TV presenter Maggie Philbin has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield.
Maggie, who presented 1970s Saturday morning TV show Swap Shop and 80s technology show Tomorrow’s World, was presented with her degree by head of informatics Dr Rupert Ward.
He told how Maggie Philbin became co-founder and CEO of the award-winning TeenTech, which inspires young people to engage with science and technology.
He said: “We would be in a far worse position, particularly in terms of the number of girls engaging with science and technology, without the truly remarkable role model we have here with us today.”
Maggie told fellow graduates: “When you get an opportunity, always push to one side that idea that this isn’t for me.
“You really do have the world in front of you and what’s really exciting is you have no idea what you will go on to do, so seize every opportunity.”
