Awards
- Royal Society of Chemistry Simonsen Lectureship Sponsored by AstraZeneca, 2005
- Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2003
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, 2002
- Royal Society of Chemistry Award in Natural Products Chemistry Sponsored by Roche Products Ltd., 2001
- The iAc Award for Innovation in Applied Catalysis (with Professor D. Chadwick and Dr. D.C. Braddock)., 2001
- Glaxo Wellcome Award for Innovative Chemistry, 2000
- The Specialised Organic Sector Association 2000 Innovation Award (with Professor D. Chadwick and Dr D.C. Braddock), 2000
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1999
- Royal Society of Chemistry Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by CIBA Specialty Chemicals, 1997
- Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Lectureship, 1994
- Japan Society of the Promotion of Science Fellowship, 1989
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1987
- American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 1986
- Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Medal, 1986
- Royal Society of Chemistry Harrison Medal, 1982
- Imperial College Armstrong Medal, 1981
- Royal Society of Chemistry Medola Medal, 1980