Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2025
The Aperiodical 2024-12-31
The UK Government have announced the latest list of honours, and we’ve taken a look for the particularly mathematical entries. Here is the selection for this year – if you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list.
- Alison Etheridge, Professor of Probability, University of Oxford, and President, Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, becomes a Dame for services to the mathematical sciences.
- Francis Keenan, Professor (and former Head of School of Mathematics and Physics) at Queen’s University Belfast. Appointed MBE for services to higher education.
- John Westwell, Director, System Leadership, National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. Appointed MBE for services to education.
- Adam McCamley, Senior Analyst, Liverpool City Council. Appointed MBE for services to social care data.
- Karen Pitt, Senior Telecoms Engineer, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Awarded BEM for services to STEM skills (co-organising DVLA’s STEM programme especially via coding activities).