 Rebuck was fifth in a 2006 "Observer" list of the top people in the British books industry, and at ninth place in a 2011 "Guardian" version of the list.In February 2013, she was assessed as the tenth most powerful woman in the UK by "Woman's Hour" on BBC Radio 4.In February 2015, Rebuck succeeded Sir Neil Cossons as pro-provost and chair of council (the governing body) at the Royal College of Art; she joined the RCA council in 1999.