Members of RAU staff attend Education and Skills Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
15 May 2025
Seven members of staff from the Royal Agricultural University were honoured to attend yesterday’s Education and Skills Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Nominated by RAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery, the staff members and their guests enjoyed a wonderful day in the May sunshine.
Two staff members – Dr Kelly Hemmings and Katy Duke – were even chosen to meet HM King Charles III, who is himself the Patron of the RAU.
The staff members who attended the Education and Skills Garden Party were:
Professor Xianmin Chang, RAU Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (China Programmes);
Katy Duke, Head of Enterprise and Employability at the RAU;
Ryan Hanson, RAU Director of Campus Experience;
Dr Kelly Hemmings, RAU Associate Professor of Ecology and Agroecosystems;
Dr Patricia Mathabe, RAU Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Technology;
Dr Lindah Muzangwa, RAU Lecturer in Agricultural Sciences;
James Watson, RAU Student Recruitment Officer (Outreach)
Congratulations to them all!