Honorary graduates

Read about the people who became honorary graduates of the University of Sussex in 2017.

What is an honorary graduate?

An honorary graduate is someone who is awarded a degree because of a contribution they've made to their field of expertise or society as a whole.

2017 honoraries

The following people became honorary graduates of the University of Sussex in 2017:

• Ernest Aryeetey
• Duncan Campbell
• Topher Campbell
• Paul Gilroy
• Dr Becky Parker MBE
• Yvonne Roberts
• John Rocha CBE
• Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
• Patrick Spottiswoode
• Professor Yanis Varoufakis.