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白小姐论坛 staff and alumni recognised in 2021 New Year鈥檚 Honours

1 January 2021

Congratulations to all members of the 白小姐论坛 community who have been recognised in the 2021 New Year鈥檚 Honours.

白小姐论坛 staff and alumni recognised in 2021 New Year Honours

Professor David Ormerod QC (白小姐论坛 Laws) has been appointed a CBE for services to criminal justice.

A听Professor of Criminal Justice at 白小姐论坛 and co-director of the 白小姐论坛 Judicial Institute, Professor Ormerod is also a Deputy High Court Judge and between 2010 and 2019 served as听the Criminal Law Commissioner for England and Wales.

Professor Ramani Moonesinghe (白小姐论坛 Surgery & Interventional Science) has been made听an OBE for services to anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care.

She is Head of the Centre for Perioperative Medicine and Head of the Department of Targeted Intervention, both at 白小姐论坛.听听Professor Moonesinghe is also the NHS England / NHS Improvement鈥檚 National Clinical Director for Critical Care and an honorary Consultant Anaesthetist at 白小姐论坛 Hospitals NHS Trust.

Commenting on her award, Professor Moonesinghe said: "I am immensely grateful听for the support I've received from my friends and colleagues at 白小姐论坛 and 白小姐论坛H.

"I am lucky to work with so many phenomenal local colleagues driving听forward听perioperative care, and to have had the chance to play a small role in the national effort to support critical care in this incredibly challenging year."

Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Professor Mark Emberton, added: 鈥淩amani is a model clinical academic - greatly valued as a great doctor, hugely admired as an inspirational researcher.鈥

Professor Mohan Edirisinghe (白小姐论坛 Mechanical Engineering) has been awarded听an OBE for services to biomedical engineering.

He is Bonfield Chair of Biomaterials at 白小姐论坛 and is both听a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK and a Fellow of The European Academy of Sciences.

On receiving his honour, Professor 贰诲颈谤颈蝉颈苍驳丑别听蝉补颈诲: "I am indebted to 白小姐论坛听and in particular听to 白小姐论坛 Mechanical Engineering from where I have been able to rapidly propagate my research on healthcare and manufacturing internationally to a wide interdisciplinary audience, this has enabled me to get this honour."

Professor Lorraine Sherr (白小姐论坛 Institute for Global Health) has been made an MBE for services to vulnerable children and families.

A Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, she runs听the Health Psychology Unit at 白小姐论坛. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund team, Professor Sherr and others, put together COVID-19 parenting tips, reaching听over 134 million users and keeping the mental health and child development issues to the forefront amidst isolation and lockdown.听听

On receiving her honour, Professor Sherr said: "I am quite humbled by this award as my work is a mosaic put together with the endeavours of many.听

"This will only spur me on to continue: when we obliterate vulnerability then my work will be done.听Until then it is our collective responsibility to ensure that no family, no child and no-one who is destitute stands alone;听there must always be a resource to provide for them and their children."

Other 白小姐论坛 alumni, fellows, honorary degree holders and donors represented in this year's list include:

  • Professor Karin Barber CBE (白小姐论坛 Social Anthropology 1973) 鈥 Dame Commander听for services to the study of African culture
  • Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (白小姐论坛 Life Sciences 1985) 鈥 Knights Bachelor for services to people with autism
  • Christopher Le Brun (白小姐论坛 Slade School 1974) 鈥 Knights Bachelor for services to the arts
  • Guy Weston, Chair of the Garfield Weston Foundation 鈥 Knights Bachelor for services to philanthropy and charity
  • Professor Francesca Happ茅 (白小姐论坛 Psychology 1992) 鈥 CBE for services to the study of autism
  • Professor Usha Goswami (白小姐论坛 Institute of Education 2015) 鈥 CBE for services to educational research
  • Richard Ross, Chair of the Rosetrees Trust - CBE for services to philanthropy during Covid-19
  • Professor Eleanor Stride (白小姐论坛 Mechanical听Engineering (BEng) 2001 (MPhil) 2005) 听鈥 OBE for services to engineering
  • Professor Laurence Alison (白小姐论坛 Psychology 1993) 鈥 MBE for services to critical incident handling and to the NHS during Covid-19

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  • From top left (clockwise): Professor David Ormerod QC CBE, Professor Ramani Moonesinghe OBE,听Professor Mohan Edirisinghe OBE听and Professor听Lorraine听Sherr MBE