| 1969 | B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.) Loughborough University |
| 1969 | D.I.S. (Diploma in Industrial Studies) Loughborough University |
| 1972 | Ph.D. Loughborough University |
| 1980 | C.Chem., FRSC (Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry) |
| 1983 | D.Sc. London University |
| 1990 | FRS The Royal Society (London) |
| 1994 | D.Sc. Honoris Causa Loughborough University |
| 1997 | M.A. University of Cambridge |
| 1999 | Sc.D. University of Cambridge |
| 2000 | D.Sc. Honoris Causa University of Salamanca, Spain |
| 2000 | F.I.C. Fellowship of Imperial College |
| 2001 | Honorary Fellowship, Chemical Research Society of India |
| 2002 | CBE Commander of the British Empire |
| 2003-2009 | C. Biol. FSB (Fellowship of the Society of Biology) |
| 2003 | D.Sc. (Hon.) University of Huddersfield |
| 2004-2016 | C.Sci. Science Council, Chartered Scientist |
| 2005 | Honorary Fellowship, Cardiff University |
| 2005 | F.Med.Sci The Academy of Medical Sciences |
| 2007 | Foreign Member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters |
| 2009 | Foreign Fellow, Indian National Science Academy |
| 2009 | C.Biol. FRSB Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology |
| 2022 | Foreign Member, Spanish Royal Academy of Pharmacy |
| 2022 | HonFRSC – The Royal Society of Chemistry |