科学家、慈善家、电影大师：2022年牛津大学年度庆典颁发荣誉学位

在2022年6月22日牛津大学的年度庆典仪式上，世界上被引用次数最多的生态学家之一、美国中世纪研究学家、获奖英国演员、喜剧表演者、电视节目主持人以及知名慈善家等九位嘉宾在仪式上被授予牛津大学荣誉学位。

牛津大学的年度庆典每年举行一次，是大学向全球杰出人士颁发荣誉学位，并对大学捐赠支持方表示感谢的仪式。

上午，荣誉学位的获得者加入了牛津传统的列队游行，途中在荣誉学位手册上签下他们的名字，然后继续行进前往谢尔顿剧院，这是自1670年以来，牛津大学年度庆典仪式一直以来举行的场所。

牛津大学校长兼荣誉学位委员会主席女爵路易丝·理查森教授说：“我们很高兴有这个机会来表彰和庆祝这九位杰出的荣誉学位获得者在各个领域取得的无数成就。他们一起给我们带来了启迪和快乐，并改善了全世界人民的生活。”

One of the world’s most highly cited ecologists, an American medievalist, and an award-winning British actor, comedian, television presenter, and philanthropist were among the nine recipients of honorary degrees at Oxford University’s Encaenia ceremony on 22 June 2022.

Encaenia is held annually and is the ceremony at which the University of Oxford awards honorary degrees to distinguished men and women, and commemorates its benefactors. 

In the morning the recipients joined the traditional public procession, stopping to sign their names in the Honorary Degrees Book, before processing to the Sheldonian Theatre, where the Encaenia ceremony has been held in some form since 1670.

Professor Dame Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, and Chair of the Committee on Honorary Degrees, said: ‘We are delighted to have this opportunity to recognise and to celebrate the myriad accomplishments of our nine distinguished honorands across a wide range of fields. Together they have enlightened us, entertained us, and improved the lives of people around the world.’

九位荣誉博士学位获得者的简介如下：

德纳姆男爵、阿拉·瓦基斯·达尔齐教授（PC OM KBE FRS），是一位外科医生、学者和政治家。在他当前职务中，达尔齐教授是伦敦帝国理工学院全球健康创新研究所的联合主任，并在伦敦帝国理工学院担任保罗·哈姆林外科教授席位。为了表彰他在外科技术研究和开发方面的成就，达尔齐教授被选为皇家工程院荣誉院士、医学科学院院士，并在2013年被选为皇家学会院士。2002年，他因在医学和外科方面的服务而被授予骑士勋章，2007年被任命为上议院议员。自2009年以来，他一直是女王陛下最尊贵的枢密院成员，并于2016年被授予荣誉勋章。

莱尼·亨利爵士（CBE）是英国获奖的演员、喜剧演员、歌手、电视节目主持人、作家和慈善家。他因共同创立了慈善组织"喜剧救济"（Comic Relief）而闻名，在过去的30年里，公众向其捐赠了超过10亿英镑。莱尼爵士出生于达德利，在选秀比赛"新面孔"中获胜，并在16岁时开始从事电视工作。他的首次亮相是在英国有史以来第一个全黑人情景喜剧《如此一家人》中。他的其他电视作品包括《小镇疑云》、《辛迪加》、《长歌》和传记片《丹尼和人类动物园》。最近获得的奖项包括2019年南岸表演奖的杰出成就奖和2016年英国电影学院奖的电视杰出贡献奖。莱尼爵士是多元化的倡导者，他是伯明翰城市大学的荣誉校长，并在大学设立了莱尼·亨利多元化中心。2019年，他发布了回忆录《我又是谁》，并将很快发布其第二部《崛起》。他还在2021年秋季出版了他的第一本儿童书《有翅膀的男孩》

出生于苏丹的莫·易卜拉欣博士是一位电信企业家和慈善家。1989年，他创立了手机咨询和软件供应商供国际移动系统公司，并于1998年创立了Celtel国际公司，在非洲开创了移动服务。除了杰出的商业生涯外，他还是非洲欧洲基金会的共同创始人和联合主席，该基金会于2020年启动，旨在重设和加强非洲欧洲关系。他还是莫·易卜拉欣基金会的创始人和主席，该基金会成立于2006年，旨在支持非洲大陆的良好治理和卓越领导力。2007年，他设立了莫·易卜拉欣非洲领导成就奖。易卜拉欣博士获得了多家学术机构颁发的许多荣誉学位和教席，并获得了许多著名的全球奖项。

威廉·切斯特·乔丹教授是美国中世纪研究学者，也是普林斯顿大学戴顿-斯托克顿历史学教授，他在那里教授有关中世纪的课程。在普林斯顿大学工作期间，乔丹教授曾担任谢尔比·库洛姆·戴维斯历史研究中心的执行主任，并担任中世纪研究系际委员会和项目的主席。他还担任过大学历史系主任（2008-2017）。乔丹教授曾被选为美国中世纪学院、美国哲学学会和美国艺术与科学学院的院士。他获得了许多荣誉和奖项，包括普林斯顿大学人文科学杰出成就伯格曼奖和普林斯顿大学校长杰出教学奖。

The honorand’s biographies are as follows:

Professor Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, PC, OM, KBE, FRS, is a surgeon, academic and politician. Among his current appointments, Professor Darzi is co-Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London. In recognition of his achievements in the research and development of surgical technologies, Professor Darzi has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and in 2013 was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was Knighted for services in medicine and surgery in 2002 and was appointed to the House of Lords in 2007. He has remained a member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council since 2009 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 2016. 

Sir Lenny Henry CBE is a British award-winning actor, comedian, singer, television presenter, writer and philanthropist. He is well-known for co-founding Comic Relief, to which the public has donated more than £1 billion over the last 30 years. Born in Dudley, Sir Lenny won the talent competition New Faces and started working in television when he was 16 years old. His debut was in Britain’s first ever all-black sitcom, The Fosters. His other television credits include Broadchurch, The Syndicate, The Long Song and the biographic Danny and The Human Zoo. Recent awards include an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2019 South Bank Show Awards and a 2016 BAFTA for Outstanding Contribution to Television. Sir Lenny is an advocate for diversity, and set up The Lenny Henry Centre for Diversity at Birmingham City University, where he is Chancellor. In 2019, he released his memoir Who Am I Again? and will soon be releasing its second instalment Rising to the Surface. He also published his first children’s book The Boy With Wings in autumn 2021. 

Sudanese-born Dr Mo Ibrahim is a telecommunications entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1989 he founded cellular consulting and software provider Mobile Systems International, and in 1998, Celtel International, which pioneered mobile services in Africa. In addition to a distinguished business career he is the co-founder and co-chair of the Africa Europe Foundation, which was launched in 2020 to reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations. He is also founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which he established in 2006 to support good governance and exceptional leadership on the African continent. In 2007 he initiated the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Dr Ibrahim has received numerous honorary degrees and fellowships from a range of academic institutions and is the recipient of a number of prestigious global awards. 

Professor William Chester Jordan is an American medievalist and is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University, where he teaches courses on the Middle Ages. During his career at Princeton, Professor Jordan has served as Executive Director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies and as Chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee and Program in Medieval Studies. He also served as Chairman of the Department of History (2008-2017). Professor Jordan has been elected as a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received a number of honours and awards including the Behrman Award of Princeton University for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities and the President’s Award of Princeton University for Distinguished Teaching. 

简·卢琛科博士是俄勒冈州立大学的大学杰出教授。作为世界上最重要的、被引用次数最多的生态学家之一，她将自己的知识用于学术界和公共政策领域。她曾担任过各种政府和外交职务，包括在巴拉克·奥巴马总统的政府中，担任美国商务部负责海洋和大气事务的副部长和美国第一位海洋科学特使，及目前在拜登政府的科技政策办公室负责气候和环境事务的副主管。她对海洋和气候变化的研究为她赢得了国家科学院和国家科学基金会的最高荣誉。她的信念是要用科学和社会参与来解决我们最大的挑战。

西达·斯科波尔教授是一位美国社会科学家，目前是哈佛大学政府和社会学的维克多·托马斯教授。她有影响力的工作集中在重大革命和福利国家的发展，以及美国的志愿协会、社会运动和当代右翼政治。斯科波尔教授是美国三大跨学科荣誉学会的成员：美国艺术与科学学会（1994年当选）、美国哲学学会（2006年当选）和美国国家科学院（2008年当选）。2007年，她被授予著名的乔翰·斯凯特政治学奖。她是学者战略网络的共同创始人和负责人，该网络鼓励全美高校的学者参与公共事务。

苏珊·所罗门教授，现任美国麻省理工学院李和杰拉尔丁·马丁环境研究教授，是大气科学领域的世界领袖。她的众多成就包括担任政府间气候变化专门委员会2007年科学报告的联席主席，以及担任南极洲麦克默多站国家臭氧考察队的首席项目科学家。她获得了许多荣誉和奖项，包括著名的瑞典科学院克拉弗德奖。因为她在臭氧层空洞领域的发现，一条南极冰川以她的名字命名来认可其成就。

伯纳德·泰勒（CBE DL FRSC），是一位英国有机化学科学家，曾在制造业工业及企业财务部门担任高管职务多年。他是牛津大学的代理长官和圣约翰书院的荣誉学者。自2011年以来，他一直是牛津郡的副中尉，并因对商业、教育和艺术的服务而在2017年女王生日荣誉中被授予大英帝国司令勋章。泰勒在圣约翰书院曾作为学者研究化学，后来担任牛津大学的校董会成员（在2003-2011年期间担任两届）。随后他继续在大学的许多委员会任职，同时也是医学科学部和数学、物理和生命科学部的董事。他目前是托马斯·怀特牛津有限公司、泰勒慈善基金、1851年皇家展览委员会、加辛顿歌剧院和皇家学会顾问委员会的主席。他还在在2014年帮助创立了牛津大学的风投公司牛津科学企业（OSE plc），目前还担任机构的董事。

出生于德国的维姆·文德斯在20世纪70年代作为新德国电影的先驱之一在国际上崭露头角，被认为是当代德国电影的最重要人物。除了许多获奖的故事片之外，他作为编剧、导演、制片人、摄影师和作家的工作还包括许多纪录片、国际摄影展和专著、电影书籍和散文集。他的纪录片《乐士浮生录》（1999年）、《皮娜》（2011年）和《社会中坚》（2014年）都获得了奥斯卡奖的提名。在他的荣誉头衔和职位中，文德斯自1996年以来一直担任欧洲电影学院院长。他还荣获多个荣誉博士学位，并在2015年被授予柏林州荣誉勋章。

Dr Jane Lubchenco is University Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University. One of the world’s foremost and most highly cited ecologists, she has put her knowledge to use in both academia and public policy. She has served in various government and diplomatic positions, including U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the first U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean – in President Barack Obama’s administration – and now as Deputy Director for Climate and Environment in the Biden White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Her research into the ocean and climate change earned her the highest honours from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation. She believes in using science and engaging society to solve our biggest challenges. 

Professor Theda Skocpol is an American social scientist who is currently the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her influential work has focused on major revolutions and the development of welfare states as well as on U.S. voluntary associations, social movements, and contemporary right-wing politics. Professor Skocpol is a member of all three major U.S. interdisciplinary honor societies: the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 1994), the American Philosophical Society (elected 2006), and the National Academy of Sciences (elected 2008). In 2007, she was awarded the prestigious Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. She co-founded and directs the Scholars Strategy Network, which encourages public engagement by scholars at colleges and universities across the United States. 

Professor Susan Solomon, currently Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a world-leader in atmospheric science. Her many achievements include serving as co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007 science report and as Head Project Scientist of the National Ozone Expedition at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. She has received many honours and awards including the prestigious Crafoord Prize of the Swedish Academy of Sciences. Her discoveries around the ozone hole were recognised by having an Antarctic glacier named in her honour. 

Bernard Taylor CBE, DL, FRSC, is a British scientist (organic chemist) who has worked in manufacturing industry and then corporate finance at a senior level for many years. He is Deputy Steward of the University of Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of St. John’s College. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire since 2011 and was appointed CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 for services to business, education and the arts. Taylor read Chemistry at St. John’s College (scholar) and went on to become a Member of Council at the University of Oxford (serving two terms between 2003-2011). He continues to serve on many University committees as well as being on the Board of the Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division. He is currently Chairman of Thomas White Oxford Limited, the Taylor Charitable Settlement, the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Garsington Opera and the Advisory Board of the Royal Society. He is also director of OSE plc (Oxford Sciences Enterprises), which he helped found in 2014. 

German-born Wim Wenders came to international prominence as one of the pioneers of New German Cinema during the 1970s and is considered a foremost figure in contemporary German film. In addition to his many prize-winning feature films, his work as a scriptwriter, director, producer, photographer and author also encompasses numerous documentary films, international photo exhibitions and monographs, film books and prose collections. His documentary films Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014) have all been nominated for an Oscar. Among his honorary titles and positions, Wenders has been President of the European Film Academy since 1996. He also holds a number of honorary doctorates, and was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin in 2015.