Kirsty Young
Kirsty Young will be awarded a Doctor of Laws (LLD) on Wednesday 3 December 2025 during the afternoon ceremony.
Category: 2025
University Medal: Raphael Vermeir CBE
Raphael Vermeir will be awarded the University Medal on Tuesday 2 December 2025 during the afternoon ceremony.
Graduation address: Principal Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE
“It takes courage to venture beyond consensus, to sit with uncertainty, to temper conviction with tolerance.”
Laureation Address: Frank Gardner OBE
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. Laureation by Professor Frank Lorenz Müller, Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Learning and Teaching) and Provost of St Leonard’s College.
Graduation address: Professor Dan Clayton, School of Geography and Sustainable Development
"...think about the kind of places you want to be in, and make, and fight for, in the future."
Laureation Address: Sir Rory Collins FRS
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine. Laureation by Professor Deborah Williamson Dean of Medicine.
Graduation address: Alastair Merrill, Vice-Principal (Governance)
“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”
Laureation Address: Alan Cumming
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. Laureation by Bishop Wardlaw Professor Kathryn Rudy, School of Art History and St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
Graduation Address: Professor Christopher Baddeley, School of Chemistry
“It is your generation that, given appropriate resources, have the talent, expertise and powers of persuasion to identify and deliver solutions.”
Laureation Address: Professor Philip Rees CBE FBA
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science. Laureation by Professor Nissa Finney, School of Geography and Sustainable Development.