We are proud and delighted that Paul Heritage’s services to UK/Brazil collaboration through creative practice were recognised in the UK New Year’s Honours list in 2025 with an MBE.
On receiving his honour, Paul said: “20 years ago I was made a Knight of the Order of the Rio Branco by the Brazilian government for services to Brazilian/UK cultural relations. It now feels all the more special to receive this honour from my home country and I am incredibly proud to have received an MBE in The King’s New Year’s Honours list for 2025, a year which marks 200 years since Brazil and the UK first established diplomatic relations.
“This honour is of course a recognition of the dedication of the whole team at People’s Palace Projects and the extraordinary support I have received at Queen Mary University since I came here in 1996.”
You can read more about Paul’s distinguished career as an arts researcher, producer and activist on his biography page here.