URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
Book Title: Pathways to Action: Social Policy in the Caribbean
Editor: Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
Overview: In Pathways to Action: Social Policy in the Caribbean, the contributors, all experts in their fields, examine contemporary social challenges in the Caribbean and propose recommendations for sustainable social development.

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Annual Research Days Awards Ceremony
Overview: The Principal’s Annual event recognizing outstanding researchers and their research work with the presentation of awards in various categories.

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Title: “Gender Equity in ICT”
Overview: The lecture will focus on the barriers to gender equality for women, youths, unattached males and persons with disabilities and the identification of strategies to increase opportunities and access to education, training, and employment in the ICT industry
Presenter: Miss Ayanna Samuels, Independent ICT for Development Consultant/Entrepreneur and Technology Policy Consultant.

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Chemistry FST URD LECTURE SERIES
Title: The Business of Personal Care Products
Overview: The efforts to develop a profitable business venture in the personal care sector will be discussed.
Presenter: Ms Racquell Brown, CEO of Irie Rock Ltd

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking
Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
Overview: This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities.

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Title: Misconduct in Public Office
Overview: Exploring different aspects of misconduct by public officers in Jamaica
Presenters: Mr. Dirk Harrison, Contractor General of Jamaica and Mr. Terrence Williams, Commissioner of INDECOM

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Literatures in English
Title: Poetry Clash 2016
Overview: Competition featuring performance of original poetry by  visiting poets and the wider UWI Community with cash prizes. 

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
American Friends of Jamaica / Cobb Family Foundation Lecture
Title: 2 degrees: 2 much, 2 little, 2 late?
Overview: Annual public forum for discussion of academic findings crucial to national development
Guest Speaker: Professor Michael Taylor

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Mona Association of Post Graduate Students
Intercampus Postgraduate Debate Finals
Overview:The competition among all four UWI Campuses (Mona, St Augustine, Cave Hill and the Open Campus). will feature topics centred around regional issues to which postgraduate students can add valuable insight through their line of discussion, in order to crown Intercampus Postgraduate Debate Champions 2016

URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
Book Title: Pathways to Action: Social Policy in the Caribbean
Editor: Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
Overview: In Pathways to Action: Social Policy in the Caribbean, the contributors, all experts in their fields, examine contemporary social challenges in the Caribbean and propose recommendations for sustainable social development.