A member of the University community has been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026.
Each year on 1 January, extraordinary people from across the UK are rewarded for their service and achievements in public life, receiving orders of chivalry or official honours.
Global expert
Professor Danielle Gunn-Moore, Personal Chair of Feline Medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to feline veterinary medicine.
An internationally recognised expert in her field, Professor Gunn-Moore held a senior role at the University of Bristol before joining the University of Edinburgh, where she established the Feline Clinic and is now Professor of Feline Medicine.
Her research focuses on feline infectious diseases, ageing and chronic conditions. She has published widely, lectures internationally, and has received numerous professional honours, including major awards from BSAVA and the International Society for Feline Medicine.
She is also a Fellow of both the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the Royal Society of Biology.
The University of Edinburgh has been my academic home for almost 40 years. I first joined as a student in 1985, was appointed only the second Lecturer in Feline Medicine in the UK in 1998, and became Chair of Feline Medicine in 2006. There are still only three Professors of Feline Medicine worldwide – myself, Séverine Tasker and Karen Perry, both former University of Edinburgh Hospital for Small Animals residents.
This reflects the exceptional support the University of Edinburgh has given to feline medicine, culminating in the first OBE awarded in this field. The University can be very proud of its legacy. I am personally extremely grateful to the staff and students who have supported me over so many years.
Professor Danielle Gunn-Moore OBE
Personal Chair of Feline Medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Simon Milne, Honorary Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and 16th Regius Keeper of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, has been awarded a knighthood for his services to botany, conservation and horticulture.
The announcement of this year’s recipients was published in the official newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette.
