From vice-chancellors and policymakers to university chaplains and caterers, people from across the sector were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list this week (see below for the full list).

Drummond Bone, vice-chancellor of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool and a member of Times Higher Education's editorial board, was knighted for services to higher education. Sir Drummond, who is due to retire this year, said that he shared the honour with his university colleagues.

"The world of higher education is changing dramatically. Universities make huge contributions to the UK economy and to civil society, but they also have a global role, and the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool is now known around the world," he said.

Another vice-chancellor honoured was Janet Finch, head of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Keele, who was made a dame for services to social science and to higher education.

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She said: "I have been fortunate, in my professional life, to have been given opportunities to provide leadership not only of the university but also in national bodies where there is an opportunity to make a difference."

A third vice-chancellor to be honoured was Dianne Willcocks, of York St John 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, who was awarded a CBE.

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Picking up awards alongside university leaders were figures from across the sector. Among those given MBEs were Kaur Kulwant, general catering assistant at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham. Ms Kulwant, who has worked for the university for 32 years, said: "It was a great surprise to get a letter from the Queen. I was very pleased."

Raymond Lucas, a gardener at Newman College of Higher Education in Birmingham, and Diane Williams, a chaplain at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh, were also awarded MBEs.

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Knights Bachelor

Knighthoods

James Drummond BONE, Vice-Chancellor, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool.

Christopher EDWARDS. For services to Higher Education, Medical Science.

Andrew James MCMICHAEL, Director, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford.

William MOORCROFT Principal, Trafford College.

Nicholas John WALD, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London.

Order of the British Empire

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Janet FINCH, Vice-Chancellor, Keele 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

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Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

John CLELAND, Professor of Medical Demography, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Anthony COHEN, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen Margaret 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, Edinburgh.

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Paul COLLIER, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford.

Brian DUERDEN Professor of Medical Microbiology, Cardiff 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ School of Medicine.

Christopher DYER, Director, Centre for English Local History, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leicester.

Edmond FIVET Lately Principal, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

William GEORGE Lately Regius Professor of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.

Anthony GOLDSTONE Consultant Haematologist, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London Hospital Trust and Director, North London Cancer Network.

Paul HARVEY, Head of the Department of Zoology, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford.

Mark HAYSOM Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council for England.

Peter HEWITT Lately Chief Executive, Arts Council England.

Peter Simon, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East Anglia.

Hugh MCKENNA Dean, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Ulster.

Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya, Professor of Ceramics at 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College for the Creative Arts at Farnham.

Peter NOYCE Professor of Pharmacy Practice, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester.

Michael PILLING Lately Director, Natural Environment Research Council Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds.

Randolph RICHARDS Professor in Aquatic Veterinary Studies, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Stirling and Director, Institute of Aquaculture.

Duncan ROBINSON, Lately Director, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

DianneWILLCOCKS Vice-Chancellor, York St John 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

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Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Muhammad ABDEL HALEEM King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies.

Dennis ANDERSON, former Professor of Energy and Environmental Studies at Imperial College, London.

Frances BALKWILL Professor of Cancer Biology, Queen Mary, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London.

Raymond BROWNE Business Continuity Manager, Technology Strategy Board, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Frederick BURDEKIN, Emeritus Professor, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester.

John COGGINS, Vice-Principal, Faculties of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Glasgow.

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John CUMMINGS Professor of Experimental Gastroenterology, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Dundee.

Candace CURRIE Director, Child and Adolescent Health, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh.

Wendy DAVIES, Professor of History and lately Pro-Provost-Europe, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London.

Susan Louise, Mrs HENDERSON Team Leader, Skills for Life Strategy,

Unit, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Irene HIGGINSON Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College London.

Graham HOYLE Chief Executive, Association of Learning Providers

Susan JEBB Head of Nutrition and Health Research, Medical Research Council Human Nutritian Research Unit, Cambridge.

Richard KENWAY, Vice-Principal, High Performance Computing and e Science and Tait Professor of Mathematical Physics, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh

Jim AL-KHALILI Professor of Physics and Professor of Public Engagement in Science, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Surrey.

Gloria LAYCOCK Director, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London.

Brian LISTER Principal, Cumbernauld College.

George LUNT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bath

Robert MCCLELLAND, Emeritus Professor of Mental Health, Queen's 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Belfast.

Anne MORAN Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Ulster

Patricia NINER Senior Lecturer, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham.

Michael OSBALDESTON Director, Cranfield School of Management.

Brian ROBSON Director, Centre for Urban Policy Studies, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester.

Julia SLINGO Director of Climate Research, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Reading.

John SPENCE Research Professor, Department of Mechancial Engineering, Strathclyde 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

Sylvia WALBY Professor of Sociology, Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

Julian WOOLFSON Chair of Governors, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, London.

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Members of the Order of the British Empire

Alan Kenneth BURNETT Head of The Department of Haematology, Cardiff 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ School of Medicine

Jonathan GAMBLE Director for Adults and Lifelong Learning, Learning and Skills Council.

Gudrun, Mrs GILSON Higher Executive Officer, Higher Education Governance Team, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Barry HARDY For voluntary services to Lifelong Learning and to the Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ in Inverness.

Iraj HASHI, Professor of Economics, Business School, Staffordshire 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, Stoke on Trent. For services to education and economic reconstruction in Kosovo.

Kulwant, Mrs KAUR General Catering Assistant, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham.

Michael LEE Lately Director of Geology and Resources, British Geological Survey.

Raymond LUCAS Gardener, Newman College of Higher Education, Birmingham.

Christopher ORR Artist and Head, Printmaking Department, Royal College of Art.

Margaret ROSS Professor of Software Quality, Southampton Solent 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ.

Anthony TAYLOR Chair of Governing Body, Walsall College.

June Barbara BOYCE-TILLMAN Professor of Applied Music, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Winchester.

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Janet, Mrs WALES Study Support Manager, Runshaw

Patricia, Mrs WHITE Member, Technical Support Team, Department of Oncology, Queen's 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, Belfast.

Diane WILLIAMS Chaplain, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh.