Congratulations to members of the RSM community named in Birthday Honours

Congratulations to the RSM members and collaborators recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 for their outstanding contributions. We are delighted to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. Through shared expertise and collaboration, our community continues to advance healthcare and improve lives.

RSM members honoured:

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Sir Simon Wessely FRS FMedSci, Regius Professor of Psychiatry, King's College London and Past President of the RSM
For services to Mental Health

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Professor Tilli Tansey OBE FMedSci, Division of Biosciences, University College London, and William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
For services to the understanding and promotion of medical history and science

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Professor Christina Cunliffe, Chief Executive and Principal, The College of Health
For services to health education

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr Maurice Cheng, Chief Executive, Institute of Osteopathy
For services to osteopathy

Long-term RSM collaborators:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Professor Owen Bowden-Jones, Clinical Psychiatrist and Chair, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
For services to addiction rehabilitation and public service

Professor Bola Owolabi, Director for Health Inequalities, NHS England, and General Practitioner, Creswell and Langwith Centres
For services to reducing health inequalities