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Date: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	5:30PM - 7:00PM	PUBLIC LECTURE	PUBLIC LECTURE 5:30 URD SIGNATURE EVENT URD PUBLIC LECTURE	The Assembly Hall

Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	9:30AM. – 12:00PM	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TITLE: Port Royal Marine Lab (PRML) Open Day ACTIVITY: Facility and Boat Tours OVERVIEW: Visit to the PRML Facility and Biodiversity Centre to learn about our many Research projects, see lab demonstrations and view our alternative system that powers our entire operation to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Take a Boat Tour through the mangrove ecosystem and learn more about the importance of protecting our environment. TOUR CAPACITY: Limited spaces available. Bookings recommended, DEPARTURE TIME FROM MONA CAMPUS: 9:00AM DEPARTURE TIME FROM PRML 11:30AM To reserve spaces please contact the Department: CONTACT: Chauntelle Green, Sophia Davis, Hugh Small TELEPHONE: 967-8344 / 967-8302 EMAIL: prml@uwimona.edu.jm	The Port Royal Marine Lab, Port Royal Bus departs from the Assembly Hall, Mona Campus
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 2:00PM	DEPT TOURS	DEPT TOURS - Tour of the Fertility Unit DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY ACTIVITY: Department Tours OVERVIEW: Tour of the Fertility Unit, the Colposcopic Unit and Obstetric Ultrasound in the Colposcopy unit.	Meeting Point: Main Entrance Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	HERITAGE TOURS	HERITAGE TOURS URD CAMPUS AND HERITAGE TOURS Scheduled bus tours offered throughout the day for all campus visitors to explore Heritage and other points of interest on the Mona Campus.	Tours Depart from the Assembly Hall
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - Using Libraries and Archives to stimulate Scholarship LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES Department Display THEME: Using Libraries and Archives to stimulate Scholarship and Research. OVERVIEW: The display will showcase research, our various programmes including our new Master of Arts in Archives and Records Management and career opportunities. Visitors can observe and ask questions about our demonstrations in book repair and preserving archival materials. Spot prizes for correct answers to an Information Literacy game.	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - LITERATURES IN ENGLISH LITERATURES IN ENGLISH Department Display OVERVIEW: The department will showcase its programmes in a special courtyard display	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Department Display THEME: Languages: Gateway to the World OVERVIEW: Cultural Items from various countries that speak the languages taught in the Department (e.g. Food, Posters, Published works from academic staff, etc.) will be on display.	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DEPT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS	DEPT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS - BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE Department Demonstrations and Experiments OVERVIEW: Range of experiments including - Extracting DNA at Home from fruits - Potato Cloning demonstration - Making paper from floral parts and Newspaper - Demonstration-Wine making from local fruits	Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 6:00PM	MMAIN EXHIBITION	MAIN EXHIBITION-thursday URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE Opens to the Public and Campus Community The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition, showcasing in various formats, the diversity of current research from across faculties, is opened to the Public, visiting students and the campus community for exploration and engagement.	The Graduation Lawn
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING ACTIVITY: Autonomous Delivery Drone Demo OVERVIEW: The display will demonstrate a delivery drone capable of accepting ‘orders’ from a website, retrieving the payload from a pick up point and navigating to the drop off point and back to its base. This project has applications in logistic services for retailers, service providers and government agencies. It is a collaboration between the Computing Society, Electronics Club, Alternative Energy Club and the UWI IEEE Student Branch.	Lawns Opposite The Assembly Hall

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The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.

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