The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has reaffirmed its commitment to centering reparatory justice and sustainability in research, teaching, and learning, as it officially launched the One-UWI Research Cluster on Reparatory Justice on Friday, January 24, 2025. The launch occurred during an online ceremony, setting the stage for fostering a global impact on these critical issues.

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus would like to proudly congratulate Professor Ian Boxill on being selected as the recipient of the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah Award for PanAfrican Leadership. This is a remarkable and well deserved honour and serves as a reflection of his unwavering dedication to education, social justice, and the Pan-African cause.

Student innovators with ground-breaking solutions took center stage at the finals of the 2024/25 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition, held at the Mona School of Business and Management on Friday, January 24, 2025. The competition, which began in September 2024 with over 100 students from all faculties across The UWI, Mona campus showcased visionary thinking aimed at transforming regional challenges into opportunities for growth.

The University of the West Indies community and in particular, The UWI, Mona Campus extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues on the passing of Prof. Sir Fitzroy 'Roy' Augier. It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to an intellectual giant of our time. Sir Roy was a towering figure whose legacy has shaped generations of scholars, educators and activists both locally and throughout the region.

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Densil A. Williams (center), and President of the Lions Club of Mona, Dr. Olivene Burke (third from right), are flanked by (from left) Secretary Lion Stanley G. Smellie; Past Council Chair Lion Dr. Denise Forrest, PMJF; Second Vice-President Lion Nolda Thompson; Lion Carolyn Wright; and Treasurer Lion Dave Scarlett, PMJF.

The UWI Mona sends warm congratulations and is pleased to share the news that Professor Dale Webber has been appointed as Jamaica’s first Special Envoy for Climate Change, the Environment, matters of the Ocean, and the Blue Economy. This prestigious role reflects, not only, Professor Webber’s exemplary career as a marine biologist and conservationist but also his outstanding contributions to academia, public service, and environmental stewardship.

The United Nations University at the sitting of its Governance Council on December 7, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, unanimously appointed Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, its new Chairman/Chancellor, effective May 2025.

Noting that Sir Hilary has established a global reputation as a strategic planner in higher education, respected scholar, and thought leader in development thinking, the Council expressed its keenness to work under his Chairmanship as the University enters its 50th anniversary this year.

On January 7, 1947, the governing body of the University College of the West Indies held its first meeting in Jamaica, paving the way for the establishment of The UWI's first campus at Mona. Just a year later, the campus welcomed its first class of 33 medical students.

Fast forward to January 7, 2018, and again in 2023, "UWI Day" was officially declared by governments across the region, marking the beginning of our 60th and 75th anniversary celebrations.

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, WI. Thursday, December 19, 2024 - On behalf of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) community, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles offers the following tribute to Caribbean Renaissance Man and Professor Emeritus of History, Sir Fitzroy 'Roy' Augier, on his 100th birth anniversary.