They were:
Catherine Cesarsky, astronomer and former President of the International Astronomical Union (Doctor of Science)
Yusuf Hamied, pharmaceutical chemist and Chairman of Cipla Limited, Honorary Fellow of Christ's College (Doctor of Science)
Ian McKellen, actor and director, Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College (Doctor of Letters)
Dan McKenzie, geophysicist, Fellow of King's College and Royal Society Professor of Earth Sciences Emeritus (Doctor of Science)
Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow, Astronomer Royal, former Master of Trinity College and Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics Emeritus (Doctor of Science)
Albie Sachs, lawyer, campaigner against apartheid and retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (Doctor of Law)
Mitsuko Uchida, pianist and winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society (Doctor of Music)
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University of Cambridge Honorary Degrees 2014
19 June 2014
Seven distinguished individuals were given Honorary Degrees, the highest honour that the University of Cambridge can bestow, by the Chancellor at a special ceremony in the Senate House today (Thurs).