samani Specialist Adult CardiologistDoctor of Medicine Andrew John Bissell CEO and Founder of Sunamp Ltd, a company formed in 2005 to develop an affordable and sustainable solution for heat storage for commercial and domestic marketsDoctor of Science Her Excellency Dr Abla M Amawi Secretary-General of the Higher Population Council in Jordan (2018-2023), senator in Jordanian SenateDoctor honoris causa Professor Peter Dayan Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsDoctor of Science Dr Friederike Elly Luise Otto Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at Imperial College LondonDoctor of Science Lesley Naa Norle Lokko, OBE Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and novelistDoctor honoris causa Professor Lisabette Tia DeNora Professor of Music Sociology at the University of ExeterDoctor of Music This article was published on 2025-07-30
