[1][3] Her doctoral thesis, which she submitted in 1969, was titled "The concept of 'illusion' in French XVIIIth century aesthetic theory".

[3] In 2005, she retired and was appointed Emerita Professor, although she continues some work at QMUL as a professorial research fellow.

[5] In 1966, Hobson made a brief tour of parts of Afghanistan (Badahkshan, Pactia) in the company of the author John Griffiths and the orientalist Jill Butterworth.

[1] In 1997, Hobson was appointed a Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Government.

[5] In the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to French language and literature.