Recipients were recognised for their many and varied contributions, including those funded by or associated with UKRI.

Professor Melanie Welham, UKRI People, Culture and Talent lead said:

It is fantastic that research and innovation is represented across the New Year Honours and a privilege to see that members of the UKRI community have been recognised.

A huge thanks and congratulations to all who have received these richly deserved awards.

2023 New Year Honours recipients

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour

• Professor Sir Michael Gideon Marmot, Director, Institute of Health Equity, University College London. For services to public health

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

• Professor Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cambridge. For services to economics and to the natural environment
• Professor Dame Hermione Lee, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford. For services to English literature

Knight and Dame Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

• Professor Ian Trevelyan Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, UK Atomic Energy Authority. For services to global fusion energy
• Professor Peter William Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh. For services to higher education
• Dr Julie Katharine Maxton, Executive Director, The Royal Society. For services to science and to the law
• Professor Heather Jane McGregor, Provost and Vice Principal, Heriot-Watt University Dubai. For services to education, to business and to heritage in Scotland
• Professor Cathryn Elizabeth Nutbrown, Professor, School of Education, The University of Sheffield. For services to early childhood education

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Professor Richard Bardgett, Professor of Ecology, The University of Manchester. For services to soil ecology and climate change science
• Professor David Christopher Crossman, Chief Scientist (Health), Scottish Government. For services to public health in Scotland
• Professor Christopher Paul Day, Vice Chancellor and President, Newcastle University. For services to health research and treatment
• Professor Jane Cecelia Falkingham, Professor of Demography and International Social Policy, University of Southampton. For services to demographic research
• Professor Rebecca Jane Francis, Chief Executive Officer, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to education
• Dr David Halpern, What Works National Adviser. For public service
• Professor Robert Joseph Plomin, Professor of Behavioural Genetics, King’s College London. For services to scientific research
• Professor Colin Bryan Riordan, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University. For services to higher education
• Dr Gurdial Singh Sanghera, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. For services to the technology sector
• Professor Christopher Stringer, Research Leader, Human Evolution, Natural History Museum. For services to the understanding of human evolution
• Professor Gillian Wright, Director at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh. For services to astronomy
• Dr Linda Yi-Chuang Yueh, Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford and Adjunct Professor of Economics, London Business School. For services to economics…Read more