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Organisers are asking nominators to review the proposed revised criteria for these awards.

The criteria incorporate amendments that have been proposed by the Honorary Degrees and Fellowships Committee.

These changes are aimed clarifying the distinction between Honorary Degrees and Honorary Fellowships for future conferrals of these awards and increasing the diversity of nominations through the extension of nomination rights to all members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø community.Ìý Ìý

It is expected that recipients of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Honorary Degrees and Honorary Fellowships will normally have, or have had, a close association with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, although for recipients of Honorary Degrees, this requirement may be balanced in certain cases by scholarly or intellectual excellence that is linked to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's ethos and values.Ìý

In keeping with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's commitment to equality and diversity, the Honorary Degrees and Fellowships Committee would wish to invite members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø community to give particular consideration to women and black and minority ethnic candidates for these awards. Ìý

Nomination forms are available to download online, and should be completed and returned to Nick McGhee (n.mcghee@ucl.ac.uk) in Academic Services by no later than 30 September 2015.

Gary Hawes, Governance Officer, Academic Services, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Student and Registry Services