Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026. Professor Kunio Awaga Emeritus Professor of Nagoya UniversityDoctor honoris causa Dr Frances Westall Director of Research, Emeritus, CNRS Orléans, FranceDoctor of Science Aston Llewellyn Moore Jamaican-born former track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain, specializing in the triple jump event. Now a national coachBachelor of Science Brian Smith Shetland Archivist and HistorianDoctor honoris causa Professor Luc Sels President of Leiden University and Honorary Rector of KU LeuvenDoctor honoris causa Christopher John Brookmyre and Dr Marisa Haetzman Ambrose Parry AuthorsDoctor honoris causa Katie Petty-Saphon Chief Executive Medical Schools CouncilDoctor honoris causa Dr Annabel Sowemimo NHS Consultant in Community Sexual and Reproductive HealthDoctor honoris causa Dr Paula Boyden Veterinary Director of the Dogs Trust (2011 – 2025)Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Jennifer Lee Ceramic ArtistDoctor honoris causa Professor Jean-Louis Halpérin Professor, École Normale Supérieure, ParisDoctor of Laws Bishop Graham Barham Usher Bishop of NorwichDoctor honoris causa Dr Kathy Sullivan Retired Astronaut & oceanographerDoctor honoris causa Professor David Lane Honorary Professor at the University of EdinburghDoctor of Science Professor Sinfree Bullock Makon Liberal Arts Professor, Applied Linguistics and African Studies, Pennyslvania State UniversityDoctor of Letters This article was published on Friday 21 August 2026
