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New Year Honours 2016

Awards and Appointments General

Five members of the University, including Professor Christopher Bulstrode and Professor Keith Willett, were recognised in the 2016 New Year honours, announced on 30 December.

Professor Christopher Bulstrode, Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, has been appointed CBE for services to humanitarian medicine.

Professor Keith Willett, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Fellow of Wolfson College and Director for Acute Care at NHS England, has been appointed CBE for services to the NHS.

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