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Yahoo
20-07-2025
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- Yahoo
IN PICTURES: University of Greater Manchester students celebrate
Students across Bolton have been celebrating their amazing achievements as graduation week continues in full swing. Graduates and their friends and families gathered for three ceremonies in the Albert Halls in Bolton's magnificent town hall building. A number of notable figures were also awarded honorary degrees and doctorates to celebrate their fantastic achievements. Former Bolton mayor, Cllr Andy Morgan, received his honorary doctorate from the university on Thursday July 17. Cllr Morgan, said he was 'deeply honoured' after he was awarded an honorary doctorate, in front of graduands from the University's Greater Manchester Business School and Greater Manchester School of Law. READ MORE: Pink Floyd star made Honorary Doctor at Bolton graduations HIV charity boss's University of Greater Manchester honour University of Greater Manchester 2025 graduation pictures Cllr Morgan, now deputy mayor, was made Doctor of University (DUniv) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to services to the University and the community. After he was presented with his doctorate by Assistant Vice Chancellor Caroline Cowburn, Cllr Morgan told students and their families at the graduation ceremony in Bolton Town Hall's Albert Halls: 'This is a moment I never could have imagined when my journey began." Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he was "very proud" as he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Greater Manchester. Sir Lindsay received a Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Law and the Community. He was presented with the honour by the University's Pro Chancellor Rasha Said in front of graduands from the University's Greater Manchester Business School and the Greater Manchester School of Law. As well as Cllr Morgan, Nick Mason, who has been drummer for the legendary rockers, Pink Floyd since 1965, was given the honour of Doctor of Arts (Hon DArts) at the University of Greater Manchester, formerly Bolton. This was in recognition of his outstanding contribution to entertainment and local sport. Nick is also part of Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, the consortium that saved Bolton Wanderers from potential liquidation in August 2019.
BBC News
15-07-2025
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- BBC News
University of Warwick to award eight honorary degrees
Eight honorary degrees are being awarded by a Coventry university to celebrate the achievements of inspirational degrees are being awarded as part of University of Warwicks's 60th anniversary journalist Clive Myrie, author Tracy Chevalier and YouTuber Colin Furze are among those selected for the accolade. The university said each person's story was chosen to help inspire the next generation of graduates. The full list of those set to receive an honorary degree from the university is below: Baroness Catherine Ashton (Hon DLitt)Baroness Catherine Ashton is a former UK Minister and the EU's first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy between 2009 and was chancellor of the University of Warwick from 2017 to 2024 and its first female Chevalier FRSL (Hon DLitt)Tracy Chevalier is a bestselling novelist whose works include Remarkable Creatures, The Last Runaway, and Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was adapted into a major Hollywood is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has served as chair of the UK Society of Authors and president of the Royal Literary Myrie (Hon DLitt)Clive Myrie is a BBC journalist and broadcaster who joined the BBC's graduate journalism programme in 1987. He has reported from over 80 countries, covering major conflicts, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza. Since 2009, he has been a BBC news presenter and, since 2021, he has hosted Furze (Hon DSc)Colin Furze is a British inventor and YouTuber known for his imaginative engineering builds, including a hover bike, underground bunker, and world-record-breaking trained as a plumber, his projects include the world's longest motorcycle, a 71-mph mobility scooter and a motorised pram. The university will recognise the individuals during graduation ceremonies. Talan Skeels-Piggins (Hon DLitt)Talan Skeels-Piggins is a Paralympian, motorcycle racer and former Royal Navy a spinal injury in 2003, Talan captained a county-winning hockey team, represented Cornwall in hockey and windsurfing, and served as a Royal Navy Lieutenant with deployments worldwide. After his injury, he competed in alpine skiing for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and became the first paraplegic to race in an able-bodied motorcycle race. Dr Gemma Tetlow (Hon DSc)Dr Gemma Tetlow is Chief Economist at the Institute for Government and a Warwick alumni with a BSc and MSc in Economics. She earned her PhD from University College London. Her career includes senior roles at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and as economics correspondent at the Financial Urban (Hon DLitt)Mark Urban is a British journalist, military historian, and author with over 30 years' experience reporting on international conflict and diplomacy. A former Royal Tank Regiment officer, he was diplomatic editor for BBC Two's Newsnight until May 2024 and now writes for The Sunday Times specialising in defence and foreign Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (Hon DSc)Professor Ekaterina Zhuravskaya is an economist at the Paris School of Economics and EHESS, and co-editor of the American Economic Review. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
16-06-2025
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- BBC News
Mark Gatiss and Gina McKee to receive Durham honorary degrees
Award-winning actors Mark Gatiss and Gina McKee are among those who will receive honorary degrees from Durham University this Gatiss, founding member of The League of Gentlemen and co-creator of the award-winning BBC series Sherlock, is from Sedgefield in County Durham and said he was thrilled to be honoured by his "almost" home BAFTA-winning actor Gina McKee, from Peterlee, said it meant a "great deal" to David Shukman and Lorraine Heggessey, charity campaigner Becky Rogerson, and international law experts Dato' Faiz Azmi and Dapo Akande will also be honoured in July. They will each receive their honours during Durham University's summer Congregation ceremonies held at Durham of students would also be graduating alongside them, the university said. Gatiss said Durham held a "very special place" in his heart."From the Cathedral to the Castle, from Mugwump to the Shakespeare pub, Durham is a citadel of joy."Gatiss has previously been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leeds in 2024 and the University of Huddersfield in who has appeared in films including Notting Hill and Atonement and has been nominated for Olivier awards, will be made a Doctor of said: "I'm looking forward to the ceremony, to seeing the graduates celebrate their achievements and to enjoying the special atmosphere of the magnificent Durham Cathedral." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
