University of Warwick Honorary Graduates
Recipients of honorary degrees from Warwick discuss their careers and achievements.
Professor David Cardwell - Honorary Graduate Winter 2015
17:17 Wed 04 Feb 2015
Professor David Cardwell is currently Professor of Superconducting Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where he leads the Bulk Superconductivity Research Group on the processing and applications of bulk high temperature superconductors.
DownloadSir Peter Bazalgette - Honorary Graduate Winter 2015
17:16 Wed 04 Feb 2015
Sir Peter Bazalgette is Chair of Arts Council England and former Chair of English National Opera and Crossness Engines, an embryonic steam museum.
DownloadVivian Hunt - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:46 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Vivian Hunt is the managing partner of McKinsey's United Kingdom and Ireland offices, based in central London. Vivian received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadTarell McCraney - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:44 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Tarell McCraney was given a seven-year-residency at New Dramatist Center in New York, NY. He is also a member of Teo Castellanos/D Projects in Miami. Tarell received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadSubra Suresh - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:39 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Subra Suresh is the ninth president of Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to assuming this role, he served as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Subra received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Warwick in 2014.
DownloadProfessor Steven Katz - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:37 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Professor Steven T. Katz is a Cambridge Graduate many times over BA, MA., PhD.(Cantab), D.H.L. (honoris causa), and BD (Cantab). Professor Katz received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadProfessor Nigel Hitchin - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:34 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Professor Nigel Hitchin is a highly acclaimed Mathematician serving as a Professorial Fellow and Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford. Professor Hitchin received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadProfessor Michael Doyle - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:31 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Professor Michael Doyle is an eminent international relations scholar best known as a theorist of the liberal “democratic peace. Professor Doyle received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadMatthew Taylor - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:28 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Matthew Taylor became Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 2006. Prior to this, he was a Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister. Matthew received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Warwick in 2014.
DownloadMartyn Day - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:24 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Martyn Day has consistently been ranked as a leading lawyer in the two main legal directories for the last decade. Martyn received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadProfessor Malcolm Green - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:21 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Professor Malcolm Green (often published as M. L. H. Green) is a Professor of inorganic chemistry. Professor Green received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadJulie Myer - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:18 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Julie Meyer MBE is Chairman and Chief Executive of Ariadne Capital and a Managing Partner of the Ariadne Fund. Julie received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadGautam Banerjee - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:16 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Gautam Banerjee, retired as Executive Chairman of PwC Singapore in December 2012, after 30 years of distinguished service with the company which he joined in 1982. Gautam received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadProfessor Ed Byrne - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:14 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Professor Ed Byrne has been Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University (Warwick's close partner in the Monash-Warwick Alliance) since July 2009. Prof Byrne received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Warwick in 2014.
DownloadDoug Miller - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:10 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Doug Miller is a University of Kansas Honours graduate in International Relations and Economics in 1966 and obtained an MBA in 1971. Doug received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadDorothy Wilson - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:07 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Dorothy Wilson is Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Midlands Arts Centre (mac) in Birmingham. Dorothy received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadAlexandra Pringle - Honorary Graduate July 2014
08:04 Wed 13 Aug 2014
Alexandra Pringle is Group Editor-in-Chief of Bloomsbury. Alexandra received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Warwick in July 2014.
DownloadSir Vernon Ellis Graduation Winter 2014
11:10 Wed 19 Feb 2014
Sir Vernon Ellis received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Warwick in January 2014. Sir Vernon discusses his role at the British Council and what challenges he thinks universities like Warwick will face over the next 50 years.
DownloadOliver Sacks Graduation Winter 2014
11:07 Wed 19 Feb 2014
Professor Sacks joined the University of Warwick, as a visiting Professor in the Institute of Advanced Study, in 2012. Professor Sacks received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Warwick in January 2014.
DownloadProfessor George Loewenstein Graduation Winter 2014
11:05 Wed 19 Feb 2014
Professor George Loewenstein is the Herbert A. Simon University Professor of Economics and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Loewenstein received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Warwick in January 2014.
DownloadKevin Finnan MBE Graduation Winter 2014
11:04 Wed 19 Feb 2014
Dr Kevin Finnan MBE is one of England's leading and most innovative choreographers and co-founder the Motion House dance company with Louise Richards. Kevin received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick in January 2014.
DownloadDr John Hood Graduation Winter 2014
11:03 Wed 19 Feb 2014
Dr John Hood took lessons from his time at New Zealand-based Fletcher Challenge Limited and brought them in to his vice-chancellor roles at Auckland and Oxford as well as taking lessons from academia into his business career.
DownloadMichael Mackenzie - Honorary Graduate 2013
12:29 Tue 30 Jul 2013
Michael Mackenzie becomes an Honorary Doctor of Laws at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadProfessor Jan De Vries - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:12 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Professor Jan De Vries becomes an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadDominic Cooke - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:11 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Dominic Cooke becomes an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadSir Paul Nurse - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:10 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Sir Paul Nurse becomes an Honorary Doctor of Science at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadRuth Jones - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:10 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Ruth Jones becomes an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadAdrian Lester - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:09 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Adrian Lester becomes an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadProfessor Robert Calderbank - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:09 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Professor Robert Calderbank becomes an Honorary Doctor of Science at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadGregory Doran - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:08 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Gregory Doran becomes an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadProfessor Anne Marie Slaughter - Honorary Graduate 2013
09:06 Thu 25 Jul 2013
Professor Anne Marie Slaughter becomes an Honorary Doctor of Laws at the Summer graduation 2013.
DownloadEarl Cameron Honorary Graduate 2013
14:27 Mon 28 Jan 2013
Peter Dunn from the Department of Communications talks to actor Earl Cameron upon receiving his Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the 2013 Winter Graduation.
DownloadMs Prudence Leith Honorary Graduate 2013
14:27 Mon 28 Jan 2013
Kelly Parkes-Harrison from the Department of Communications talks to Ms Prudence Leith upon receiving her Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the 2013 Winter Graduation.
DownloadDame Fiona Reynolds Honorary Graduate 2013
14:28 Mon 28 Jan 2013
Gareth Jenkins from the Department of Communications talks to Dame Fiona Reynolds upon receiving her Honorary Doctorate of Sciences at the 2013 Winter Graduation.
DownloadProfessor Oliver Hart - Honorary Graduate 2012
14:28 Mon 28 Jan 2013
An interview with Professor Oliver Hart on receiving his honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) at the Summer 2012 graduation.
DownloadSir Robert Kerslake - Honorary Graduate 2012
14:28 Mon 28 Jan 2013
An interview with Sir Robert Kerslake on receiving his honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) at the Summer 2012 graduation.
DownloadProfessor Saskia Sassen - Honorary Graduate 2012
14:28 Mon 28 Jan 2013
An interview with Professor Saskia Sassen on receiving her honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) at the Summer 2012 graduation.
DownloadDr Nemet Shafik - Honorary Graduate 2012
14:28 Mon 28 Jan 2013
An interview with Dr Nemet Shafik on receiving her honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) at the Summer 2012 graduation.
DownloadInterview with Lord Robert Skidelsky
15:01 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Amy McLeod talks to Lord Robert Skidelsky about receiving his Honorary Degree. Historian Lord Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Warwick, and the author of the award-winning biography of economist John Maynard Keynes.
DownloadInterview with Sir Michael Tomlinson
15:00 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Kate Cox talks to Sir Michael Tomlinson about receiving his Honorary Degree. Sir Michael has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Durham and a PGCE from the University of Nottingham. In 1997, he was awarded the CBE and was knighted in 2004.
DownloadAn Interview with Patrick Spottiswoode
14:58 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Emily Little talks to Patrick Spottiswoode about receiving his honorary degree. Patrick Spottiswoode read English and Theatre Studies at Warwick from 1978-81.
DownloadInterview with John Leighfield CBE
14:56 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Emily Little speaks to John Leighfield CBE about receiving his honorary degree in Law. Educated at Oxford, John Leighfield has made his career in Information Technology.
DownloadInterview with Professor Stuart Palmer
10:12 Fri 16 Dec 2011
Peter Dunn talks with Honorary Graduate Professor Stuart Palmer. Professor Palmer holds a BSc and PhD in Physics from Sheffield University, which subsequently also awarded him a DSc for his work in condensed matter and engineering physics.
DownloadInterview with Alan Tuckett
14:53 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Kate Cox talks with honorary graduate Alan Tuckett. Alan Tuckett is Chief Executive of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, and President of the International Council for Adult Education.
DownloadInterview with Sir Peter Moores
14:52 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Peter Dunn talks to Sir Peter Moores about receiving his Honorary Degree in Letters. Businessman, art collector and philanthropist, Sir Peter Moores is the son of Sir John Moores, founder of Littlewoods Football Pools.
DownloadInterview with Professor Harriet Zuckerman
10:13 Fri 16 Dec 2011
Emily Little Talks to Professor Harriet Zuckermen about receiving her honorary degree in Letters. Professor Harriet Zuckerman was Senior Vice-President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is Professor Emerita at Columbia University.
DownloadInterview with His Honour Richard Cole
14:47 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Kate Cox talks with honorary graduate His Honour Richard Cole. Richard Cole was educated at Oxford and admitted as a solicitor in 1960.
DownloadInterview with Professor Jinghai Li
14:46 Tue 13 Dec 2011
Dr Annette Rubery talks to Honorary Graduate Professor Jinghai Li, who graduated from the Harbin Institute of Technology in 1982, and completed his PhD in 1987 at the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
DownloadJohn Sexton, Hon LLD
14:09 Mon 12 Dec 2011
John Sexton, President of New York University receives his Honorary Degree in Law.
DownloadAlan Garner OBE on his Writing Career
14:09 Mon 12 Dec 2011
An interview with acclaimed author Alan Garner OBE about his writing career on the occasion of receiving his Honorary Degree of Letters.
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