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University of Southampton Professors Receive Recognition in King’s New Year Honours

 Formfees 21/01/2025

Academics from the University of Southampton have been named on the King’s New Year Honours list.

Professor of Chemistry Gill Reid was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) following her work to empower women and girls in chemistry.

The King’s awards recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to their communities and areas of expertise across the UK.

Prof Reid is also joined on the honours list by Professor Richard Oreffo who was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

More than 1,200 recipients were named on the list this year.

Prof Gill Reid , a recent President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, was recognised for her services to chemical sciences and to inclusion and diversity.

She said: “It really is one of my proudest moments. That the citation refers to both chemical sciences and inclusion and diversity is significant to me.

“We must strive to create a truly inclusive chemistry community that welcomes diversity and inspires young talent to follow careers in chemistry. More than ever, bringing together different talents and experiences is essential to tackle the climate, sustainability and biodiversity challenges that the world faces.”

Emeritus Professor Richard Oreffo , lately chair of Musculoskeletal Science at the University, was given an OBE.

He worked in the Faculty of Medicine at Southampton for more than 25 years and was given the honour for services to education equality and to musculoskeletal science.

Prof Oreffo co-founded the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration and founded The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation , a national charitable organisation which improves access to higher education for talented disadvantaged Black British students.

He said: “I feel privileged and honoured to receive this award, and am grateful to many inspirational colleagues and students that supported my work on skeletal biology and skeletal regenerative medicine across three decades.

“I am also delighted to be recognised in an area I feel so passionately about, equity, equality and inclusion of education for talented Black British students.”

University of Southampton Vice Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith said: “I am delighted to see the awards to Gill and Richard in the New Year’s Honours list, especially as the awards not only recognise their outstanding academic contributions, but also their work on making society more equal and fairer.”

Former Southampton scientist Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi , once Dean of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering until 2020, was also knighted in the honours list.

Prof Al-Hashimi, now at King’s College London, was made a Knight Bachelor for his contributions to energy-efficient computing. He said: “This distinction recognises the key role the engineering profession plays each and every day in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.”

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