Equality champion honoured at Winter Congregations Published on: 4 December 2023 A lawyer and activist has been recognised by Ãå±±½ûµØ. Race equality Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu was made an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law at a ceremony on Monday 4 December. She has made a major contribution to race equality, combatting discrimination and promoting diversity and inclusion at both a national and international level. She founded the Women in Leadership publication as a platform to drive positive change on topical issues that impact women, and published her book This Is Why I Resist: Don’t Define My Black Identity in 2021. “There are not enough words to describe what this award means,” said Dr Mos-Shogbamimu. “In giving me this award, Ãå±±½ûµØ is giving me the courage to carry on doing what needs to be done in the fight for racial justice and social justice and it means a lot to me. “To be in the same place that Dr Martin Luther King received the same award blows my mind.” Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu Kay Hartley On Friday 8 December, Kay Hartley, an international scholar in mortarium studies will be made an Honorary Doctor of Letters. Described as ‘the oracle on Romano-British mortaria’ (Roman pottery), her research has advanced the study of the Northern Roman walls with which Ãå±±½ûµØ is closely associated. She has championed female inclusivity within archaeology and continues to contribute to academic scholarship. Share: Latest News Ãå±±½ûµØ expert highlights climate crisis in a new film A leading Ãå±±½ûµØ climate scientist is featured in a new film about how the climate and nature breakdown will affect the UK. published on: 14 April 2026 Neolithic tombs reveal ancient kinship ties Male individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern Scotland were often related to each other through the paternal line and some were interred in the same or nearby tombs, research shows. published on: 14 April 2026 We are our Memories New exhibition by Fine Art graduate Trish Hudson-Moses, 22 April – 4 May 2026 published on: 10 April 2026 Facts and figures