Honorary graduates
Previous honorary graduates have included Bob Dylan, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Chris Hoy, Arnold Palmer, Sir David Attenborough, Professor Noam Chomsky, Professor Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Clement Mubanga Chileshe, David Nott, and Michael Palin.
Summer 2026 Honorands
The University of 黑料吃瓜网 will be honouring a number of distinguished individuals during the summer 2026 graduation ceremonies.
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Judy Rankin
LLD June 2025
In recognition of their major contribution to the development of women in golf and in sports broadcasting.Gisèle Pineau
DLitt July 2025
In recognition of her major contribution to French and Caribbean literature.Professor Cynthia Enloe
DLitt July 2025
In recognition of her major contribution to feminist theory and practice in global politics.Sara Lamb Parkin OBE
LLD July 2025
In recognition of her major contribution to environmental and sustainable development, and to education.Dr Eugene Koonin
DSc July 2025
In recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in science.Professor Philip Rees CBE
DSc July 2025
In recognition of their major contribution to population sciences.Alan Cumming
LLD July 2025
In recognition of his incredible service to the arts, in all its forms.Sir Rory Collins
MD July 2025
In recognition of his outstanding contributions in epidemiology and clinical research.Frank Gardner OBE
LLD July 2025
In recognition of his major contribution to journalism, to helping audiences across the globe gain a better understanding of the Middle East, and to championing the cause of individuals who, every day, overcome disability when achieving astonishing feats.Professor Robert M Califf
MD December 2025
In recognition of a career that has embodied the values that the鈥疷niversity of 黑料吃瓜网 holds dear: rigour, integrity, excellence, and the pursuit of knowledge for the common good.Raphael Vermeir CBE
University Medal 2025
In recognition of his major contribution to the University of St鈥疉ndrews in the establishment and development of the St鈥疉ndrews Prize for the Environment.The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian PC KC FRSE
LLD December 2025
In recognition of her major contribution to the field of law and her long, illustrious career as the most senior woman in Scottish legal history.Kirsty Young
LLD December 2025
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Air Vice-Marshall Ross Paterson CB OBE DL BSc PGCE FCIPD
University Medal June 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to the Royal Air Force, dedicated charitable commitments, and the development of new links to support the University of 黑料吃瓜网.Professor Véronique Tadjo PhD
DLitt June 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to world literature and the arts.Joy Harjo
DLitt June 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to literature.The Rt Hon Helen Clark ONZ SSI PC
LLD June 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to global politics, sustainable development, and gender equality.Sherry Coutu CBE
LLD June 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to promoting and supporting entrepreneurship, education, and diversity in the tech industry.Professor Dame Muffy Calder BSc PhD FRSE FREng
DSc June 2024
In recognition of her contributions to science and its community as our most distinguished Computer Science alumna.Armando Iannucci OBE FRSE FRSL
DLitt June 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to entertainment and our national discourse.Alison Bechdel BA
DLitt June 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to the comic art form, and to advancing diversity and representation.Professor Sir Michael Marmot CH MBBS MPH PhD FRCP FFPHM FMedSci FBA
MD June 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to medicine.Professor Stuart K Monro OBE FRSE
DSc June 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to science and to academic leadership and governance.Professor Dame Anne Glover CBE DBE BSc PhD FRS
DSc December 2024
In recognition of her outstanding contributions and leadership in science.Professor Paul Gilroy BA PhD FRSL FKC FBA
DLitt December 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to cultural and critical theory, to postcolonial studies and the sociology of race, and to the history of the Black Atlantic.Rachel M Hart BA MArAd FSAScot
University Medal December 2024
In recognition of her major contribution to the preservation and interpretation of the University's history.JJ Chalmers
LLD December 2024
In recognition of his major contribution to sport and broadcasting, his service to his country, and his place as a role model in triumphing over adversity.Hazel Irvine MBE
LLD December 2024
In recognition of her major contributions as a sports presenter and journalist, as a key anchor in major national celebrations, and her work for charitable causes. -
Professor Anneila Isabel Sargent BSc PhD DSc FRSE
DSc 2023
In recognition of her major contribution to astronomy.Professor Michael Herzfeld DPhil DLitt
DLitt 2023
In recognition of his major contribution to anthropology.Professor Simon Tavaré BSc MSc PhD FMedSci FRS
DSc 2023
In recognition of his major contribution to computational biology, statistics, and the study of cancer.Sam Torrance OBE
LLD 2023
In recognition of his outstanding career in and contribution to golf.Professor Carmen M Reinhart
LLD 2023
In recognition of her major contribution to economics.Professor Margaret Bennett BA(Ed) MA PhD DMus (Hon) HRSA
DMus 2023
In recognition of her major contribution to folklore and ethnology, and her outstanding career in broadcasting, singing and writing.Kirsty Wark
DLitt 2023
In recognition of her outstanding career in journalism and broadcasting.Professor Sir Alexander Halliday FRS
DSc 2023
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to geochemistry and science.Ronald W Renton
DLitt 2023
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Lord Dubs
LLD 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to the cause of human rights.Nicola Benedetti
DMus 2022
In recognition of her major contribution to the performance and creation of music, to the education of young musicians, and to the public appreciation of music and the arts.Joan Armatrading
DMus 2022
In recognition of her outstanding achievements in music, her ground-breaking and inspirational career, and her long-standing charitable work.Professor Terence Cave CBE FBA
DLitt 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to French and literary studies.Professor Sir John Ball MA DPhil FRSE FRS
DSc 2022
In recognition of his major contributions to applied mathematics.Sarah Macaulay Brown BSc FRCOG FRCPCH
LLD 2022
In recognition of her major contribution as a campaigner and advocate for better global health and education.Dr Richard Henderson BSc PhD
DSc 2022
In recognition of his seminal contribution to the development of the field of electron microscopy.Professor Dame Frances Kirwan DBE MA DPhil FRS
DSc 2022
In recognition of her outstanding mathematical research and her service to mathematics.Professor Carole Hillenbrand CBE BA MA PHD FBA FRSE FRAS
DLitt 2022
In recognition of her outstanding academic career and her contributions to the field of Middle Eastern Studies.Sebastian Faulks CBE FRSL
DLitt 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to literature.Professor Sir Ian Gilmore MD(Cantab) FRCP
DSc 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to medicine.Sir Paul Nurse CH FRS
DSc 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to science.Professor Ann Phoenix PhD FBA FAcSS FRSA
DLitt 2022
In recognition of her major contributions to psychosocial studies and feminist epistemologies and methodologies.Professor Linda M McDowell CBE MA MPhil PhD DLitt FBA
DSc 2022
In recognition of her major contribution to geography.Sir Kenneth Dalglish MBE
LLD 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to football, to charity, and to wider society.Roger Thompson HBA
University Medal 2022
In recognition of his accomplishments as a benefactor to the University of 黑料吃瓜网, and to mark his three decades of support to the Canadian Robert T Jones Jr Scholarship.Professor Marcus Feldman BSc MSc PhD
DSc 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to biology and in particular to the development of the field of cultural evolution.Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle DCMG MA
DLitt 2022
In recognition of her major contribution to foreign diplomacy and the University of 黑料吃瓜网.Dr Fiona Hill MA PhD
DLitt 2022
In recognition of her major contribution to international relations, politics and history.Dr Warwick Ball
DLitt 2022
In recognition of his tireless efforts in expanding the horizons of our understanding of the east, and its profound impact on the west.David McClure BSc (Hons) SQH
University Medal 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to the education of young people in 黑料吃瓜网 and across Scotland, and the key role he has played in the relationship between Madras College and the University.Professor Carlo Ginzburg
DLitt 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to historical scholarship.The Lord Sedwill KCMG FRGS BSc MPhil
LLD 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to diplomacy, national security, and UK policymaking.Kenny Anderson BSc
DMus 2022
In recognition of his major contribution to music and culture in Scotland.Gillian Moore CBE
DMus 2022
In recognition of her major contribution to the cultural life of the UK and bringing performing arts to as wide an audience as possible.Sir Bob Charles ONZ KNZM CBE
LLD 2022 (Golf Graduation Ceremony)
In recognition of his achievements as a champion golfer and for his service to golf in New Zealand and around the world.Sandy Lyle MBE
LLD 2022 (Golf Graduation Ceremony)
In recognition of his major contribution to golf and for his inspiration to generations of golfers, young and old.Catriona Matthew OBE
LLD 2022 (Golf Graduation Ceremony)
In recognition of her sporting excellence and legendary example setting.José María Olazábal
LLD 2022 (Golf Graduation Ceremony)
In recognition of his major contribution to the game of golf and the ideals of sportsmanship.Lee Buck Trevino
LLD 2022 (Golf Graduation Ceremony)
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Professor Caroline Series
DSc 2021
In recognition of her major contributions to mathematics.
Professor Joanna MacGregor
DMus 2021
In recognition of her major contribution to the performance and public appreciation of music and the arts.
Andrew Marr
DLitt 2021
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Sir Ian McGeechan
DSc 2019
In recognition of his major contribution to rugby as both a player and a national coach.Dr Gillian Tett
LLD 2019
In recognition of her major contribution to journalism and to the public understanding of business and financial cultures.Joyce McMillan
LLD 2019
In recognition of her major contribution to theatre, journalism, and social democracy.His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi
LLD 2019
In recognition of his major contribution to cultural custodianship and academic scholarship.Professor Lesley Yellowlees
DSc 2019
In recognition of her leadership in science and for her service to the chemistry community in particular.Professor Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu
DSc 2019
In recognition of her major contribution to nursing, research and campaigning.Professor Michael Cook
DLitt 2019
In recognition of his major contribution to Middle Eastern and Islamic history.Professor Jim Al-Khalili
DSc 2019
In recognition of his major contribution to theoretical nuclear physics and for his work in the public engagement of science.Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow
DSc 2019
In recognition of her major contributions to science, health and academic leadership, and for achieving several firsts for women.Frances Mary Morris
DLitt 2019
In recognition of her major contribution to the world of the arts.Professor Dame Sally Davies
MD 2019
In recognition of her major contribution to medicine and humanity.
Liria de la Cruz Hernández
MA 2019
In recognition of her contribution to the field of social anthropology, to the study of Roma lives, and to the teaching of Social Anthropology at 黑料吃瓜网.
Diana Nammi
LLD 2019
In recognition of her pioneering charity work and unyielding activism for those who suffer injustice. -
Jenny Brown
DLitt 2018
In recognition of her major contribution to literacy and the love of letters in Scotland.Dr Rita Gardner
DSc 2018
In recognition of her major contribution to geographic education, her impact on the public understanding of contemporary geographical issues, and her notable service to the development of the discipline of geography.Herbert Kohler
LLD 2018
In recognition of his major contribution to business.Paul Lawrie
LLD 2018
In recognition of his accomplishments as a champion golfer, with a distinguished and decorated career representing Scotland and Europe, and for his service to grassroots golf.Val McDermid
DLitt 2018
In recognition of a career that has combined brilliant crime writing with a lifetime commitment to a civil, equal and just society.Professor Satoshi 艑mura
DSc 2018
In recognition of his major contribution to drug discovery and global health.Professor Sir John Savill
MD 2018
In recognition of his major contribution to clinical medicine.Catherine Stihler
DLitt 2018
In recognition of her major contribution to the University of 黑料吃瓜网. -
The Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini
LLD 2017
In recognition of her major contribution to legal matters in Scotland, public service, and higher education.Professor Bahram Beyzaie
DLitt 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to Iranian culture and the Arts.Professor Dame Sue Black
MD 2017
In recognition of her major contribution to science and humanity.Dr John Cameron
LLD 2017
In recognition of his leadership in the many fields of endeavour in which he is involved.Clement Mubanga Chileshe
LLD 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to the enhancement of the quality of life of young people through sport.Professor Anthony Cohen
DSc 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to Scottish academic and intellectual life, for his pioneering work in the anthropology of the UK, and for his leadership of Queen Margaret University as its inaugural Principal.Aileen Colford
MA 2017
In recognition of her exemplary service and dedication to the University of 黑料吃瓜网 and its graduates.Professor Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés
DLitt 2017
In recognition of her extraordinary contribution to world literature and Mexican culture.Professor Michael Ferguson
DSc 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to fighting neglected diseases, establishing world-class interdisciplinary research facilities, and helping to establish, our sister institution, the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences.Dr Richard Holloway
DLitt 2017
In recognition of his major contributions to literature, public life and ethical debate.Donna Ross James
MA 2017
In recognition of her exemplary service and dedication to the University of 黑料吃瓜网 and its graduates.Professor Michael Klein
DSc 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to computational chemistry and to scientific computing.Professor Malcolm Longair
DSc 2017
In recognition of his contributions to astrophysics, to Scottish science, and to the public understanding of science.Donald Macleod
DMus 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to broadcasting and classical music.David Nott
MD 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to humanitarian medicine and surgery.Michael Palin
DSc 2017
In recognition of his major contribution to the public understanding of contemporary geographical issues and his notable service to the development of the discipline of geography in UK secondary and tertiary education (and a bit of writing and acting along the way).Professor Roger W Smith
DLitt 2017
In recognition of a distinguished scholar and his major contribution to genocide studies. -
Professor Jean Beggs
DSc 2016
In recognition of her major contributions to science, and her pioneering roles as a mentor and a servant of the scientific community.Sir Ewan Brown
LLD 2016
In recognition of his inspirational and transformational commitment to Scottish public life, to the Scottish arts community, and to the University of 黑料吃瓜网.Professor Rita Colwell
DSc 2016
In recognition of her major contribution to science and science policy.Professor John Dudley
DSc 2016
In recognition of his major contribution to the physics of light.Professor Neil Gaiman
DLitt 2016
In recognition of his major contribution to storytelling in many genres, his work in promoting reading, the life of the imagination, and of shared intellectual friendship,Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd
DLitt 2016
In recognition of his extraordinary achievements in advancing our understanding of ancient cultures and of their continuing significance for the modern world.Professor Louise Richardson
DLitt 2016
In recognition of her major contribution to insubordination, obstinance, and all that makes a St Andrean.Professor Emma Rothschild
DLitt 2016
In recognition of her major contribution to intellectual history and economic thought.Professor Peter Sarnak
DSc 2016
In recognition of his ground-breaking work on analytic number theory.Professor Herman Van Rompuy
LLD 2016
In recognition of a life dedicated to public service and his commitment to European peace. -
Professor The Rt Hon Sir David Edward
LLD 2015
In recognition of his major and imaginative contributions to the law and politics of Scotland, the United Kingdom and Europe.Vicky Featherstone
DLitt 2015
In recognition of her major contribution to British theatre, and her creation of a National Theatre for Scotland.Professor Cheryl Elisabeth Praeger
DSc 2015
In recognition of her major contribution to mathematics.Professor Robert O Keohane
DLitt 2015
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to political science and international studies over nearly 50 years, and in the confident expectation of many more still to come.Professor Nannerl O Keohane
DLitt 2015
In recognition of her major contribution to scholarship and to leadership in higher education.Professor Herbert Roesky
DSc 2015
In recognition of his major contributions to chemistry.Dr Vinton Cerf
DSc 2015
In recognition of his major contribution to the creation and ongoing development of the internet for everyone.Anselm Kiefer
DLitt 2015
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of the arts.Sir Nicholas Penny
DLitt 2015
In recognition of his major contribution to the history and custodianship of art.Alice-Mary Talbot
DLitt 2015
In recognition of her major contributions to Byzantine history and literature.Sir John Skehel
DSc 2015
In recognition of his truly pioneering work on the molecular mechanisms of influenza virus entry into cells.Professor Robert Webster
DSc 2015
In recognition of his major contribution to the understanding of the origin, ecology and control of the influenza virus.Professor Jean Lave
DLitt 2015
In recognition of her influential and illustrious work as an anthropologist.Professor Alexander McCall Smith
DLitt 2015
In recognition of his major contribution to medical science, literature and law. -
The Revd Canon Professor Sarah Coakley
DD 2014
In recognition of her varied, original and provocative contributions to Christian theology.Professor Timothy M Shaw
DLitt 2014
In recognition of his major contribution to African and Development Studies.Professor Christina Romer
DSc 2014
In recognition of her distinguished scholarship and highly influential academic contribution.Professor Dana Scott
DSc 2014
In recognition of his seminal contributions to the discipline of computer science.Professor Peter Higgs
DSc 2014
In recognition of his extraordinary contribution to physics.Professor Peter Robert Lamont Brown
DLitt 2014
In recognition of his work and his life as an exemplary historian.Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivac
DLitt 2014
In recognition of her major contribution to the arts and humanities.Lyse Doucet
LLD 2014
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to international journalism.Professor Silvia Gherardi
DLitt 2014
In recognition of her major contributions to Sociology and Organisation Studies.Sir John Eliot Gardiner
DMus 2014
In recognition of his major contribution to the art, scholarship and public appreciation of music.Professor Dusa McDuff
DSc 2014
In recognition of her major contribution to mathematics and especially her work on symplectic geometry.Professor Bernard Silverman
DSc 2014
In recognition of his major contribution to statistics.John Carnochan
LLD 2014
In recognition of his major contribution to violence prevention policy, practice and advocacy.Bunny Christie
DLitt 2014
In recognition of her achievements and her contribution to British theatre.Professor Anne Carson
DLitt 2014
In recognition of her major contribution to Classics and poetry.Professor John Wallace
DMus 2014
In recognition of his major contributions to the performance, scholarship and teaching of music. -
Professor Christopher Brown
DLitt 2013
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to British cultural life and to scholarship.Terry Jones
DLitt 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to the public understanding of mediaeval history and literature, and to the Oxford English Dictionary.Professor Richard Schrock
DSc 2013
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to chemistry, especially his work on alkene metathesis.Katharine Grainger
LLD 2013
In recognition of her outstanding athletic achievements as six times World Champion and medallist at four consecutive Olympics, culminating in gold at London 2012.Professor Mary McAleese
LLD 2013
In recognition of her major contribution to many fields, including law, academia and politics.Harry Benson
DLitt 2013
In recognition of his countless achievements as a photographer.Sir Jonathan Mills
DLitt 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to culture, music and the arts.Dr Ian Johnston
DSc 2013
In recognition of his outstanding work in neurosurgery and his major contribution to scholarship.Professor Natalie Zemon Davis
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her major contribution to the study of History.Professor The Lord Oxburgh
DSc 2013
In recognition of his major contributions not only to science but also to public life and business.Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to scholarship and to public policy and practice.Professor Persi Diaconis
DSc 2013
In recognition of his major contributions to mathematics and statistics and, above all, for having made and taught the choice for magical mathematics over mathematical magic.Professor Eon Nigel Harris
LLD 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to medicine and for his imaginative leadership of the University of the West Indies.Professor Judith Butler
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her contributions to philosophy, psychoanalysis, and gay and lesbian studies.The Rt Revd Lord Williams of Oystermouth
DD 2013
In recognition of his unquantifiable contribution to the church, to the academy and, indeed, to society at large.Dr Jane Goodall
DSc 2013
In recognition of her major contributions to science and conservation.Professor Mary Beard
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her major contributions to the study of classical history and to the public understanding of classics.Professor Sir Timothy Berners-Lee
DSc 2013
In recognition of his invention of the World Wide Web.Revd Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch
DLitt 2013
In recognition of his services to scholarship, and the public understanding of history.Sir Timothy Gowers
DSc 2013
In recognition of his major contributions to mathematics and its exposition.Professor Dame Gillian Beer
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to scholarship.Professor C N R Rao
DSc 2013
In recognition of the greatness of his contribution to the science of solids.Professor Nancy Cartwright
DLitt 2013
In recognition of her major contribution to the Philosophy of Science.Professor Sir Michael Rutter
DSc 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to child psychiatry and our understanding of the influences that shape who we are.The Hon Hillary Rodham Clinton
LLD 2013
In recognition of four decades of inspirational leadership, for advancing the cause of women and children everywhere, for improving the lives of millions of people, for bringing closer the day when the glass ceiling is finally shattered.Roger Gifford
LLD 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to banking, the public service of the City, and educational and musical charities.Professor Eric Priest
DSc 2013
In recognition of his major contribution to solar physics. -
Professor Noam Chomsky
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his major contribution both to science and to society.Dame Antonia S Byatt
DLitt 2012
In recognition of her major contribution to the fields of literature and literary criticism.Professor Stanley Hoffmann
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to Humanistic learning in many fields.Professor Dr Michele Parrinello
DSc 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to theoretical and computational chemistry.Professor Paul Muldoon
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his remarkable contribution to the poetry of the English language.Professor Elaine Showalter
DLitt 2012
In recognition of her significant contribution to academic and cultural life and criticism.Justice Edwin Cameron
LLD 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to the field of international human rights law, advocacy for AIDS awareness as well as the struggle against apartheid.A L Kennedy
DLitt 2012
In recognition of her signal contribution to the art of fiction.Jesse Huntley Ausubel
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to the science and diplomacy of sustainable development.Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas
DSc 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to physical chemistry and catalysis.Dr Simon Singh
DSc 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to science communication, education and academic freedom.Dame Majorie Scardino
LLD 2012
In recognition of her major contribution to business and to educational publishing.Professor Myles Burnyeat
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his superb intellectual leadership in the history of philosophy.Professor Iain D Campbell
DSc 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to science.Murray Grigor
DLitt 2012
In recognition of his major contribution to the art of documentary film making.Candia McWilliam
DLitt 2012
In recognition of her major contribution to the art of literature. -
Karen Armstrong
DLitt 2011
In recognition of her major contribution to the field of religious studies and theology.Sir David Attenborough
DSc 2011
In recognition of his major contribution as a "story teller", illuminating the natural world to all.Professor James Best
MD 2011
In recognition of his major contribution to medicine and in particular to the branch of diabetes and metabolism.Professor Anthony Cheetham
DSc 2011
In recognition of his major contribution to materials chemistry.Kevin Dunion
LLD 2011
In recognition of his support of the University of St Andrews student community.Justice Richard Goldstone
LLD 2011
In recognition of his major contribution to the global rule of law, democracy, and human rights.Sir Peter Lampl
DSc 2011
In recognition of his major contribution to education.Les Murray
DLitt 2011
In recognition of his remarkable contribution to the poetry of the English language.Dr Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
DSc 2011
In recognition of her major contribution to understanding developmental biology.Sir Steve Redgrave
LLD 2011
In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of rowing and his charity work.Alastair Reid
DLitt 2011
In recognition of his accomplishments in the fields of poetry and literature.Dame Stephanie Shirley
LLD 2011
In recognition of her significant contribution to the IT sector, autism support and philanthropy.Ali Smith
DLitt 2011
In recognition of her major contribution to the field of writing.Professor Peter van Ingwagen
DD 2011
In recognition of his immense contribution to the fields of philosophy, metaphysics and philosophical theology. -
Kathryn (Kate) Adie
LLD 2010
In recognition of her major contribution to British and international journalism.Doug Allan
DSc 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to natural history through still and video photography.Emeritus Professor John W Allen
DSc 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to scientific research and its application.Emeritus Professor Ian W Campbell
MD 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to the Art and Science of Medicine.Professor Robert Darnton
LLD 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to scholarship and public affairs.Professor Eleanor Dodson
DSc 2010
In recognition of her singular contribution to science.Padraig Harrington
LLD 2010
In recognition of his contributions to sport and to charity.Professor Kay Redfield Jamison
DLitt 2010
In recognition of her major contribution to scientific, medical and literary writing.Irene Khan
LLD 2010
In recognition of her major contribution to human rights, global justice and equality.Richard Long
DLitt 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to the visual arts.Mohsen Makhmalbaf
DLitt 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to Iranian film-making.The Baroness Manningham-Buller
LLD 2010
In recognition of her major contribution to international peace and security.Arnold Palmer
LLD 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to the sport of golf.Dr Arvo Pärt
DMus 2010
In recognition of his major contribution to the art of music.Dame Mary Peters
LLD 2010
In recognition of her major contribution to British sport.Johann Rupert
LLD 2010
In recognition of his many outstanding contributions to sport and, particularly in his most generous promotion and sponsorship of golf.Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart
DSc 2010
In recognition of his major contributions to Chemistry.Tom Watson
LLD 2010
In recognition of his exceptional commitment, steadfast contribution and his triumphs within the sport of golf. -
Stephen Donaldson
DLitt 2009
In recognition of his exceptional contribution to literature.Professor Douglas Dunn
DLitt 2009
In recognition of his major contribution to poetry.Vartan Gregorian
DLitt 2009
In recognition of his major contributions to education, scholarship, academic leadership and public benefaction.Sir Christopher (Chris) Hoy
DSc 2009
In recognition of his major contribution to the sport of cycling.Sir Anthony Leggett
DSc 2009
In recognition of his major contribution to theoretical physics and international science.Margaret Marshall
DMus 2009
In recognition of her major contribution to music.Professor David Pines
DSc 2009
In recognition of his major contributions to theoretical physics and international science.Meraia Taufa Vakatale
DLitt 2009
In recognition of her major contribution to the cause of Pacific women.Jacqui Wood
LLD 2009
In recognition of her major contribution to the administration of justice and to medical charities.The Rt Rev Dr Nicholas Thomas Wright
DD 2009
In recognition of his career-long commitment to holding the life of the academy and the Church together. -
Dr Simon Campbell
DSc 2008
In recognition of his major contribution to the discovery of new medicines, promoting healthcare in the developing World, and promoting the chemical sciences.Major General George Cowan
MD 2008
In recognition of his contributions to military medicine and medical education.Professor Angus J Deaton
DLitt 2008
In recognition of his many and major contributions to economics and its application.Dame Judi Dench
DLitt 2008
In recognition of her contribution to the performing arts, and for her exceptional ability to access and interpret the extremes of human emotion as portrayed in an enormously diverse variety of great dramatic and screen writing.Professor René Girard
DLitt 2008
In recognition of his eminent contribution to many disciplines of thought and to human self understanding in the twenty-first century.Adam Hochschild
DLitt 2008
In recognition of his major contribution to scholarship, journalism and writing.Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
LLD 2008
In recognition of her major contribution as a lawyer, and as a campaigner for human rights and civil liberties.Dr Brian Lang
LLD 2008
In recognition of his contribution to the University of St Andrews.Henning Mankell
DLitt 2008
In recognition of his major contribution to literature, and to the practical exercise of conscience.Bridget M McConnell
DLitt 2008
In recognition of her commitment to the arts, culture and sport in Scotland, and her work towards ensuring that the cultural wealth of the nation is available not just to some, but to all of its citizens.George Monbiot
DSc 2008
In recognition of his major contributions to environmental sustainability and global justice issues.Professor Sir Kenneth Murray
DSc 2008
In recognition of his major contribution to the biosciences.Simon Pepper
LLD 2008
In recognition of his outstanding achievements on environment and student issues, both nationally and within the walls of St Andrews.Renee Powell
LLD 2008
In recognition of her major contributions to golf and to combating inequality.Barbara Rae
DLitt 2008
In recognition of her major contribution to the visual arts.Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
DSc 2008
In recognition of her major contributions to Science, to Science Communication and her academic leadership.Sir John (Jackie) Stewart
DSc 2008
In recognition of his outstanding achievements as a champion - of shooting, motor racing and dyslexia.Professor Sir Nicholas Wright
MD 2008
In recognition of his major contributions to medicine. -
Sir Alfred Cuschieri
DSc 2007
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to minimal access surgery.Professor Sir Neil Douglas
MD 2007
In recognition of his major contributions to Medicine.The Rev Joel Edwards
DD 2007
In recognition of his major contribution to the public understanding of religion and politics.Dr Richard Fortey
DSc 2007
In recognition of his outstanding career as one of the world's leading palaeontologists.Professor Lisa Jardine
DLitt 2007
In recognition of her contribution to academic scholarship, to the bridging of the divide of humanities and sciences, and to wider education and culture.The Very Rev Alan McDonald
DD 2007
In recognition of his major contribution to the national and the parish life of the Church of Scotland.Jenni Murray
DLitt 2007
In recognition of her major contribution to broadcasting, journalism and writing.Professor Dame Janet Nelson
DLitt 2007
In recognition of her contribution to historical scholarship.The Rt Hon Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
DLitt 2007
In recognition of her major contribution to the theory and practice of moral philosophy.Sir John Sunderland
LLD 2007
In recognition of his major contribution to corporate leadership.Professor Janet Thornton
DSc 2007
In recognition of her major contribution to our understanding of the structure, function and evolution of the molecules of life.Professor Ian Wilson
DSc 2007
In recognition of his major contribution to Science.