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Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2026

By Peter Rowlett. Posted June 15, 2026

The UK Government have announced the new set of King’s Birthday Honours. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list.

Sheila Bird becomes a Dame for services to statistics.
I. David Abrahams, Professor University of Cambridge. Appointed CBE for services to mathematical sciences.
Rachel Hilliam, Professor and Head of School of Mathematics and Statistics, Open University. Appointed OBE for services to data science.
Rashmi Mantri, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, British Youth International College. Appointed OBE for services to mathematics education.
Sanjiv Mahajan, Supporting Editor, 2025 United Nations System of National Accounts. Appointed MBE for services to Economic Statistics.
Terence Tao, Professor of Mathematics, UCLA. Appointed Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the mathematical sciences, to the global mathematics community, and to tertiary education and academia.
Kaye Stacey, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne. Appointed Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to tertiary and secondary education, and to mathematics.

Get the full UK list from gov.uk and the Australian list from gov.au. Spot anyone we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.

Updated 15/6/26 to add Tao and Stacey, thanks to Alex Corner.

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2026

By Peter Rowlett. Posted December 31, 2025

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.

Chris Pritchard, Chair, Scottish Mathematical Council, Secretary, James Clerk Maxwell Foundation and lately President of The Mathematical Association. Appointed OBE for services to mathematics education.
Bobby Seagull, Teacher, Author and Broadcaster. Appointed MBE for services to public libraries. (Via Martin Whitworth.)
Susan Raymond, Interview Manager, Office for National Statistics. Awarded BEM Medal for services to statistics.

Get the full list from gov.uk.

Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2025

By Peter Rowlett. Posted June 14, 2025

Ursula Martin, Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, becomes a Dame for services to Science and Education.
Peter Cox, Professor of Climate System Dynamics in Mathematics, University of Exeter. Appointed CBE for services to Science and to Climate Modelling.
Tim Cole, Professor Emeritus of Population, Health and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London. Appointed CBE for services to Medical Statistics.
Philip Colligan, Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation. Appointed CBE for services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact.
Rowland Raymond Kao, Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Data Science, University of Edinburgh. Appointed CBE for services to Mathematics and Infectious Disease Dynamics.
Emily Fleur Shuckburgh, Professor of Environmental Data Science and Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge. Appointed CBE for services to Climate Science and to the Public Communication of Climate Science.
Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer, National Highways. Appointed OBE for services to the Safety of the Road Network.
Alexander James Samuel Stewart, Senior Statistician, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser, Scottish Government. Appointed OBE for services to Scottish Economic Statistics.
Richard Cracknell, Lately Head of Social and General Statistics, House of Commons. Appointed MBE for services to Parliament.
Sarah Lowe, Senior Research Officer, Welsh Government. Appointed MBE for services to Data Research.
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor, University of Oxford. Appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity.
James Brown, Discipline Leader (Maths), University of Technology, Sydney. Appointed OBE for services to Statistics in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Get the full list from gov.uk. Spot anyone we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2025

By Peter Rowlett. Posted December 31, 2024

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).

Get the full list from gov.uk.

Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2024

By Peter Rowlett. Posted June 15, 2024

Philippa Bonay, Director, Operations, Office for National Statistics. Appointed OBE for Public and Charitable Services.
Anne Davis, Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Cambridge. Appointed OBE for services to Higher Education and to Scientific Research.
Paul Fannon, Fellow, Christ’s College, Cambridge, and Volunteer, United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. Appointed OBE for services to Education.
Ian Hall, Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology and Statistics, University of Manchester and Senior Principal Modeller, UK Health Security Agency. Appointed OBE for services to Public Health, to Epidemiology and to Adult Social Care, particularly during Covid-19.
David Marshall, Lately Director of Census, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (now Northern Ireland chief electoral officer). Appointed OBE for services to Official Statistics and Census-taking in Northern Ireland.
Bruno Reddy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Maths Circle, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, and creator of Times Tables Rock Stars. Appointed OBE for services to Education.
Sam Rose, Deputy Director, Data and Analysis Division, Department for Transport. Appointed OBE for services to Advanced Analytics
Matthew Woollard, Professor of Data Policy and Governance, UK Data Archive, University of Essex. Appointed OBE for services to Data Science
George McMath, Lately Deputy Principal, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Civil Service. Appointed MBE for services to the Northern Ireland Census.

Get the full list from gov.uk. Spot anyone we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.

Particularly mathematical New Years Honours 2024

By Peter Rowlett. Posted December 30, 2023

Kenneth Falconer, Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, appointed CBE for services to mathematics.
Roger Heath-Brown, Emeritus Fellow, University of Oxford, appointed OBE for services to mathematics and mathematical research.
Colva Roney-Dougal, Professor of Mathematics, University of St Andrews, appointed OBE for services to education and mathematics.
Chris Smith, teacher of mathematics at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock, appointed MBE for services to mathematics education and to the community in East Ayrshire.
Steven Underwood, lately mathematics teacher at Ryedale School, Beadlam, North Yorkshire, appointed MBE for services to Education
Laura Dawson (Laura Gilbert), Director of Data Science in the Prime Minister’s Office, appointed CBE for services to technology and analysis.
Thomas Critchley, Data Scientist, Prime Minister’s Office, appointed OBE for services to evidence-based policy.
Tori Olphin, Chief Data Scientist and Head of Research, Thames Valley Police, appointed MBE for services to technology in the public sector.

Get the full list from gov.uk.

As well as the New Year Honours, another list has been published – Liz Truss’s Resignation Honours. This list includes a damehood for Shirley Conran for services to mathematics education as founder of the Maths Anxiety Trust.

Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2023

By Peter Rowlett. Posted June 20, 2023

The UK Government have announced the first set of King’s Birthday Honours for King Charles III. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list.

Caroline Series, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick. Appointed CBE for services to Mathematics.
Ceinwen Blake, Deputy Director, Corporate Information Technology and Services, Office for National Statistics. Appointed OBE for Public Service.
Simon Lebus, Interim Chief Regulator, Ofqual and member of the Maths to 18 expert advisory group. Appointed CBE for services to Educational Assessment.
Pat Ryan, Founder and Director, Cyber Girls First. Appointed OBE for services to STEM Education for Girls and to the Provision of IT Equipment for Children in Hospital.

Get the full list of honours on gov.uk.