Honours and Awards
- Donald Reid Medal – in 2006 Beral was recognised by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for her ground-breaking work in cancer epidemiology and women’s health, most notably through the Million Women study, as well as her earlier contributions to the School.
- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2000.
- Honorary MD, University of Aberdeen, 2005
- Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, University of Aberdeen, 2000.
- Fellow of the Royal Society – for scientific contributions to epidemiology.
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
- Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List "for eminent service to medicine and women's health through significant advances in cancer research and epidemiology, through seminal contributions to public health policy and as a mentor to young scientists."
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