Scotland's first Black professor remembered as innovating grain scientist, human rights advocate

Following the death of Sir Geoff Palmer at the age of 85, tributes poured in - from the worlds of brewing, academia and human rights advocacy. Born in Jamaica, Palmer arrived in the UK as a child - part of the so-called Windrush generation of immigrants from Caribbean countries after World War II. While known in the spheres of grain science and brewing for his innovations to the malting process, Palmer was a groundbreaker in more than one way - becoming Scotland's first Black professor in 1989 at Heriot-Watt University. He was also a leading activist in the country's Black community. The World's Host Marco Werman heard from Palmer's colleague and friend, Professor Richard Williams, principal and vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University.