Landmark Issue 19 2021 SINGLE PAGES

LANDMARK I am extremely grateful to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for introducing this special 175 th -anniversary edition of our alumni publication ‘Landmark’. As His Royal Highness has eloquently articulated, what ought to be self-evident truths; that education and new skills are critical for us to address the substantial range of problems that face us. ‘Landmark will reach you as the world continues to try and control the Covid-19 pandemic. However, as vaccination programmes are being rolled out, by the end of 2021, the disease should hopefully be under control. It is difficult to see that any good could come from such a destructive event, but if it has shaken our collective confidence that we live outside the rules of the natural world, then some good may come of it. The pandemic almost certainly resulted from our own ignorant forays in exploiting the natural world. Universities, and the knowledge that they hold so dear, should be key agents in protecting us from such folly. They also provide the expertise to save us from our mistakes, as the rapid production of effective vaccines makes clear. I hope that you will enjoy reading about how the RAU is committed to re-establishing a research culture that will allow us to continue to play our part. We had hoped to celebrate our 175 th anniversary with you in person and welcome you all back to the campus that alumni from across generations remember fondly. Unfortunately, this was not possible. However, despite the challenges of Covid-19, we have tried to mark this occasion as best we could. Our alumnus RichardWilliamson started the year with a thought provoking ‘face-to-face’ lecture on farm business strategy and ended with an inspirational online Bledisloe lecture delivered by Helen Browning and chaired by another alumnus, Jonathan Dimbleby. WELCOME TO LANDMARK