Honorary Graduates
Each year we confer honorary awards upon individuals in
recognition of their outstanding achievement in their field, their
contribution to the region or society or service to the
University.
Honorary Graduates
2012
Most Reverend Desmond Tutu - Doctor of Laws
(honoris causa)
Ian McMillan - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Glynn Ryland - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Julia Unwin CBE - Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Sandi Toksvig - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Dr Elizabeth White - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Honorary Graduates
2011
Sir Alan Ayckbourn – Doctor of Letters
(honoris causa)
Marc Bolland – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris
causa)
Hendre Fourie – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Alan Rayment – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Mike Tomlinson – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Howard Webb MBE – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Honorary Graduates
2010
James Caan – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris
causa)
Valerie Taylor – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Janakiraman Ramachandran – Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Honorary Graduates
2009
Eva Schloss - Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Tanya Barron - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Andrew Dunn - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Peter Randall-Page - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Honorary Graduates & Fellows
2008
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Margot Brown - Honorary Fellowship
Rebecca Cooper - Honorary Fellowship
Professor James Walvin - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Honorary Fellows
2007
Andrew Motion
Gareth Rees
Margaret Winchcombe
Yuichiro Nakagawa
Honorary Fellows
2006
Kate Adie
Cynthia Cockburn
Wolfgang Mastnak
Honorary Fellows
2005
Liz Allen
Ken Atkinson
Mark Herman
David Hope
Honorary Fellows
2004
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Len Cruddas
Kay Mellor
Honorary Fellows
2003
Kate Atkinson
Revd Dr Stuart Burgess
Dr William Thomas
Honorary Fellows
2002
Madeline Hall-Jackson
John Maw
Professor Gervase Phinn
Honorary Fellows
2001
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE
Professor Gordon McGregor
Catherine Roberts
Ken Ridley