Congratulations to RSS fellow Paul Fannon of Christ's College, Cambridge, who has been included in
the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to education. Paul, who also volunteers for the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, will be awarded an OBE.
Richard Wakeford, another RSS fellow, has also been awarded an OBE for services to the advancement of the science of radiation protection, having served on numerous important committees and advisory groups on the subject.
We are delighted to see that the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List included awards for many working within statistics, mathematics, epidemiology and data science, including:
Nicola Close, Chief Executive, Association of Directors of Public Health. For services to public health – MBE
Professor Elizabeth Draper, Emeritus Professor of Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology, University of Leicester. For services to healthcare - MBE
George McMath, Deputy Principal, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to the Northern Ireland census - MBE
Philippa Bonay, Director, Operations, Office for National Statistics. For public and charitable services – OBE
Professor Ian Hall, Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology and Statistics, University of Manchester and Senior Principal Modeller, UK Health Security Agency. For services to public health, to epidemiology and to adult social care, particularly during Covid-19 - OBE
Dr David Marshall, Director of Census, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. For services to official statistics and census-taking in Northern Ireland - OBE
Bruno Reddy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Maths Circle. For services to education - OBE
Samantha Rose, Deputy Director, Data and Analysis Division, Department for Transport. For services to advanced analytics - OBE
Professor Thomas Waite, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to public health – OBE
Professor Matthew Woollard, Professor of Data Policy and Governance, UK Data Archive, University of Essex. For services to data science – OBE
We regularly propose nominations for civil honours for statisticians and data scientists—to find out more, read about our
external honours panel.
Photo credit: Graham CopeKoga
Updated on 1 July 2024 to include details of Richard Wakeford's award.