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.

Katy Duke shaking hands with HM King Charles III

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!

Ryan Hanson at Buckingham Palace

Katy Duke and Dr Kelly Hemmings

James Watson in grounds of Buckingham Palace

Professor Xianmin Chang, Dr Patricia Mathabe, Dr Kelly Hemmings, Dr Lindah Muzangwa