The Chancellor of the University of Oxford, William Hague (1979), conferred eight honorary degrees on distinguished individuals this week, including President Dinah Rose, who received an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law.
The ceremony took place at the Sheldonian Theatre and was followed by a special celebratory lunch at Magdalen.
“I am utterly delighted to have been nominated for an honorary doctorate by the Chancellor,” said Dinah. “It is a great privilege to represent Lord Hague’s own college, Magdalen, in this way.”
Honorary degrees were also awarded to:
Sir John Curtice (1973) – Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde
Irene Tracey – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Dr Dominic Sandbrook – Presenter of The Rest is History podcast
John Kerry – Former US Secretary of State
Christina Lamb – Foreign correspondent and author
Isabella Tree – Conservationist and author
Elish Angiolini – Lord Clerk Register of Scotland
William Hague attended Magdalen in 1979 to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, the first in his family to go to university.
