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Welcome to Life Sciences

The Department of Life Sciences welcomes all new and returning students and staff.  As we look to begin a new academic year, we ask that you continue to keep safe and well.

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Research Highlights

Rice Cultivation and the apple snail

One of the major initiatives in the drive towards agricultural self sufficiency in Jamaica is the development of rice cultivation on a major scale.

Papaya: virus-resistant varieties

Utilising both traditional and biotechnological methods for development of new virus resistant varieties for Jamaican farmers.

Improvement of post harvest practices

Through the development of appropriate production practices, careful harvesting, and proper packaging, storage, and transport.

We take great pride in our student's success

The Life Sciences Honours Society (LSHS) seeks to recognize outstanding performance in the discipline and was created as a way of encouraging students of the Life Sciences to aim higher and achieve more. The Society’s main goal is for its members to graduate with high honours (First or Upper Second Class).

 

Programmes

We provide a wide array of advanced courses across various disciplines for undergraduate and graduate students to ensure that you are well educated and equipped for the industry!

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Society for Economic Botany President's Award

Congratulations to Dr. Ina Vandebroek (Senior Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences and Senior Research Fellow at the Natural Products Institute (NPI)) and Dr. David Picking (Research Fellow, Natural Products Institute) who were awarded the SEB President's Award at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE), held on May 29 - June 2, 2022 at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

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Jan12, 2023

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Upcoming Events

Nov 14

Seminar: Sargassum Research in Jamaica

Venue: Lloyd B. Coke, Block B, Life Sciences / Zoom @ https://bit.ly/LifeSci-Seminar
Dec 19

Seminar: Cave Inventory and Survey in Jamaica

Venue: Lloyd B. Coke Conference Room, Life Sciences & on Zoom https://bit.ly/LifeSci-Seminar
Aug 22

The UWI Mona Orientation 2024

Venue: @ The UWI Mona Campus
Apr 08

IUCN Red List Training Workshop

Venue: Department of Life Sciences, The UWI Mona
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