Honorary Graduates

Orations For, and Responses Of, Honorary Graduates

Orations and responses given...

by year: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

Orations and responses given in 2009

Professor Sir Ivor Crewe		July 2009
Dora Love		July 2009
Neil McArthur		July 2009
Nuala Mole		July 2009
Doug Richard		July 2009
Juliet Stevenson CBE		July 2009
Professor John Toland		July 2009

Orations and responses given in 2008

Jack Petchey, OBE		16 July 2008
Professor Derrick Swartz		16 July 2008
Tim Melville-Ross, CBE		17 July 2008
Philip Crummy		18 July 2008
Dee Evans		18 July 2008
[Orations and responses to be added.]

Orations and responses given in 2007

Richard Mabey		18 July 2007
Karen Pickering, MBE		18 July 2007
Dominique Tropeano		18 July 2007
Professor George Monbiot		19 July 2007
James Dodds		19 July 2007
Professor Hugh Brogan		19 July 2007
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Sedley		20 July 2007
The Honourable Mr Justice Erik Mose		20 July 2007
[Orations and responses to be added.]

Orations and responses given in 2006

Nick Broomfield		19 July 2006
Anne Owers, CBE		19 July 2006
Rose Tremain		19 July 2006
Stewart Myles Till, CBE		20 July 2006
The Right Honourable Sir Philip Otton PC		20 July 2006
Shami Chakrabarti		20 July 2006
Sir John Tusa		21 July 2006
Professor Simon Schama, CBE		21 July 2006
[Orations and responses to be added.]

Orations and responses given in 2005

Sarah Tyacke CB		20 July 2005
William W Gould		20 July 2005
Sir Nicolas Bratza		21 July 2005
Professor Dorothy E Smith		21 July 2005
Dr Charles Saumarez Smith		21 July 2005
David Dimbleby		13 April 2005
The Rt Hon Baroness Hale of Richmond		13 April 2005
[Orations and responses to be added.]

Orations and responses given in 2004

Oration for Lindsey Hilsum		14 July 2004
Response by Lindsey Hilsum		14 July 2004
Oration for Ian Marks, CBE, DL		14 July 2004
Response by Ian Marks, CBE, DL		14 July 2004
Oration for Dame Helen Mirren		14 July 2004
Response by Dame Helen Mirren		14 July 2004
Oration for Professor John O'Reilly		14 July 2004
Response by Professor John O'Reilly		14 July 2004
Oration for Professor Susie Orbach		15 July 2004
Response by Professor Susie Orbach		15 July 2004
Oration for Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy		15 July 2004
Response by Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy		15 July 2004
Oration for Professor Linda Colley, FBA		15 July 2004
Response by Professor Linda Colley, FBA		15 July 2004
Oration for Professor Thomas Ades		1 April 2004
Response by Professor Thomas Ades [to be added.]		1 April 2004
Oration for Professor Julia Goodfellow CBE		1 April 2004
Response by Professor Julia Goodfellow CBE		1 April 2004

Orations and responses given in 2003

Oration for Professor Stanley Cohen		9 July 2003
Response by Stanley Cohen		9 July 2003
Oration for Sir Robin Saxby		9 July 2003
Response by Robin Saxby		9 July 2003
Oration for Lord Parekh		9 July 2003
Response by Lord Parekh		9 July 2003
Oration for Alison Steadman		10 July 2003
Response by Alison Steadman		10 July 2003
Oration for Professor Germaine Greer		10 July 2003
Response by Germaine Greer		10 July 2003
Oration for Ian Martin		3 April 2003
Response by Ian Martin		3 April 2003

Orations and responses given in 2002

Oration for Ronald Blythe [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002
Response by Ronald Blythe [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002
Oration for Professor George Brown [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002
Response by Professor George Brown [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002
Oration for Orla Guerin [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Response by Orla Guerin [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Oration for Mike Leigh, OBE [rich text file .RTF]		18 April 2002
Response by Mike Leigh [rich text file .RTF]		18 April 2002
Oration for Ben Okri [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Response by Ben Okri [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Oration for Sir Nicholas Serota [rich text file .RTF]		18 April 2002
Response by Sir Nicholas Serota [rich text file .RTF]		18 April 2002
Oration for Sir John Sulston [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Response by Sir John Sulston [rich text file .RTF]		11 July 2002
Oration for Rt Rev John Waine [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002
Response by Rt Rev John Waine [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2002

Orations and responses given in 2001

Oration for Theodoros Angelopoulos [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Response by Theodoros Angelopoulos [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Oration for Sir Peter Bonfield, CBE [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Response by Sir Peter Bonfield [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Oration for Trevor Brooking [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001
Response by Trevor Brooking [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001
Oration for Dr Andrei Vladimir Gnezdilov [rich text file .RTF]		5 April 2001
Response by Dr Gnezdilov [rich text file .RTF]		5 April 2001
Oration for Lord Slynn of Hadley [rich text file .RTF]		5 April 2001
Response by Lord Slynn [rich text file .RTF]		5 April 2001
Oration for Patricia Hodgson, CBE [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Response by Patricia Hodgson [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Oration for Professor David Lockwood, CBE [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001
Response by David Lockwood [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001
Oration for Cyril Ndebele [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Response by Cyril Ndebele  [rich text file .RTF]		12 July 2001
Oration for Gail Rebuck, CBE  [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001
Response by Gail Rebuck [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2001

Orations and responses given in 2000

Oration for Lord Braybrooke, JP [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000
Response by Lord Braybrooke [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000
Oration for Professor Patrick Collinson [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Response by Professor Collinson [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Oration for Elinor Goodman [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Response by Elinor Goodman [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Oration for Charles Handy [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Response by Charles Handy [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Oration for Lord Haskins of Skidby [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Response by Lord Haskins [rich text file .RTF]		13 April 2000
Oration for Professor Robin Milner, FRS, FRSE [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Response by Professor Milner [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Oration for Professor Sir Howard Newby,CBE [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000
Response by Sir Howard Newby [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000
Oration for Professor Michael Podro, FBA [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Response by Professor Podro [rich text file .RTF]		14 July 2000
Oration for Dr Oliver Rackham [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000
Response by Dr Rackham [rich text file .RTF]		13 July 2000

Orations and responses given in 1999

Oration for Professor Stephen Jones [rich text file .RTF]		15 April 1999
Response by Professor Jones [rich text file .RTF]		15 April 1999
Oration for Hon Dr Miriam Rothschild, CBE, FRS - in absentia; Dr Rothschild was unable to attend due to failing health  [rich text file .RTF]		15 April 1999
Oration for Professor Alan Baddeley, FRS [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Response by Professor Baddeley  [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Oration for Ms Leila Berg [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999
Response by Ms Berg [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999
Oration for Professor Greg Duncan [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Response by Professor Duncan [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Oration for Mr Daniel Libeskind [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999
Response by Mr Libeskind [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999
Oration for Mrs Mary Robinson [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Response by Mrs Robinson [rich text file .RTF]		16 July 1999
Oration for Ms Polly Toynbee [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999
Response by Ms Toynbee [rich text file .RTF]		15 July 1999

Orations and responses given in 1998

Oration for Ms Helen Bamber, OBE [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1998
Response by Ms Bamber [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1998
Oration for Mr Timothy Berners-Lee [rich text file .RTF]		26 March 1998
Response by Mr Berners-Lee [rich text file .RTF]		26 March 1998
Oration for Ms Evelyn Glennie, OBE [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1998
Oration for Mr Hugh Johnson, MA (Cantab) [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1998
Response by Mr Johnson [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1998
Oration for Mr Brian Oakley, CBE [rich text file .RTF]		9 July 1998
Response by Mr Oakley [rich text file .RTF]		9 July 1998
Oration for Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson, RA [rich text file .RTF]		9 July 1998
Response by Sir Colin St John Wilson  [rich text file .RTF]		9 July 1998

Orations and responses given in 1997 

Oration for Madame Gra�a Machel [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1997
Response by Madame Gra�a Machel [rich text file .RTF]		10 July 1997