Honorary Graduates 2007
Adam Hart-Davis - 2007
Adam Hart-Davis is a freelance photographer, writer and awardwinning presenter for television's Tomorrow's World, What the Romans, Victorians, Tudors & Stuarts, Greeks, Egyptians (and others) Did For Us, Science Shack, Local Heroes, Stardate, How London was Built and ... read full details
Boris Johnson MP - 2007
Born in New York in 1964, Boris Johnson is widely known as a Conservative politician, journalist and historian. He was educated at Eton (King's Scholar) and Balliol College, Oxford (Brackenbury Scholar in Classics).
He started his career at The Times ... read full details
Charles Dunstone - 2007
Brought up near Saffron Walden in Essex, Charles Dunstone attended Uppingham School. He had intended to do a business degree at Liverpool University but enjoyed his job as a computer salesman for NEC during his year off too much, and ... read full details
Dame Cleo Laine - 2007
Cleo Laine is a singer who has done just about everything. From her modest beginnings in English dance halls she has gone on to achieve international fame in a career which spans four decades. Cleo commands a dazzling array of ... read full details
Grace Robertson - 2007
A self-taught photographer, Grace Robertson is a pioneering photojournalist known for her heart-warming images of working class women and everyday life.
After a year working with the legendary Simon Guttman's REPORT agency, Grace began her close association with the ... read full details
Iain Sinclair - 2007
Iain Sinclair is a writer and film-maker. He was born in Cardiff in 1943 and moved to East London in 1968 where he still lives. He was educated at the London School of Film Technique and Trinity College, Dublin.
His dense portrayals ... read full details
Jack Straw MP - 2007
Jack Straw was born in Essex in 1946. He attended Brentwood School and read Law at the University of Leeds. He was President of the Leeds University Union 1967-68. He was elected President of the National Union of Students in 1969 on ... read full details
Professor Alan Roberts - 2007
Professor Alan Roberts is a Consultant Clinical Scientist in the Centre for Clinical Prosthetics at St Luke's Hospital and Director of Research and Development at Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust. He was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1986 to 2000.
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Sir Derek Jacobi - 2007
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Pro-Chancellor,
A hush descends on the house as the audience, once restless, waits expectantly for the next utterance from the mellifluous voice of our honorary graduand. Could they be waiting for Hamlet's great 'To be or not to ... read full details
Sir John Dankworth - 2007
In a career that spans more than 50 years as a performer, composer and conductor, John Dankworth combines confidence and virtuosity with eclecticism and unpredictability. It is unlikely that there is a British musician better known for a wider range of ... read full details
Wing Commander Edna Partridge - 2007
After graduating from Bristol University, Ed Partridge taught for two years at a comprehensive school in Somerset before joining the RAF as an Education Officer.
After completing a Short Service Commission, she left to have a family before re-joining on ... read full details
