 On 10 February 2015, she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the University of Bristol.After 18 years, she left Radio 4’s flagship current affairs programme in April 2018 to take over the lead on the lunchtime news broadcast "The World at One" from Martha Kearney.She was earning much less than her male colleagues, with John Humphrys earning more than four times her salary.