Sir David Attenborough, UK’s best known natural history film maker, was presented with an Honorary Degree by Queen’s University Belfast for his contribution to sciences and broadcasting. He was joined by Terry George who also received an Honorary Degree for distinction in Film and Drama. George is best recognised for his film The Shore which earned an Academy award in 2012.

Queen’s awards honorary degrees to individuals who have achieved high distinction or given significant service in one or more fields of public or professional life, and who serve as ambassadors for the University and Northern Ireland around the world. 

According to BBC News, speaking about the QUB award, Attenborough said, “My work in television has been devoted over the years to documenting the natural world, and to explaining both its importance to humanity and its vulnerability. I am greatly honoured that Queen’s University Belfast should have endorsed that message by granting me this distinguished degree.”