Edward Enninful and Wayne McGregor among Honorary Doctorates bestowed upon outstanding individuals by Royal College of Art

Edward Enninful OBE, Editor-in-Chief, British Vogue & European Editorial Director, Vogue, and Wayne McGregor CBE, multi-award winning choreographer, director and the Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer, today receive Honorary Doctorates from Chancellor of the Royal College of Art, Sir Jony Ive, in a ceremony at the iconic Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank.

10 outstanding individuals are being awarded with Honorary Doctorates and Honorary Fellowships from the world’s leading art and design university in September 2023. These awards are the highest recognition the College can bestow upon an individual and they celebrate exceptional accomplishments. The 10 recipients will be awarded across three Convocation ceremonies which are being held over three days in September at the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, alongside over 2,000 students graduating from the RCA in the fields of Design, Communication, Architecture and the Arts & Humanities.

Honorary Doctorates:

• Edward Enninful OBE, Editor-in-Chief, British Vogue
• Wayne McGregor CBE, Artistic Director, Studio Wayne McGregor
• Ian Griffiths, Creative Director, Max Mara
• Professor Dava Newman, Director, MIT Media Lab
• Vera Neubauer, Animator and Filmmaker
• Professor Lou Yongqi, Vice President, Tongji University

Honorary Fellowships:

• Professor Terry Irwin, Director, Transition Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
• Eddie Opara, Partner, Pentagram
• Helen Protheroe, Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Philanthropy, Allen Institute
• Natasha Jen, Partner, Pentagram

Photography by Shaun James Cox