http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/697-midge-ure/rss20.xml en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement <p><em><small>Written by <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14">Tim Saunders</a></small></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/697-midge-ure">Midge Ure</a> – the musician who helped <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/24-bob-geldof">Bob Geldof</a> organize Band Aid and co-wrote <em>Do They Know It’s Christmas?</em> – has received an honorary doctorate for his humanitarian work.</p> <p>The 55-year-old former singer for Ultravox was presented with the degree at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, an honor that follows similar awards from universities in Edinburgh, Abertay and Paisley.</p> <p>Ure – who was awarded with an <span class="caps">OBE</span> in 2005 – is still a member of the Band Aid Trust and still gives his time to organizing benefit events, such as Geldof’s <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/10-live-8">Live 8</a> events three years ago.</p> <p>Ure said he was &#8220;overwhelmed and extremely pleased&#8221; to receive the award and urged fellow graduates to &#8220;make a difference&#8221;.</p> <h6>Related past articles</h6> <ul class="item-links"> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1631-nicole-kidman-delivers-anti-violence-petition-to-un">Nicole Kidman Delivers Anti-Violence Petition To UN</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1614-all-saints-get-naked-for-charity-auction">All Saints Get Naked For Charity Auction</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1545-bob-geldof-to-give-charity-talk-down-under">Bob Geldof To Give Charity Talk Down Under</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1485-whatever-it-takes-for-christmas">Whatever It Takes For Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1470-sir-bob-geldof-honored-for-music-and-humanitarian-work">Sir Bob Geldof Honored For Music And Humanitarian Work</a></li></ul> <hr> <small> <p> Want to write for us, or help with our research? <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contribute">Find out more about contributing.</a> </p> <p> Copyright &copy; 2008 <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/">Look To The Stars</a>. This article may not be reproduced without explicit written permission; if you are not reading this in your news reader, the site you are viewing is illegally infringing our copyright, and we would be grateful if you would <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/about#contact">contact us</a>. </p> </small> </hr> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1635 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1635-band-aid-founder-awarded-honorary-degree Midge Ure Bob Geldof Band Aid Ultravox Band Aid Trust Live 8 Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Adoption, Fostering, Orphans AIDS Children Poverty