Comedian Susan Calman and broadcaster Andrew Neil will receive honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow this summer.
The institution is awarding 23 honorary doctorates to leading figures in the arts, broadcasting, music, science, medicine and law in recognition of outstanding achievements and contributions.
Calman will be honoured for her work as a broadcaster and comedian, but also for highlighting mental health issues and LGBT rights, while Neil will be recognised for his contribution to broadcasting and journalism.
Reverend Dr Angus Morrison, former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, will be honoured for his contribution to championing Gaelic, his work with refugee and asylum seekers, and changing attitudes within the Church to same-sex relationships.
Degrees will also be awarded to Sandy Brindley, chief executive and national co-ordinator at Rape Crisis Scotland and Dr Lena Wilson CBE, former chief executive of Scottish Enterprise.
The Lord Advocate, James Wolfe, will receive his honorary degree in his home town of Dumfries for his contribution to the law and public service in Scotland and beyond.
The Scottish composer John Maxwell Geddes, who died in September last year, will be posthumously awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music for his contribution as a "composer, educator and ambassador for our cultural life".
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel