Fellowships

King's College, London

Honorary fellowships: Struther Arnott, principal and vice chancellor, University of St. Andrews and former member of the MRC biophysics unit at the college; Robert Hider, head of the school of life, basic medical and health sciences; Robert Hill, head of the school of physical sciences and engineering; Stephen Mason, emeritus professor of chemistry; Alan McGregor, professor of medicine; Njongonkulu Ndungane, archbishop of Cape Town; Conrad Russell, professor of British history; Richard Sykes, chairman and chief executive of Glaxo Wellcome; Brian Trowell, Heather professor of music emeritus, University of Oxford, former King Edward professor of music; John Uff, director of the centre for construction law and management, barrister and engineer.

John Moores University, Liverpool

Honorary fellowships: Beryl Bainbridge, writer; Cherie Booth, QC; Ken Dodd, entertainer; Stanton Fuller, retiring chair of the university's board of governors; Terry Greer, group chairman of Johnson plc; Martin Offiah, rugby player; Peter Sissons, journalist.