Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner is to receive an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University this year. The award recognises her work promoting and championing children, young people and women's rights over the last 25 years.
The announcement comes after Geri recently visited the university and met with Sir Chris Husbands, vice-chancellor, and students from media arts and communication. She was introduced to the South Yorkshire Children's University initiative, which helps raise aspirations and opportunities for hundreds of children and young people across the region, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, by providing inclusive extra-curricular enrichment activities.
Geri also met with women's rights expert Dr Suni Toor, whose award-winning work has helped to transform the support for female victims of violence in India, and learned more about Sheffield Hallam's Athena Swan initiatives to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. Geri will collect her honorary doctorate award at a degree ceremony during Sheffield Hallam's graduation fortnight in November.
