Honorary degrees

Honorary degrees are awarded to those who have given distinguished service or brought distinction to the University, the city of Sheffield or the region.
This year’s Alumni recipients are detailed below.  

January 2024

Victoria Cox (pictured above) (BSc Mathematics with Study in Europe 2009, Hon DSc 2024) a statistician who during the Covid pandemic, provided much of the statistical modelling of the UK’s medical responses, informing decisions at the highest levels of government.

July 2024

Jenny Lay-Flurrie (pictured below) (BMus Music 1997, Hon DSc 2024) Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft, Jenny is a passionate campaigner for accessibility.

Bicky Bhangu, OBE (MSc Eng Control Systems 2000, PhD Electrical Engineering 2004) was awarded the OBE in 2020 for service to international trade and strengthening partnership between Singapore and the UK.

Gavin Bryars (BA Philosophy 1964, Hon DMus 2024) one of the most important and influential British composers of the last half-century. His operas have been performed worldwide including by the Opéra de Lyon, the Opéra de Paris and the English National Opera. His commissions include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber and the Netherlands National Ballet.