Sherry Coutu will be awarded LLD on Wednesday 12 June 2024 during the morning graduation ceremony. Sherry Coutu CBE graduated from the University of British Columbia with a first-class honours BA. She was awarded an MSc in Economics with distinction in 1986 from the London School of Economics and received her MBA from Harvard Business…
Presented by Ben Stuart, Director of Residential and Business Services, at the afternoon ceremony on Wednesday 29 November 2023.
Wednesday 29 November 2023 Afternoon ceremony
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters Laureation by Professor Phillips O’Brien, School of International Relations Wednesday 29 November 2023 – morning ceremony Vice-Chancellor, it is my privilege to present for the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood has observed that “a writer is doomed once he or she starts believing…
Wednesday 29 November 2023 Morning ceremony Welcome, proud parents and supporters, bored siblings, and relieved graduates! And congratulations to you! Today, as we stand on the precipice of the future, I want to talk to you about something unexpected: the incredible, often overlooked, benefits of failure. You have the rest of your life ahead of…
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters Laureation by Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Tuesday 28 November 2023 – afternoon ceremony Vice-Chancellor, it is my privilege to present for the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, Rufus Norris. Rufus Norris has been the Artistic Director of the National Theatre, based in London, since 2015,…
Delivered during the afternoon ceremony of Tuesday 28 November 2023.
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music Laureation by Dr Bede Williams, Deputy Director of Music Tuesday 28 November 2023 – morning ceremony Chancellor, it is my privilege to present for the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, Dame Evelyn Glennie. You could say that Evelyn’s career has been all about sculpting, shaping, and unfolding…
Tuesday 28 November 2023 Morning ceremony Chancellor, special guests, colleagues, and especially graduates, congratulations, you have done it! I will say what I say to doctoral candidates after they pass their viva: Welcome to the club! Because you have now joined a club formed by diverse people who seek enlightenment and the advancement of knowledge…
Margaret Atwood is to be awarded a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) on Wednesday 29 November 2023.