Scientists recognised in 2022 New Year’s Honours list

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Contributions to science and the UK’s pandemic response rewarded in annual list

A number of researchers have featured in the UK’s 2022 New Year’s Honours list, recognising their contributions to science.

Nazira Karodia from Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Nottingham’s Robert Mokaya were both honoured for their ‘services to the chemical sciences’, with Karodia receiving an MBE and Mokaya an OBE. The University of York’s Lucy Carpenter received an MBE for ‘services to atmospheric chemistry’.