Landmark Issue 19 2021 SINGLE PAGES

32 LANDMARK INDUSTRY & LEADERSHIP PANDEMIC DISCUSSEDON HONGKONG'S PHOENIXTV Phoenix TV in Hong Kong interviewed Professor Louise Manning in early April during the first lockdown to discuss the food supply and food security during the pandemic. Phoenix TV was especially keen to hear Louise's views on the immediate impact of Covid-19 on UK agriculture and what it might mean in the longer term for the industry. BIGCATS INTHEUK Dr AndrewHemmings has regularly been in the news with his research on big cats in the UK. You can see more about his work in this area across the media including national press such as The Daily Mail, The Times, and more locally on Gloucestershire Live. Dr Hemmings' study has identified five animal carcasses with tooth imprints on their bones that could only be made by a non-native cat the size of a leopard or puma. Making headlines RAUresearch and policy thinking is big news Dr Inge Hill, Senior Lecturer in Business Strategy at the RAU has received the Education Practice Award from the British Academy of Management for her programme entitled: ‘Pop-up Shops for Increasing Employability – enterprise for all through learning via doing’. The award is designed to recognise individual or team initiatives that enhance management learning and education. Laurence Smith from the School of Agriculture discussed organic farming with Jimmy Doherty in 'Can Jimmy Save the Bees?' which aired on Channel 4. Laurence's research on organic farming and greenhouse emissions both at the RAU and in his previous role at Cranfield University meant that he was well placed to give an expert view. TOPEDUCATIONAWARDFOR BUSINESS SCHOOLLECTURER ORGANICFARMINGONCHANNEL4 Professor TomMacMillan was instrumental in the RSA and the Food and FarmingCommission’s ‘Our Future in the Land’ report, warning that: “Our own health and the health of the land are inextrica- bly intertwined [but] inthe last 70years, this relationshiphasbeenbro- ken.” Thereport calledforaradical change toproductionpractisesand values,warningthat the truecostof cheapfoodwas ill-healthandpoverty. The report was featured in a range of national and internal press. RAUPARTNERS INTHEFUTURE OFFOODANDAGRICULTURE Professor Mark Horton has taken part in several TV series around the world. 'Conspiracies Decoded' looks at popular conspiracy around Emilia Erhart. Mark also appeared on 'Enslaved' with Samuel L Jackson in two episodes looking how trans-Atlantic slavery became integral to wealth creation, and also at how the slave trade ended. The Enslaved series in whichMark appears (in episodes 2 and 4 on the BBC) has been sold to 150 countries around the world. CONSPIRACIESDECODED