The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce its six newest Professors, including an Environmental Physicist, Economic and Political Development Specialist and four medical professionals – three of these Professors are at the Mona Campus.

Deputy Principal, Professor Ian Boxill and Ms. Lauri-Ann Samuels, Executive Director of the National Baking Company Foundation are flanked by members of the first cohort of Fellows of the Building Out Our STEM Teachers (BOOST) programme. The occasion was the networking session which took place at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 18, 2021.

Professor Eris D. Schoburgh has been elevated to the position of President of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) at the meeting of the Executive Council (EC) convened after the 2021 annual conference. She served previously as the organisation’s Vice-President.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Patrick Anglin as the University Data Protection Officer, with effect from August 1, 2021.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) proudly congratulates Ambassador Dr the Honourable June Soomer on receiving the Order “José de Marcoleta” in the Degree of Grand Cross, which is the highest distinction that the Republic of Nicaragua can convey upon a foreign diplomat.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Paula Morgan as the new University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS). Professor Morgan’s appointment took effect on August 1, 2021, succeeding Professor Opal Palmer Adisa, who held the post since 2017.

The University of the West Indies Mona Campus wishes to remind all students and members of the public that the campus will be closed for face–to–face business on the dates below in keeping with the announcement made by the Government of Jamaica that there will be no movement days to curb the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica. This announcement was made on, Wednesday, September 1, 2021.

The American College of Surgeon’s has accepted Professor Newton Duncan for Membership to its Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.  The mission of the Academy is to play a leadership role in advancing the science and practice of education across all surgical specialties, promoting the highest achievement in the lifetimes of surgeons. 

As the new academic year commences, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce its six newest Professors, including an Environmental Physicist, Economic and Political Development Specialist and four medical professionals. The six were promoted to the regional university’s highest academic rank with effect from May 2021, following rigorous evaluation of the quality and quantity of their research, publications and other professional activities by internal and external assessors.

The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, in response to the University’s receipt of a US$500,000 reparation payment from UK Philanthropist, Bridget Freeman.