A professor at Lancaster University has received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace.
Distinguished Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine, was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours List for services to health and social care research.
Professor Rycroft-Malone said she was "delighted" to receive the honour.
"Whilst this is a personal award it would not have been possible without the talent and support of many colleagues with whom I have worked over the years," she said.
"I am humbled and honoured to have been recognised.”
Professor Andy Schofield, vice-chancellor of Lancaster University, said: “We could not be prouder to have Jo Rycroft-Malone as a colleague at Lancaster University and are delighted to see her recognised in this way.
“She combines excellence in academic leadership with a wonderful sense of humour.
"This national honour is a just reward for her sustained and significant service to Health and Social Care and I join with the whole Lancaster community in passing on our congratulations.”
Professor Rycroft-Malone was formerly the director for the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) Health and Social Care Services Delivery Research programme, chair of the National Institute for Care and Health Excellence (NICE) Implementation Strategy Group and is an Emerita Senior Research Leader for Health and Care Research Wales.
She has accumulated a body of research that resulted in her being listed by Thomson Reuters as one of the world’s most highly cited researchers.
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