Recognition
Dr. Davies was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2003. Already a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), she was advanced to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
She is an Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, University of Oxford.
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