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L to R (top): Professor Iain Gray CBE FRSE FREng, Professor Eleanor Riley FRSE FMedSci, Dr Paul Little FRSE.
L to R (bottom): Professor Dario Alessi FRS FRSR, Professor Jane Hillston FRS FRSE.

Five RSE Fellows are among this year’s Birthday Honours to mark their extraordinary achievements and services.

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the five RSE Fellows included in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023. The honours system recognises people who have made extraordinary contributions and service to people across the UK.

View the full Birthday Honours list on the UK Government website.

Knight Bachelor

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Professor Iain Gray CBE FRSE FREng

Professor Iain Gray CBE FRSE FREng, Director of Aerospace, Cranfield University

For services to the aerospace Industry


Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Professor Eleanor Riley FRSE FMedSci

Professor Eleanor Riley FRSE FMedSci, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Edinburgh

For services to immunology

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Dr Paul Little FRSE

Dr Paul Little FRSE, Principal and Chief Executive, City of Glasgow College

For services to education

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Professor Dario Alessi FRS FRSE
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Professor Dario Alessi FRS FRSE, Professor of Signal Transduction, University of Dundee

For services to biomedical research and translation

Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Professor Jane Hillston FRS FRSE

Professor Jane Hillston FRS FRSE, Professor, Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh

For services to computer science and to women in science