Sir Geoff takes over from Dr Robert M. Buchan, a mining entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is standing down after almost eight years in the role. He serves as the Honorary President of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), an Edinburgh-based organisation which works to tackle discrimination and promote human rights and equality in the community, specifically with regard to the nine protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010. As a Board member of the Citizen Advice Bureau and Hanover Housing for older people he works to help a wide range of people in the community. Heriot-Watt explores how our leading research is shaping the industries of the future and jobs of tomorrow at Expo 2020. The word Pen, Palmer explains, means slave pen, the place where enslaved human beings were kept. Geoffrey Palmer, Noel Lloyd, Rowel Friers (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating 4 ratings published 1967. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer helped to examine Sir Henry Dundas's links to slavery. In 1991 Sir Geoff gained his Professorship and served in Japan as Visiting Professor at Kyoto University. It is an intellectual insult, Palmer feels, which stings as badly as the N word. In 2016 he was made a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple in London. He is particularly disgusted by those who say Dundas should be recognised for his role in finally abolishing slavery. He was vigorously attacked by then Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon for being a professor. Malted barley is used to produce beer, whisky and food products. He feels that they deserve New Zealanders thanks and respect rather than derision and abuse, believing it to be a difficult lifestyle with high pressure and frequent absences from home, which have unfortunate effects on family life. [5], In 1989, he became the first black professor in Scotland,[6] becoming a professor emeritus after he retired in 2005. 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Image: The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government symposium. He went on to a successful research career in Surrey before moving back to Heriot-Watt University in 1977 where he worked until his retirement in 2005. The dreadful irony is that as Scotland finally begins to listen to him, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is facing the possibility of his own death as he deals with a diagnosis of prostrate cancer. Linkedin Share. I arrived in Edinburgh as a research student in 1964 and I thank the City of Edinburgh Council for all it has done for the community. Sir Geoff Palmer, Professor Emeritus and Chancellor of Heriot Watt University, said: This award is more than a great honour; it is a recognition of all the people whose goodness has contributed to my life and work. He worked there for about six months. While the present system has improved outcomes for accident victims there is unfinished business. Theyre all in Jamaica. Were starting to try to address the past. He set up a Royal Commission to investigate the electoral system and propose modifications or alternatives. In 2018, he was appointed Jamaica's first Honorary Consul in Scotland and is the 2020 recipient of the Jamaican national honour, the Order of Distinction (Commander Class). Glasgow University recently publicised its historic links to slavery; Palmer is working with Scottish museums on how to come to terms with the legacy of empire; and Edinburgh Council had him advise on the Dundas statue. After an interview with Professor Anna Macleod, he secured a place to study for a PhD in grain science and technology jointly with Heriot-Watt College and the University of Edinburgh, beginning his doctorate in 1965. Sir Geoff Palmer, professor emeritus at Heriot . Palmer adds: Theres nobody in Germany making excuses for the Holocaust., The transatlantic slave trade saw 10-15 million Africans forcibly transported. Scotlands sense of itself as an egalitarian nation also holds the nation back from confronting the past, he feels. The late Sir Michael Cullen remarked in his recent memoir that Geoffrey in practice was not always the same as Geoffrey in theory.. For eight years he was New Zealands Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. In later life, Palmer realised that the reason his great-aunt was more fair-skinned than the rest of the family is because generations back, one of his female ancestors had been owned and raped by a slaver. The Heriot-Watt University emeritus professor makes a number of claims highlighting Scotland's role in the slave trade. His mother moved from Jamaica to London in 1951 and spent four years working and saving to earn enough to pay for passage for her two sons. At present there are limited resources and few relevant books on the topic. Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966 and practiced in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. Weve got plenty of stuff to fill it with, he adds wryly. He has an extensive list of publications in legal periodicals that can be accessed on theSocial Science Research Network. The professor is chairing a review group commissioned by the SNP/Labour run Edinburgh City Council looking at how the city remembers its role in historical racial injustice.. Slavery clashes up against that narrative. Sir Owen became a close friend and mentor for Sir Geoffrey, who shared his vision of a fair no-fault compensation system. Registered in England and Wales. Look at where you work. by Yes. New Zealand Law Journal, p. 124, May 2014, Victoria University of . Get all of the latest Geoff Palmer news from Edinburgh News. He left forNew Zealand to be a chair in law at Victoria University in Wellington before entering politics as the MP for Christchurch Central in 1979. He was Minister for the Environment 1987-1990. Sir Geoffreys support for a written constitution for New Zealand is widely known. [9] His father left home when he was seven years old;[10] after his mother moved to work as a dressmaker in England in 1948, part of the Windrush generation, Palmer grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, in the care of his eight aunts.[11]. Today, however, the plaque notes he was instrumental in deferring the abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and that as a result more than half a million enslaved Africans crossed the Atlantic. Renowned scientist and human rights activist, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, has today been named the new Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. Were discussing it openly at last. He had discovered how a small matter can develop into a huge political issue when as an MP on talkback radio he mentioned the thousands of unregistered dogs in Christchurch. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. (189 mm x 138 mm) Purchased, 1929 Primary Collection NPG 2403 He also quotes the abolitionist Charles Fox who said gradual abolition was gradual murder. Palmerserved as a member of the Government Inquiry into Operation Burnham that concerned the conduct of New Zealand military forces in Afghanistan and reported in 2020. There are positive steps being taken though, such as the proposal for the development of a National Museum of Human Rights in Greenock, a location that was once Scotlands premier sugar port. The proposed entrenched Bill of Rights includes an environmental right. Sir Geoffrey has accumulated many honours and accolades throughout his career. There were many other light-skinned Jamaicans besides his aunt all living reminders of the horrors of the past. Email Share. He applied for a joint PhD in grain science and technology at Heriot-Watt College and Edinburgh University. We remain committed to the promotion of justice, equality, diversity and inclusivity in all that we do. Palmer was appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber around 1704 and held the post until 1714. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. [36], In December 2022, with the Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Carloway, Palmer unveiled a plaque commemorating the 1778 Knight v Wedderburn case, which ruled that slavery was incompatible with Scots law. Palmer angrily points out that Dundas was responsible for promoting what has been called a gradualist approach to abolition which in reality meant extending the duration of slavery and causing widespread death and suffering. The legacy of Scottish slave traders can be seen in the bequest of buildings now used as museums, council buildings, schools, houses some still associated with past owners. racism. in 1978 while he was a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. People are watching us. Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, Professor Richard A. Williams, comments; Sir Geoff has been an inspiration to thousands of students and staff at this University for a number of years and his vision and leadership qualities will carry on the exceptional legacy left by his predecessor, Dr Robert M Buchan. Faculty of Law, PC, KCMG, BA, LLB Well, AC DJur Chic, DHumLittBarristerGlobal Affiliated Professor, College of Law, University of Iowa. Share this article: 5. Sir Geoff Palmer to lead review of Edinburgh's statues and street names. Sir Geoffrey claims his main aim was for "a career that has never been boring". David Caygill, Sir Geoffrey knew what he wanted to achieve and knew how to bring about change. He had many successes, always aided by the intellectual contribution and support of his wife, Margaret. Despite these hurdles, he was eventually accepted at a secondary school where he proved himself to be an excellent cricketer and was subsequently invited to attend a nearby grammar school. Were getting there as a society but theres been too much dilly-dallying when it comes to history.. They launched a consultation asking about whether some . Palmer simply wants streets, statues and buildings linked to slavery to be clearly marked with signs explaining the past. Further information: Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Luke Jackson. He repeatedly hears people claim the Romans had slaves, the Africans had slaves in an attempt to excuse Scotlands role. It has led to clashes with opponents, vilification, and insult. Geoff Palmer on brewing. Sir Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer OBE (/pmr/; born 9 April 1940)[1] is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a human rights activist. Twitter. In Parliament he held the offices of Attorney-General, Minister of Justice, Leader of the House, Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister. Palmer has also authored a book on the history of slavery, The Enlightenment Abolished: Citizens of Britishness (2007), and has spoken out extensively against the slave trade.[20][21]. He helped to secure the first export of British barley to China and has lectured on barley, malt and cereal grains in many countries such as Canada, the United States, Brazil, Jamaica, St Lucia, India and most European countries. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial He served as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1722. Sir Godfrey, also known as Geoff, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623. Sir Godfrey, also known as Geoff, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. granted degree awarding powers. "[25] On 4 April 2021, Palmer appeared on an episode of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, presenting his antique collection of silver sugar bowls and tongs. The address introduces Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Dr Andrew Butler's two books, A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand and Towards Democratic Renewal - Ideas for Constitutional Change in New Zealand, and their proposals for a written constitution. <br>Kingston-Upon-Thames <br> <br>I also have fond memories of one of my landladies who said that her renting rules were: "No heavy frying or cooking in my room." "To save water, permission for baths and clothes washing was required." "No ladies after 9.00pm.". After completing his degree at Leicester University Sir Geoff returned to Haringey, London to secure a job. The bowl was made to hold sugar from a place where people were being killed to make sugar, he told viewers. Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966. He wants cities like Glasgow where many streets are named after merchants involved in slavery to publicly recognise the past in a similar fashion. He is writing a book with his grand daughter on how the New Zealand government works aimed at improving the level of civics education in New Zealand. However, he also continues to support his past Church and School at North Street/Princess Street in Kingston. He was elected a member of the American Law Institute, a Member of the American Association of International Law and a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences. RT @SirGeoffPalmer: Our health needs: Let's change this for the better. The Palmer familys land was once called Marshalls Pen the name of one of Balcarres slave plantations. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. A symposium entitled Futures of Democracy, Law and Government, covered topics that have exercised Sir Geoffreys thinking throughout his esteemed career. He has been an academic, law practitioner, MP, Minister, law reformer, and participant in international law and diplomacy, and he continues to find domestic and international affairs fascinating. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. On his retirement in 2005 he was made Emeritus Professor of the Heriot-Watt University. Sir Geoffrey has taken a particular interest in environmental law. On leaving politics in 1990 he was a law professor at the University of Iowa and the Victoria University of Wellington. 2 years ago. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer on Scottish Independence. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL (1598 - 5 May 1670) was an English lawyer and politician. He attracted and received funding to set up the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, through initiating contact with the distilling industry. My cousin lives near Glasgow in Jamaica. Sir Geoff Palmer is a renowned scientist, human rights activist, Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, and the first black professor in Scotland. In 2010 and 2011 he chaired the Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident for the United Nations in New York that reported to the Secretary-General. The Sir Geoff Palmer Scholarship Award for Brewing will fund the tuition and course materials for well-recognized practical courses in brewing science and technology. Sir Geoff Palmer is appointed to lead review of Edinburgh's statues and street names links to slavery. He practised in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. He moved from New Zealand to Iowa in August 1969 to become a professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. He has accepted Honorary Doctorates from a number of Universities including two from Universities in Jamaica. That would mean I had to be careful that day., At the time, London was full of signs reading No dogs, No Irish, No blacks, he recalls. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours. Renowned scientist and human rights activist, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, has today been named the new Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. Learn More. Professor Emeritus Sir Geoff Palmer OBE arrived in London as an immigrant from Jamaica in 1955 to re-join his mother who left Jamaica in 1948. In 2021, Heriot-Watt University celebrates the 200thanniversary of its founding in Scotland. Some people think I must be the most anti-white person in the world, he chuckles then points out that his wife is white and so are his childrens partners. Facebook . In the end, law reform is a political activity. He is a member of the Her Majesty's Privy Council, was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1991 and was made an honorary companion to the Order of Australia the same year. Sir Geoffrey Palmer has been urged to quit as chairman of the controversial "woke" Edinburgh slavery review after calling a fellow respected historian "racist.". Palmer says genealogical research revealed that his great-grandfather was a Balcarres slave. Freedom of information publication scheme. He has been mocked, he says, for being a scientist not an historian, and so considered academically unequipped to judge the past. A former Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, Attorney-General, Leader of the House, and Minister for the Environment, Sir Geoffrey Palmer has had a huge impact on the consitutional landscape and practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand today. His mother moved from Jamaica to London in 1951 and spent four years working and saving to earn enough to pay for passage for her two sons. Print Share. We welcome Sir Geoff and his team's report and acknowledge its findings. After inviting public submissions, they revised the proposals taking public feedback into account and published Towards Democratic Renewal:Ideas for Constitutional Change in New Zealandin 2018. Sir Geoffrey is a Distinguished Fellow of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law and the Law Faculty at the Victoria University of Wellington. It was because these families had some connection to colonialism, he says. We have an extremely low level of civic virtue in . Wedderburn sold Roberts mother after he was born while she was pregnant with his third child. He gained further qualifications studying one day a week at a local polytechnic. During that period he also chaired the Legislation Advisory Committee. During that period he also chaired the Legislation Advisory Committee. He was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica but grew up in Allman Town, Kingston before migrating to London to join his mother at the age of 14 to help her by working in a local grocery shop in Islington in 1955. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Relate with the community and work consistently. HP10 9TY. In the words of Hon. This was British slavery, and Scotland played a major part in it., Slavery, he says, is a stain on the soul of all people who know about it and do nothing. On 29 April 2021, it was announced that Sir Geoff Palmer had been appointed as the Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, for an initial term of five years. Te Herenga WakaVictoria University of Wellington is proud to count Sir Geoffrey as an alumnus and Distinguished Fellow. Married Elizabeth Grantham on January 20, 1680 at Rochdale, Lancashire, England. As a young lad you were terrified when you bought the newspaper and saw headlines like 500 more have arrived, Palmer says of the insidious reporting about Caribbean immigration into Britain. Professor Emeritus and Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Sir Geoff Palmer has been presented with the prestigious Edinburgh Award 2022 in a ceremony at the City Chambers this evening. And as we celebrate 200 years of our University, I very much look forward to working with him in continuing to promote Heriot-Watts reputation nationally and around the world.. In a recent DNA test, he discovered that his heritage is 80% Nigerian, 17% other African (Cameroon/Kenya) and 3% Viking from Shetland, proving that not only is he a Scot through and through, but that his philosophy, that we are all uniquely the same is true - and although we look different on the outside, we are one humanity. There are positive moves, Palmer feels. He is a Freeman of Midlothian County, Scotland and he was given the Good Citizen Award of Edinburgh, Scotland for his work on race relations. Comments on the proposals are now being sought from the general public and it is intended that an . Sir Geoff is still actively involved in science and technology and has recently (2015/2016) completed chapters for books on Distilled Beverage and Barley and Malt. He was made a member of the Global 500 Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Programme. While slaves were working and dying, people were consuming the sugar, in those bowls, and with those tongs. The racism he experienced during this process felt particularly strange to him as the UK was always discussed as the mother country in Jamaica and was seen as home. An official inauguration ceremony will be held during the Universitys Bicentennial celebrations in October. Sir Geoff takes over from Dr Robert M. Buchan, a mining entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is standing down after almost eight years in the role. In October, distinguished guests from the realms of law and politics gathered in the Beehive Banquet Hall to honour a great New Zealanderthe Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Palmer was turning 80. He excelled at cricket as a member of the prestigious London School Boys Cricket team, having learnt his cricketing skills at Race Course, Kingston, Jamaica. In March 2015 he delivered the Scarman lecture at the Middle Temple in London entitled The Law Reform Enterprise: Evaluating the Past and Charting the Future that appeared in the Law Quarterly Review in July 2015. Also, please note that, although we cannot change history, we can change the consequences using education, leadership and justice. No need to register, buy now! The education he received helped shape the intellectual interests that have remained constant throughout his life. saving. He is a past Visitor (and Chairman) of the Incorporation of Maltmen of Glasgow, Scotland an old charitable organisation. He has alist ofmore than 1105 publications in legal periodicals and chapters in books that can be accessed on the Social Science Research Network. My interest in Scottish-Caribbean historical connections led me to find a letter written by Sir William Gibson-Craig, the MP for Midlothian in 1838, to his father who owned the Riccarton Estate on which Heriot-Watt University was built. Despite the seriousness of his work, and the personal struggles he is facing, he is a man full of laughter. Other achievements are linked to travelling to Nigeria to widen the industrial use of sorghum, a locally-grown grain, and receiving a Distinguished Research Award from the American Society of Brewing Chemists. Born in East Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1616 and a MA 1619. 1st Palmer Baronet of Carlton Contributor: LBeebe (47085083) 1 photo picked. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Some were social. Born in Nelson Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966 and practiced in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. ALAMY. He remembers the hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric of Enoch Powell, and statements from Conservative politicians like if you want a n***** for a neighbour, vote Labour. Sir Godfrey Palmer, known as Geoff, was the first black professor in Scotland and discovered the barley abrasion process, subsequently adopted by the UK's biggest breweries. Do you have a fair representation of the diversity of society? He has an old-fashioned colour-blind view of race. One of my vivid memories is of Sir Geoffrey Palmer admonishing students for failing to read the Dominion newspaper before class. 2 photos picked. . I am delighted that he has been named as our new Chancellor at a time when we all look forward to welcoming back our students in the new academic year and emerging from the challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2003 he obtained the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for scientific and charitable work. November 11, 2020. He was employed by the Heriot Watt University as a lecturer in 1977. contact the editor here. In 2016 he published with Andrew Butler A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka University Press) and public submissions have been taken on it. He says it remains incomplete and unfair, as it doesnt cover those incapacitated by illness and is not what the designers of the system intendeda simple process not requiring lawyers. [7] He is married to educational psychologist Margaret Palmer and has three children. Facebook Share. He was made a member of the Global 500 Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Programme. The dreadful irony is that as Scotland finally begins to listen to him, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is facing the possibility of his own death as he deals with a diagnosis of prostrate cancer at the ripe old age of 82. After finishing school in 1958, he secured a position as a technician at Queen Elizabeth College, London. In 1989, Sir Geoff became Scotlands first black professor and has had a long association with the University. 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