We're delighted to celebrate the remarkable achievements of staff and alumni who have been recognised in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours, released earlier this month.

The honours system recognises people who have either made achievements in public life or committed themselves to serving and helping the UK.

We're profiling two of the university's staff (who also happen to be alumni!), who have been recognised this summer for their sterling work.

Jaspal Singh Taggar (Applied Epidemiology, 2012)

Jaspal Singh Taggar, Professor of Primary Care and Medical Education, Head of Undergraduate Primary Care Education and Director of the Primary Care Education Unit at the University, as well as a practising GP, has been awarded an MBE for his services to General Practice and General Practise Teaching.

Jaspal is a nationally recognised leader across medical education and research, and his innovative thinking has led to the next generation of medics being trained to an exceptionally high standard.

As Head of Undergraduate GP Education, Jaspal is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership, quality assurance and governance of a highly successful award-winning team delivering exceptional quality student-focused clinical training.

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I am deeply humbled by receiving this award in recognition for my leadership as an academic General Practitioner. As a clinician, educator and researcher, I have been very fortunate to lead and work with so many amazing people and, through these teams, we have achieved so much to ultimately benefit our patients, peers and communities.
Jaspal Singh Taggar

Professor Alan Perkins (Surgery, 1986)

Professor Alan Perkins, Emeritus Professor of Medical Physics, has been awarded an MBE for services to patient care and clinical science in recognition of his work in medical physics and radiological sciences in the University of Nottingham's School of Medicine and at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Professor Perkins worked for almost 40 years in Medical Physics at NUH NHS Trust, specialising in clinical nuclear medicine. He was appointed as the first Professor of Medical Physics in the School of Medicine in 1999 and has undertaken extensive research and development work with clinical, academic and industrial collaborators in nuclear medicine, gastroenterology, radiopharmacology, drug delivery and radiation protection. This resulted in authorship of over 250 peer-reviewed publications and six published books.

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Full recipients list:

  • Andria Birch MBE (Social and Cultural Studies, 1999), Chief Executive Officer, Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service and Chair, Worksop Together - for services to the community in Bassetlaw.

  • Richard Chettleburgh CBE (Physics, 1997), Director, Ministry of Defence - for services to Defence.

  • Joanne Darbyshire OBE (Mathematics with Statistics, 1991), Co-Founder, National Leasehold Campaign - for services to Housing and to Leaseholders.

  • Alex Farquharson OBE (Honorary Degree, 2016), Director, Tate Britain - for services to Art.

  • Dr Philip Hadley MBE (Agriculture and Horticulture, 2005), International Market Development Director, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board - for services to International Trade in Agriculture.

  • Dr Justin Hill MBE (Social Work, 1998), Chief Executive Officer, YMCA St Helens - for services to the community in Merseyside.

  • Professor Noor Ul Owase Jeelani MBE (Medicine, 1997), Professor of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - for services to Neurosurgery and Global Child Health.

  • Elanor Johnson BEM (Environmental Management, 2003), Regeneration Officer, Churches Conservation Trust - for services to Heritage and the community in the North East.

  • Dr Samantha Morton OBE (Honorary Degree, 2019), Actor - for services to Drama and to Charity.

  • Professor Alan Perkins MBE (Surgery, 1986), Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians - for services to Patient Care and Clinical Science.

  • Professor Andrew Rowland OBE (Medicine, 2000), Officer for Child Protection, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; Board Member, M'Lop Tapang; Chair of the Board of Trustees, SicKids - for services to Safeguarding and the Protection of Children's Rights.

  • Professor Jaspal Taggar MBE (Applied Epidemiology, 2012), Head, Undergraduate Primary Care Education and Director, Primary Care Education Unit, University of Nottingham - for services to General Practice and General Practice Teaching.

  • Daria Taylor OBE (Politics, 1970), Member of Parliament for Stockton South -for Political and Public Service.

  • Dean Webster MBE (Education, 2009), founder and lately Headteacher, Mercia School, South Yorkshire - for services to Education.