https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02-24-chancellor-oxford-university-hosts-special-honorary-degree-ceremony
On Tuesday 24 February 2026, Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, CVO, Chancellor of Oxford University, conferred honorary degrees at the Sheldonian Theatre upon:
* Lady Elish Angiolini, LT, DBE, PC, KC, lawyer, academic and public servant. Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford (2012-2025) and Chair of the Angiolini inquiry.
* Secretary John Kerry, former naval officer, attorney, diplomat and politician. Served as the 68th United States Secretary of State (2013-2017).
* Dinah Rose, KC, barrister and President of Magdalen College, Oxford.
* Professor Irene Tracey, CBE, FRS, FMedSci, neuroscientist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
* Professor Sir John Curtice, FBA, FRSE, FRSA, political scientist, broadcaster and Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde, and renowned expert during UK election nights.
* Christina Lamb, OBE, bestselling author and award-winning journalist. Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Sunday Times and co-author of I am Malala.
* Dr Dominic Sandbrook, FRHistS, historian, writer and broadcaster. Presenter of the award-winning podcast, The Rest is History.
* Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist, whose work at the Knepp estate includes a pioneering rewilding project that was the focus of the documentary film Wilding (2024).
On Tuesday 24 February 2026, Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, CVO, Chancellor of Oxford University, conferred honorary degrees at the Sheldonian Theatre upon:
* Lady Elish Angiolini, LT, DBE, PC, KC, lawyer, academic and public servant. Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford (2012-2025) and Chair of the Angiolini inquiry.
* Secretary John Kerry, former naval officer, attorney, diplomat and politician. Served as the 68th United States Secretary of State (2013-2017).
* Dinah Rose, KC, barrister and President of Magdalen College, Oxford.
* Professor Irene Tracey, CBE, FRS, FMedSci, neuroscientist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
* Professor Sir John Curtice, FBA, FRSE, FRSA, political scientist, broadcaster and Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde, and renowned expert during UK election nights.
* Christina Lamb, OBE, bestselling author and award-winning journalist. Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Sunday Times and co-author of I am Malala.
* Dr Dominic Sandbrook, FRHistS, historian, writer and broadcaster. Presenter of the award-winning podcast, The Rest is History.
* Isabella Tree, writer and conservationist, whose work at the Knepp estate includes a pioneering rewilding project that was the focus of the documentary film Wilding (2024).
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