Two of the University of Glasgow’s senior academics – Professor Ken Brown and Professor Michele Burman – have been made Commanders of the British Empire (CBEs) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

GCOSI chair and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick has been honoured with a CBE for services to business and the economy.

Professor Brown, FRSE, is Professor of Mathematics and has received a CBE in recognition of his services to mathematical sciences. His area of research expertise is non-commutativity, which in simple terms means that ‘a x b is different from b x a’.

Professor Michele Burman is Professor of Criminology and Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences. She has a long-standing research interest in violence against women, in particular the criminal justice response to rape, sexual assault and domestic violence. She has allied research interests in the areas of gender, crime and criminal justice with a particular interest in young women and girls at risk of being drawn into the criminal justice system.

Professor Graham Wren, special adviser to the principal at the University of Strathclyde, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List, in recognition of his services to Education, Science and Engineering.

Gillian Docherty, The Data Lab chief executive, has been awarded an OBE for services to information technology and business and UWS lecturer Maureen Bell has been recognised with an OBE for services to child protection.

Professor Wren said: “I am delighted that my contributions to education, science and engineering have been recognised in this way.

“My work at Strathclyde is of course as part of a team and it has been my privilege to work with Sir Jim and the many talented colleagues from across the university and beyond to play my part in our growth and engagement with industry over the years.”

Professor Brown said: “Increasingly, scientists and mathematicians think that the universe is non-commutative. Non-commutative algebra has become more and more important in maths over the last 100 years.

“I am very honoured and I regard this as recognition for the mathematical sciences community and the University of Glasgow rather than myself.”

Professor Burman said: “I am absolutely delighted and also rather overwhelmed by this honour.

“It is wonderful to be recognised in this way, but the award also reflects the work and support of colleagues in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow and especially in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) who have contributed so much to the growth and vibrancy of Criminology in Scotland.”