There will be an Ethics Mini symposium and Public Lecture on Friday August 14th. The Mini symposium will be held from 2.00 p.m. to 400 p.m. in the Interfaculty Lecture Theatre and the Public Lecture from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. at the Undercroft.  The theme for the Mini Symposium and Public Lecture is "Beyond the boundaries: Developing a University Ethics Centre"

The Public Lecture will be given by Professor the Hon Owen Morgan (Retired and Former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences) and the topic is "Ethics and the Academy: Universities' duties in an open society"

The Mini symposium will be preceded by a workshop involving senior university persons including the Vice Chancellor and a representative from the University of Miami Ethics Programs / Pan American Bioethics Initiative Fogarty Program (of which UWI is a part)and is designed to advance an initiative for the formation of a University Ethics Centre.