The Chancellor, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, visited the University yesterday to visit two colleges and preside over the 2010 Honorary Degree Congregation.

Prince Philip’s first stop was Homerton College where he was welcomed by College Principal Dr Kate Pretty. He met staff and students and unveiled a plaque to mark the College achieving full college status in the University with the award of a Royal Charter. Under the new Charter, the Chancellor of the University is also Visitor of Homerton College.
 

At Corpus Christi College the Chancellor viewed the Chronophage clock and met its inventor and college benefactor Dr John C. Taylor. He was shown around the new Taylor Library by the Master of the College, Mr Stuart Laing, and visited the Parker Library which has been extensively refurbished. He then joined this year’s Honorands for a reception and lunch prior to the afternoon congregation in the Senate House.

Listen to interviews with the Honorands:
 

 

The following eight distinguished individuals were honoured:
 

GEORGE JOHN MITCHELL, Hon. G.B.E. Lawyer, formerly a United States Senator, sometime Chairman of the International Body on Arms Decommissioning in Northern Ireland and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (Doctor of Law).
 

RATAN NAVAL TATA, Hon. K.B.E., Chairman of the Tata Group of Companies. (Doctor of Law)
 

Dame LOUISE NAPIER JOHNSON, D.B.E., F.R.S. David Phillips Professor of Molecular Biophysics Emerita in the University of Oxford. (Doctor of Science)
 

Sir ANDREW JOHN WILES, K.B.E., M.A.,Ph.D., F.R.S., Honorary Fellow of Clare College, James S McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University. (Doctor of Science)
 

GEOFFREY WILLIAM HILL, M.A., F.R.S.L. Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, poet and critic, University Professor and Professor of Literature and Religion Emeritus, Boston University. (Doctor of Letters)
 

RICHARD SENNETT, F.R.S.L., Hon. F.R.I.B.A. Visiting Fellow-Commoner of Trinity College, University Professor of the Humanities, New York University, Professor of Sociology and Academic Governor, The London School of Economics and Political Sciences. (Doctor of Letters)
 

Sir HARRISON BIRTWISTLE, C.H., F.R.A.M Composer, Henry Purcell Professor of Composition Emeritus, King's College, University of London. (Doctor of Music)
 

Dame EVELYN ELIZABETH ANN GLENNIE, D.B.E., F.R.A.M., F.R.C.M. Percussionist. (Doctor of Music)
 

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