Alexandra Vincent recognised with MBE for services to research funding

Alexandra Vincent, Chief Operating Officer and Divisional Registrar of the Humanities Division, has been appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours List.

The honour is for services to research funding in recognition of her achievements in her previous role of Chief Operating Officer for the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Alexandra said: “To have received this honour is such a wonderful recognition and I admit to being a little overwhelmed! Across my career I have had the joy of working with some amazing people and this recognition is really a tribute to those fantastic teams and individuals. Having worked in many different aspects of research funding and policy, I am particularly pleased that this highlights the importance of research funding in the arts and humanities and the contribution they make to all of our lives.

“With my new team, at the University of Oxford, as we look forward to the opening of the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, I am looking forward to continuing to demonstrate how important the arts and humanities are in navigating our way through the big challenges like AI, climate change, as well as social justice and human rights, that make this increasingly complex world.”

Professor Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, said: “Many congratulations to my Oxford colleagues who are recognised in the New Year Honours list 2024. Their outstanding achievements and service of people across the UK and the world continue to be a source of pride and inspiration for us all.”

You can read more about colleagues across the University who have been recognised in the New Year Honours list here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-12-30-new-year-honours-2024

The full list of honorands can be found on the UK Cabinet Office’s website: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/658daadd80a3bb000d9d05bd/NY24_-_GOV.UK_New_Year_Honours_List_2024.pdf