Library Open Week 2018: The UWI 70th Anniversary - featured authors

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus’ Library will launch the sixth staging of Library Open Week (October 25 - 28, 2021) under the theme, Removing Barriers: Strengthening Access.

Seven staff members and one department will be honoured at this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. One of the highlights on the University’s calendar, the Awards recognise high achievement by academic, senior administrative and professional personnel throughout the regional university. The 2020/2021 Awards, which marks the 28th year, will be held virtually—similar to last year’s ceremony—due to regional COVID-19 restrictions and protocols, and will take the total number of awardees to 161.

L-R) President of the Racers Track Club Limited, Dr Glen Mills, Dr The Honourable Usain Bolt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, Dean of the Faculty of Sport, Dr Akshai Mansingh – all pictured at the signing of the MOU between The UWI, Mona Campus and the Racers Track Club Limited on October 11, 2021. 

The Caribbean now has its own Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development resourced by leading experts from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and backed by high profile regional and international partner institutions—the likes of the United Nations Development Programme, Open Society Foundations and Barbados-born, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation.

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Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles presents the scroll to Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason.

Governor General of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason saluted University of the West Indies’ early administrators for their bold vision and lauded the institution for its high-ranking status on the world stage when she accepted an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from her alma mater on October 2.

Two weeks ago, from September 29 to 30, the leadership team of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) successfully completed part one of its business planning retreat. This weekend, it enters part two of the strategy to monetize its global reputation into sustainable revenue. An annual net revenue generation target of US$50 million was set by the University, to be divided among its five campuses and the Vice-Chancellery. The objective of the entrepreneurial engagement is to confront and remove its institutional operational deficit.

The months of August and September marked the annual Global Giving campaign of The University of the West Indies (The UWI). As the 2021 edition of the crowdfunding campaign drew to a close, The UWI received a generous gift of US $120,000 from alumnus and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr Michael Woo-Ming.

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Saturday, October 9, 2021— The University of the West Indies categorically rejects misinformed allegations in recent media coverage on the subject of the integrity of its examinations, as the institution transitioned to online evaluations in response to the exigencies of the pandemic.

construction material in Jamaica and around the world. The assumption by most is that after a fire a concrete building will retain its structural integrity, even if its contents are destroyed. However, Dr Tanya Kerr, the “Fire Doctor” of the Department of Physics at The University of the West Indies, Mona, in a recent research collaboration has found that this may not be so.