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Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland's first black professor, dies aged 85

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Scottish Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury paid tribute to Sir Geoff Palmer on social media.

He described him as a "father figure" and a "courageous voice for justice and equality" Sir Geoff was chancellor and professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University .

He moved to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and was Scotland 's first black professor.