RSE Fellows recognised in King’s Birthday Honours 2025

Seven RSE Fellows are honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025, marking their extraordinary achievements and services.

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the seven RSE Fellows included in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025. 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.

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor, University of Oxford. For services to astronomy and physics and to diversity

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Dame Anne Glover, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners. For services to engineering and science business

Professor Dame Ursula Martin, Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. For services to science and education

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Julie Fitzpatrick CBE, Chief Scientific Adviser, Scottish Government. For services to science

Professor Gabriele Hegerl CBE, Professor of Climate System Science, University of Edinburgh. For services to climate science

Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Peter Higgins OBE, Chair, Field Studies Council. For services to the Environment and Outdoor Education

Members of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Lyndsay Fletcher MBE, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Glasgow. For services to solar physics and to diversity and inclusion in physics and astronomy.