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The UWI expands its Cadre of Professors
Posted: August 16, 2019
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the recent promotion of 10 of its experts to the highest academic rank at the University, that of Professor. The UWI’s newest Professors are:
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Prof. Stafford A. Griffith as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the new Five Islands Campus in Antigua.
Posted: August 16, 2019
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has appointed Professor Stafford A. Griffith as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of its Five Islands Campus located in Antigua and Barbuda with effect from August 15, 2019 until July 31, 2020.
The UWI Mona Welcomes New Campus Registrar
Posted: August 16, 2019
The University of the West Indies’ (The UWI’s) Office of Administration at its regional headquarters recently announced new senior appointments across the University. The UWI Mona is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Campus Registrar, Dr Donovan Stanberry.
EOI for Caribbean Regional Climate Resilience Conference Coordinator, Final TOR - Regional PPCR Conference
Posted: August 08, 2019
The University of the West Indies, Mona has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), toward the cost of the Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
STATEMENT FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Posted: August 05, 2019
The following statement is issued by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles at the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between The University of the West Indies and the University of Glasgow and the establishment of the Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research.
Historic Memorandum of Understanding signed between The University of the West Indies and the University of Glasgow
Posted: August 05, 2019
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (left), Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Dr David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer & University Secretary, University of Glasgow, shake hands following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at The UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica.
MGI Strengthens Research Collaboration with Universities in Japan
Posted: July 17, 2019
In an effort to strengthen research collaboration with universities in East Asia, the Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) paid courtesy calls on various academic departments across Japan in April, 2019 to discuss collaboration with MGI’s coastal studies unit – MGIBlue. The discussions were focused on combining the skills, expertise and research available among the institutions to apply cutting edge science and technology in building solutions for coastal problems.
Sir Hilary goes to Congress
Posted: June 21, 2019
US Congresswoman, Democratic Representative of Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, has extended an invitation to Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, to participate in the decades’ long anticipated, historic sitting of Congress on Reparations.
Duke University Partners with UWI Press to sell books in the Caribbean
Posted: June 17, 2019
The University of the West Indies Press (UWI Press) is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2019, it will be an authorised agent for Duke University Press.
UWI's Dr Leith Dunn among Global Top 100 on Gender Policy and Equality
Posted: June 10, 2019
Head of the Mona Unit of UWI’s Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS), Dr Leith Dunn has been named among the top 100 most influential persons globally in the areas of Gender Policy and Equality for 2019.