Honorary Graduates
The Council听recognises individuals who make notable contributions to society by awarding them honorary degrees and听conferred the first degree in 1962.
Professores Emeriti
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The honorary title Professor Emeritus is awarded to retiring long-serving professors.听 The UC Council conferred the first Emeritus Professor award in 1962.听
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The benefits to which Professores Emeriti are entitled can be found in the Guideline: Benefits for Professor Emeritus.
Canterbury Distinguished Professors
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The Canterbury Distinguished Professor title is the highest title that can be awarded by the Council and is reserved for professors who clearly demonstrate world-class academic leadership and achievements of the highest international standing over a decade or more. Its recipients are of the level of Nobel Prize winners or equivalent.
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UC academic staff are not awarded the听Canterbury Distinguished Professor title, they may be granted the听Distinguished Professor rank.
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The following have been named Canterbury Distinguished Professors:
- 听(2004)
- Professor Robert Grubbs (2005)
- 听(2016)
