Honorary Degrees Working Group

The Senate delegates authority to the Honorary Degrees Working Group to:

• Invite members of staff to make proposals for the award of an honorary degree;
• Consider all nominations for honorary degrees and on behalf of the Senate to select persons upon whom honorary degrees are to be conferred;
• Approach, on behalf of the Senate, all persons who are to be invited to receive honorary degrees to ascertain their willingness to accept the invitation;
• Present to the Senate Business Committee a report giving the name of each person selected to receive an honorary degree. Each person will have confirmed his or her willingness to accept an award. The report shall include the grounds on which each candidate was selected; and
• Identify possible University-nominated staff recipients for honours in the New Year and King's Official Birthday Honours listings and to complete the nomination process.

Terms of Reference

Read the Honorary Degrees Working Group Terms of Reference.

Meeting dates

• Meeting dates 2024/25
• Meeting dates 2025/26
• Meeting dates 2026/27

Chair: Julian Jones
Clerk: Lynsey Cockburn L.Cockburn@hw.ac.uk