“We see her as an elder who has so much to teach”, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) joins with the people of Jamaica, the wider Caribbean and its Diasporas, and indeed the global coalitions for democratic governance and equality for women and the inclusion of the poor, in celebrating the long and distinguished contribution of the Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller to public and political life.

Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, Dr. Paul Brown, has been elected as Vice-Chair for the inaugural Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS) of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
 

Lecturer in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Dr. Stacy Stephenson-Clarke, has been appointed as the American Society of Microbiologists’ (ASM) Young Ambassador to Jamaica, effective March 7, 2017.  

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Lecturer in the Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Science & Technology, Dr Marcia Roye, to the rank of Professor. The promotion comes in the wake of assessment of her academic accomplishments and contribution to her field.

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, to the rank of Professor. The promotion comes in the wake of assessment of his academic accomplishments and contribution to his field.

The University of the West Indies is pleased to announce that Dr. Asha Badaloo, Senior Lecturer, Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), (formerly Tropical Medicine Research Institute) has been promoted to the rank of professor. The promotion comes in the wake of her academic accomplishments and contribution to her field.

The University of the West Indies is pleased to announce that Dr. James Robertson, Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Education has been promoted to the rank of professor.  The promotion comes in the wake of assessment of his academic accomplishments and contribution to his field.

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Research Fellow and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Faculty of Social Sciences, Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee, to the rank of Professor.  The promotion comes in the wake of assessment of her academic accomplishments and contribution to her field.
Aldrie Henry-Lee holds the Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) from The UWI, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Master of Science (MSc) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Social Sciences from the Consortium Graduate School at The UWI, Mona Campus, Jamaica.

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, Faculty of Humanities & Education, Dr. Paulette A. Ramsay, to the rank of Professor. The promotion comes in the wake of assessment of her academic accomplishments and contribution to her field.

Director of the UWI Diabetes Education Programme and Professor of Medical Biochemistry and Diabetology, Prof. Dalip Ragoobirsingh, has been named joint recipient of the 2017 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science Award.

The CARICOM Science Award represents recognition of the leading scientists of the region. The Award is a joint effort between CARISCIENCE and the CARICOM Secretariat and is meant to give recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by individuals from the CARICOM countries.