Overview

• The first ceremony will start at 2 pm on June 30 followed by two ceremonies each day until July 4.
• Nine honorary degrees will be conferred to distinguished figures for contributions to the arts, politics, sport and science.
• Actor Alan Cumming is slated to be honored on July 3 with his honorary degree.
• BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner will receive his honorary degree at the final ceremony on July 4.
• Other recipients include sustainability campaigner Sara Parkin, US golfer Judy Rankin, scientist Eugene Koonin and feminist writer Cynthia Enloe.