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Honouring Oxfordshire: Celebrating our local heroes in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025
The King’s Birthday Honours List is a long-standing tradition that recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to public life. From scientific discovery to civic leadership, this year’s list once again highlights the breadth of talent and commitment across the UK – and Oxfordshire is proudly represented.
Leading this year’s local honourees is Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, appointed a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity. An eminent astrophysicist, she is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Oxford Department of Physics, Professorial Fellow in Physics at Mansfield College, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Renowned for her discovery of pulsars as a radio astronomy graduate student at Cambridge, Professor Bell Burnell has since contributed to gamma ray, X-ray, infrared and millimetre wavelength astronomy. Equally recognised for her lifelong advocacy for diversity and inclusion in science, she continues to inspire new generations of researchers and changemakers.
Also honoured is Professor Ursula Hilda Martin, appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to science and education. A distinguished mathematician and computer scientist, she is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and a Fellow of Wadham College. Her interdisciplinary work has had a profound academic, practical and cultural impact.
Business and innovation are also celebrated, with The Hon. Joseph Cyril Edward Bamford of Chipping Norton, recognised for his work at HydraB Power Group with a focus on innovating and developing the clean hydrogen economy. Meanwhile, David Philip Howden, Founder and CEO of Howden Group, is honoured for his services to the insurance industry.
Further recipients include:
- Professor Lucie Dale Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at the University of Oxford, recognised for services to Children’s Wellbeing and to Global Public Health
- Gareth Rhys Stapleton, Founder and Partner at RiSE International, honoured for services to Architecture and to Project and Construction Management
- Estelle Bailey, Chief Executive of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxford Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), recognised for services to Nature’s Recovery
These honours serve as a powerful reminder of the exceptional work being done right here in Oxfordshire—work that continues to shape the future and inspire generations to come.
Read on to discover the full list of Oxfordshire people recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.
Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Professor Dame Susan Jocelyn BELL BURNELL DBE FRS FRSE
Visiting Professor, University of Oxford.
For services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Professor Ursula Hilda Mary MARTIN CBE FREng FRSE
Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.
For services to Science and Education
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
The Hon. Joseph Cyril Edward BAMFORD
HydraB Power Group.
For services to Innovating and Developing the Clean Hydrogen Economy
(Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire)
David Philip HOWDEN
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Howden Group.
For services to the Insurance Industry
(Charlbury, Oxfordshire
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Neil Thomas CARBERRY
Chief Executive Officer, The Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
For services to the Economy and to Business
(Wallingford, Oxfordshire)
Professor Stephan Charles CHAMBERS
For services to Social Enterprise and to Philanthropy
(Oxford, Oxfordshire
Professor Lucie Dale CLUVER
Professor of Child and Family Social Work, University of Oxford.
For services to Children ‘s Wellbeing and to Global Public Health
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Professor Christina CUNLIFFE
Chief Executive and Principal, The College of Health.
For services to Health Education
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Stephen William DANCE
Director, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority.
For services to Major Infrastructure Project Delivery
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Finlay Thomas Kennedy SCOTT
Co-Founder and Lately Chair, The Clink Charity.
For services to Ex-Offenders
(Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Gareth Rhys STAPLETON
Founder and Partner, RiSE International.
For services to Architecture and to Project and Construction Management
(Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Estelle BAILEY
Chief Executive, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxford Wildlife
Trust.
For services to Nature’s Recovery
(Kidlington, Oxfordshire)
Professor Andrew Jonathan CARR
Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford.
For services to Orthopaedic Research and Training
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Charlotte Jane CHARLES
Campaigner.
For services to Road Safety
(Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Jennifer Anne CHAUNDY
For services to the community in Bampton, Oxfordshire
(Bampton, Oxfordshire)
Jacqueline FAULKNER
Director of Operations, Sky News.
For services to Broadcasting
(Burford, Oxfordshire)
Sally Joy HUNSTON
Director of Strategy, The Gallery Trust.
For services to Education
(Watlington, Oxfordshire)
John Robert JACKSON
Lately National Care and Health Improvement Adviser for Finance, Partners in Care and Health.
For services to Adult Social Care
(Abingdon, Oxfordshire)
Dr Keith James KIRBY
Honorary Visiting Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Oxford.
For services to Ecology, Forestry and Woodland Management
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Grace MUIR
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Homing Ex-Racehorses Organisation Scheme.
For services to Charity, to Animal Welfare and to Education
(Wantage, Oxfordshire)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Gary James BECKETT
Conservation Officer, Bicester Garrison.
For services to the Defence Estate and to Conservation
(Bicester, Oxfordshire)
Rosanne Margaret BOSTOCK
Founder, OxClean.
For services to the community in Oxford
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Gillian Anne CHAPPELL
Lately Guide Leader, 1st Henley-on-Thames Girlguiding Unit.
For services to Young People
(Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire)
Margaret Jean DAY
For services to the community in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
(Kidlington, Oxfordshire)
Stephanie Jayne FORMAN
For services to the community in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire
(Wallingford, Oxfordshire)
Avis Vanessa GALLAGER
Volunteer Coordinator, Cornhill Companions, Royal Voluntary Service.
For services to the community in Banbury, Oxfordshire
(Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Wendy Irene SKINNER SMITH
For services to Allotments in Oxford (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Neil STOCKTON
Chair, Oxford Hospital Radio Cherwell.
For services to Hospital Radio and to the community in Oxford
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
David Graham TURNER
For services to the community in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire
(Oxford, Oxfordshire)
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