The University of the West Indies Diabetes Outreach Project (UDOP) in association with the Pan American Health Organisation and the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute will host the Eleventh International Diabetes Conference from May 3 – 6, next year. The theme of the conference is Diabetes and Aging. Further information on the conference may be obtained from Thornia Smith at the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Biochemistry Section), telephone 977-1749 or email udop@uwimona.edu.jm

The Department of Library and Information Studies will offer a Graduate-level Course on Copyright Principles and Practices specifically designed for Librarians and other information specialists. The course is being offered in recognition of the need to establish and maintain a balance between access to information and the protection of the rights of authors and publishers and in response to the increasing need for capacity building in this area.

The Joint Board of Teacher Education Foundation and Proquest Information and Learning have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow collaboration between Proquest and the Caribbean Centres of Excellence as well as the provision of technical assistance to the Documentation Centre of the School of Education at the UWI, Mona Campus.

The University of the West Indies and the Scientific Research Council of Jamaica have signed an agreement which will facilitate collaboration on research between the two institutions. The agreement formalises the working relationship which has existed between the UWI and the SRC and provides a framework for five years of collaboration in the areas of scientific research and training. The agreement will facilitate the exchange of personnel to support training and development of programmes in the two institutions.