A Nobel Prize winning scientist, a key player in the discovery of the Higgs boson and a BBC presenter are among those to be honoured by Cardiff University at its annual degree ceremonies (14-18 July).
Receiving Honorary Degrees during Graduation week are Sir Paul Nurse and Dr Lyndon Evans.
Current President of the Royal Society, Sir Nurse is a geneticist and cell biologist who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
Welsh physicist Dr Lyndon Evans has spent his whole career in the field of high energy physics and particle accelerators. He was awarded a Special Fundamental Physics Prize in 2013 for his contribution to the discovery of the Higgs boson and led the team that designed, commissioned and built the Large Hadron Collider.
BBC journalist and presenter Jason Mohammad joins South Wales Police Chief Constable Peter Vaughan, architect Keith Griffiths, engineer Professor Chris Toumazou, SAGE founder Sara Miller McCune, economist Danny Blanchflower and music manager Tony Woodcock to be awarded Honorary Fellowships.
Honorary Fellowships and Degrees are awarded to individuals who have achieved international distinction in their field.
Approximately 6,000 students will graduate in this year’s ceremonies, with more than 20,000 people being welcomed to Cardiff for the celebrations. The event is one of the biggest in the University’s calendar and the ceremonies will be broadcast live on the Big Screen in the Hayes area of Cardiff and streamed on the University’s website.
The Honorary Fellows for 2014 are:
Monday 14 July
11.00am
Chris Toumazou, Professor of Engineering at Imperial College who has dedicated his life’s work to saving and improving lives through the invention of revolutionary, innovative and disruptive technology.
2.30pm
Keith Griffiths, internationally respected designer specialising in high-rise, high-density environments. He is Chairman of the global architectural practice of Aedas.
Honorary degree awarded to Dr Lyndon Evans, Welsh physicist and Director of the Linear Collider Collaboration who has participated in all the great projects of CERN.
Tuesday 15 July
1.15pm
Tony Woodcock, President of New England Conservatory. Formerly General Manager of the newly opened St David’s Hall in 1984 who has held top positions at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony, Oregon Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra.
Sara Miller McCune, founded SAGE publications in 1965 and currently Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
4.30pm
Danny Blanchflower, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, Economics Editor of the New Statesman and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
Thursday 17 July
1.15pm
Peter Vaughan QPM, Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Vice President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Awarded a Queen’s Police Medal in 2013.
Friday 18 July
11.00am
Honorary degree awarded to Sir Paul Nurse, geneticist and cell biologist and President of the Royal Society. Shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and was knighted in 1999.
2.30pm
Jason Mohammad, journalist and one of the main presenters on BBC Sport. Jason also hosts his own daily radio show on BBC Radio Wales.
