Research Day 2007 will be declared open on January 25 by Minister of Education and Youth, Honourable Maxine Henry Wilson who will also be the guest speaker for the opening ceremony commencing at 9 am at the Undercroft. The University of the West Indies, Mona hosts its annual Research Day on Thursday, January 25 and Friday, January 26 under the theme: “Higher Education: Pathway to Success.”
The two day event features an exhibition showcasing research in which UWI is engaged in the Assembly Hall. Special research awards will also be presented in the following categories: Best Research Publication, Research Project Attracting the Most Research Funds, the Most Outstanding Researcher or Research Activity and the Research Project with the Greatest Business/Social/ Developmental Impact across faculties and the Centre for Gender and Development Studies during the Research Day period.
As part of these activities the Department of Physics will officially launch its new undergraduate major in Alternative Energy Studies on Thursday, January 25 in keeping with the renewed research thrust of the department in the field. The Launch will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Physics Department Quadrangle and will be followed by a brief tour of the facilities.

There will also be four public forums held under the theme: “Higher Education: Pathway to Success” at the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre daily. Tours of the campus will be conducted throughout the day from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on January 25 and 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on January 26. However, tours to the departments of Faculty of Medical Sciences are scheduled for day two and will end at 12 noon. Various faculties will also have activities including: tours of facilities, seminars, demonstrations, poster display and video presentations.
The public is invited to attend.