In 2025, Professor of the King’s College London and member of the Scientific Board of AE Tbilisi Hub, Prof. Kate Tchanturia was awarded the Memebr of British Empire (MBE) for her contributions to science. The award was conferred by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne at a ceremonial event held at Buckingham Palace.
Professor Kate Tchanturia is an internationally acclaimed scientist and the first Georgian female researcher elected as a member of Academia Europaea. She is the recipient of the British Psychological Society’s highest honor for Distinguished Contribution to Practice (2021). In 2023, she received the National Award of Georgia; in 2024, she was elected President of the Eating Disorders Research Society (EDRS); and in 2025, she was awarded the Member of British Empire (MBE) for her contributions to science, presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace.
