Kan 2013, naelihir sya bilang Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) asin kan 2017, inelihir sya bilang sarong Fellow of the Royal Society (PRS).[1][2] Kan 2018, ginibo siyang kagalang - galang na Doktor kan Siyensya ni Leeds University.[3] Kan 2016, nanggana si Propesor Hegerl sa Hans Sigrist Prize "or her groundbreaking scientific work in this year’s prize field, 'The Human Fingerprint on the Earth System"[4]