The Honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica will be the guest speaker at the Opening Ceremony of Research Day 2009. The Ceremony takes place on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9 am at the Undercroft. Research Day 2009 is being staged on January 29-30 under the theme, “Information Communication Technologies (ICT) on the Cutting Edge of Research.” The annual Research Day is intended to highlight the research areas of the university and to expose the public to the relevance of the research work done by the Institution. It also provides an environment for knowledge sharing.

Research Day 2009 will also feature an extensive exhibition of research from UWI, Mona, Faculty Open Days, a Lunch Hour Concert, Lunch and Breakfast Forums and an Awards Ceremony and Reception. Tours of the campus will also be provided for visitors.