Recipients of Honorary Degrees and other awards to be made in 2024 Professor Lesley Yellowlees, CBEEmeritus Professor of Chemistry, former Head of College of Science and EngineeringDoctor of ScienceWednesday 3 July 2024 11.00 am Professor Leslie Gabriel ValiantT. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Harvard UniversityDoctor of ScienceWednesday 3 July 2024 3.00 pm Professor Alexander Robert Swan (Robin) WallaceEmeritus Professor in Renewable Energy SystemsDoctor of ScienceThursday 4 July 2024 11.00 am Gioconda BelliPoet, novelist and political commentatorDoctor honoris causaFriday 5 July 2024 3.00 pm Dr Samuel Jebaraj ThevasagayamDeputy Director – Livestock, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDoctor of Veterinary Medicine & SurgerySaturday 6 July 2024 3.00 pm Mr John Campbell, OBEFormer Chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise, and member of Business School Advisory BoardMaster of ArtsMonday 8 July 2024 11.00 am Dr Rachel Carr OBE and Dr Hugh Rayment-Pickard, MBECo-founders of IntoUniversity which supports young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to attain their chosen aspirationDoctor honoris causa (jointly with University of Glasgow)Monday 8 July 2024 3.00 pm Professor Anna Frances GlasierHonorary Professor (University of Edinburgh) and Women’s Health Champion for ScotlandDoctor of Medicine Tuesday 9 July 2024 3.00 pm Dr Síofra O’LearyFormer President of the European Court of Human RightsDoctor of LawsWednesday 10 July 2024 11.00 am Mr Stephen John Wordsworth, CMG, LVOFormer British diplomat and Ambassador, executive director since 2012 of the Council for At-Risk AcademicsDoctor honoris causaWednesday 10 July 2024 3.00 pm Emeritus Professor El AnatsuiVisionary Artist. Professor of Sculpture, University of NigeriaDoctor honoris causaThursday 11 July 2024 11.00 am Ms Maggie NicolsLeading jazz musicianDoctor of MusicThursday 11 July 2024 3.00 pm Eric Henry Liddell (1902-1945)Athlete and Missionary, gold and bronze medallist at Paris Olympics 1924Posthumous award of Doctor honoris causaMonday 15 July 2024 at 11.00 am Mr Alastair Salvesen, CBEChairman of Dovecot Studios, Chartered Accountant and Director of Archangels, Co-Founder and Trustee of Salvesen Mindroom Centre and Salvesen Mindroom Research CentreDoctor honoris causaMonday 15 July 2024 3.00 pm Mr Dugald Alexander RossFounder and director Staffin Museum, Isle of Skye, self-employed crofter and builderDoctor of Science20 November 2024 at 3.00pm Mr Michael DyeFormer Technician in UoE School of Biological SciencesBachelor of Science21 November 2024 at 3.00pm Archie GoodburnElite swimmer and award winning (academic) studentPrincipal’s Medal Winner21 November 2024 at 3.00pm Edinburgh Innovations Student Enterprise teamCommitted to nurturing entrepreneurial talent and fostering innovative solutions to help tackle global challengesPrincipal’s Medal Winner22 November 2024 at 11.00am Community Jameel (George Richards, Director)The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action was created to help tackle the growing threat to people in the world’s drylands posed by the increasing severity and frequency of climate-related disasters.University Benefactor22 November 2024 at 11.00am Naeema Yaqoob SajidAlumna, 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 Laws22 November 2024 at 3.00pm Professor Sarah Cunningham-BurleyProfessor of Medical and Family Sociology, Usher Institute (former Head of Deanery for MGPHS & University Dean for EDI)Principal’s Medal Winner23 November 2024 at 11.00am Professor Stuart J ReidPrincipal of the Royal Veterinary CollegeDoctor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery23 November 2024 at 3.00pm Ms Vanessa NakateClimate justice activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since September 2022, Founder of the Youth for Future Africa and the Africa-based Rise Up Movement.Doctor of Science in Social Science27 November 2024 at 11.00am Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program TeamThe Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program team attract and support some of Africa’s brightest mindsPrincipal’s Medal Winner28 November 2024 at 11.00 am Mr Hew Locke, RABritish Sculptor and Contemporary Visual ArtistDoctor honoris causa28 November 2024 at 3.00pm Mark KobineSpecialist technician - Digital Making, Edinburgh College of ArtPrincipal’s Medal Winner28 November 2024 at 3.00pm This article was published on 2024-07-29
