Our warm congratulations to the four King’s Fellows and alumnae who have been recognised in the 2025 New Year Honours:
Dr Eleanor Sharpston (KC 1973 and Emerita Fellow) has been made Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to Justice and to the Education of Law in the UK and Europe.
A distinguished Barrister, Dame Eleanor has combined a career in practice at the Bar with academic posts, such as her recent Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professorship in Legal Science at Cambridge. She was Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg from 2006 until 2020 - one of the first women to hold this key position. In her time as a student at King’s, she was Captain of the Boat Club.Professor Ashley Moffett (Fellow in Medical Sciences at King’s since 1997) has received a CMG, joining the list of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George, for services to Women’s Reproductive Health and to Clinical Research and Practice.
An authority on the immunology of human reproduction, Professor Moffett has taught and trained generations of medical students and physicians both in the UK and East Africa.
Following the announcement, she commented:
"I am delighted by this honour that is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of my many colleagues both here in Cambridge and in Uganda who are working together so tirelessly to support women in the field of maternal health."In March 2024 Professor Moffett received an honorary doctorate at the Karolinska Institutet for a lifetime of research.
Among those recognised in this year's Honours are also two other King's alumnae:
Ruth Cairnie (KC 1974) has been awarded a damehood for services to Industry. Dame Ruth is the Chair of Babcock International Group plc and the Senior Independent Director at BT Group plc. She was the first woman to chair a major UK defence company.
Dr Jocelyn Cornwell (KC 1972) has been awarded an MBE for Services to Patients’ Experience of Care and to Patient Safety. She founded The Point of Care Foundation to keep patients' experience of care high on the agenda of policy-makers and boards, and to work with managers and frontline staff to improve the experiences of both staff and patients.
