In 1993 Crighton was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society . However, he was not the only member of his department to achieve this honour and it is certainly a great tribute to his leadership that, remarkably, fifteen members of his department had been so honoured by 1999.
Sa 1993 Crighton ay elected sa isang Fellowship ng Royal Society. Gayunman, siya ay hindi lamang ang mga miyembro ng kanyang departamento upang makamit ang karangalan at ito ay tiyak isang magandang pugay sa kanyang pamumuno na, halatang-halata, labinlimang miyembro ng kanyang departamento had been kaya't naparangalan sa pamamagitan ng 1999.