‘Game-changers’ in sport, business and environment to be recognised

Irish filmmaker Aoife McArdle   (MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Irish filmmaker Aoife McArdle (MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Two of Northern Ireland’s most successful television exports who have been instrumental in bringing some of the biggest global hits to the screen are among those set to receive honorary degrees from Ulster University.

The list of honourees includes director and producer of gripping AppleTV+ series Severance, Aoife McArdle, Netflix VFX Executive Laura Livingstone, Belfast-born kickboxing legend and businessman, Billy Murray, and director general of Europe’s biggest conservation charity, The National Trust, Hilary McGrady.