Honorary graduates

Honorary Graduates 2023

Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Hetan Shah, Doctor of Science (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates 2022

The Most Rev and Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell - Doctor of Theology (honoris causa)
Lisa Holdsworth - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE - Doctor of Theology (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates 2021

Ann M Green CBE - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates 2019

Emma Crosby - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Ian Gillies – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
John Godber - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Dr Doug Gurr – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Dr Darren Henley OBE – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Benjamin Myers – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Gary O'Donoghue - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Jonathan Straight – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Agnes (Cokie) van der Velde – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates and Fellows 2018

Reeta Chakrabarti – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Harry Gration – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Matt Haig – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Rt Hon Lady Hale DBE, PC, LLD, FBA – Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Eddie Izzard – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Carol Kane - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Allan Leighton – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Stuart Murphy – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Helen Sharman CMG, OBE, FRSC, FIScT - Doctor of Science (honoris causa)
Sue Smith – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Anne Wafula Strike MBE - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Dianne Willcocks CBE, DL – Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Bishop James Bell - Honorary Fellowship
Alexander Carberry - Honorary Fellowship
Jane Hanstock - Honorary Fellowship
Dr Ann Lees - Honorary Fellowship
Simon Wright - Honorary Fellowship

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Honorary Graduates and Fellows 2017

Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE – Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Bishop James Jones KBE – Doctor of Theology (honoris causa)
Dr Paddy Ladd – Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Campbell Robb – Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Philip Thake – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Errollyn Wallen MBE – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Dame Penelope Wilton DBE – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Professor Dame Til Wykes – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Yorkshire Rows – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Steve Rowe – Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
David Reiss - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
John ‘Jack’ Harrison – Posthumous Honorary Fellowship
Colin Parkin MBE - Honorary Fellowship
Sylvia Shepherd - Honorary Fellowship
Melly Still - Honorary Fellowship

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Honorary Graduates and Fellows 2016

Hannah Cockroft MBE - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Julia Davis - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Brian Deer - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Lizzie Deignan - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Lyse Doucet OBE - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Chris Evans - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
James Martin - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Jamie Peacock MBE - Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)
Manvinder Rattan - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Cherie Federico - Honorary Fellowship
John Finnigan - Honorary Fellowship
Greg Hoyland - Honorary Fellowship
Professor Steve Watson - Posthumous Honorary Fellowship

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Honorary Graduates 2015

Mark Addy - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
David Bradley - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Professor David Fleming - Doctor of Education (honoris causa)
Alastair Fothergill - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Andrew Marr - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Keith Massey - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Christian Prudhomme - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Una Stubbs - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates 2014

Sir Ian Gibson CBE - Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa)
Will Hutton - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Lord Indarjit Singh CBE - Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)

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Honorary Graduates 2013

Sir Philip Craven MBE – Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Shami Chakrabarti CBE – Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Professor the Baroness Haleh Afshar OBE, ACSS – Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
Martine Wright – Doctor of Health Sciences (honoris causa)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Honorary Graduates and 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)

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Honorary Fellows 2007

Andrew Motion
Gareth Rees
Margaret Winchcombe
Yuichiro Nakagawa

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Honorary Fellows 2006

Kate Adie
Cynthia Cockburn
Wolfgang Mastnak

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Honorary Fellows 2005

Liz Allen
Ken Atkinson
Mark Herman
David Hope

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Honorary Fellows 2004

HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Len Cruddas
Kay Mellor

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Honorary Fellows 2003

Kate Atkinson
Revd Dr Stuart Burgess
Dr William Thomas

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Honorary Fellows 2002

Madeline Hall-Jackson
John Maw
Professor Gervase Phinn

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Honorary Fellows 2001

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE
Professor Gordon McGregor
Catherine Roberts
Ken Ridley

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