Insights from Jamaica’s catastrophic experience with Hurricane Melissa will help inform the 2026 edition of the global Human Development Report (HDR), following a landmark consultation convened by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI).
With the 2025 landfall of the category five Hurricane, UNDPs global HDR team is looking to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like Jamaica for insights on how the planetary crisis is reshaping social vulnerability and human development.
The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, proudly extends heartfelt congratulations to Professor Nadine McCloud on her well-deserved promotion to the rank of Professor, the highest academic distinction within the University.
The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at The University of the West Indies, Mona, continues to champion rigorous, policy‑relevant research that addresses Jamaica’s evolving fiscal and economic challenges. In his recent column, Dr. Andre Haughton, economist and lecturer in the Department of Economics, offers a timely and incisive examination of Jamaica’s fiscal response to the devastation caused by Hurricanes Beryl (2024) and Melissa (2025). His analysis underscores the difficult balance between financing recovery and preserving fiscal credibility.
The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at The University of the West Indies, Mona, continues to champion rigorous and policy relevant research that illuminates the evolving dynamics of global political economy. In his recent column, “Globalisation, power and the rewriting of economic rules,” Dr. Andre Haughton, economist and lecturer in the Department of Economics, offers a timely and incisive examination of the shifting global order and its implications for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean region.
The Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Mona, proudly announces its 2025 Valedictorians, two exceptional scholars whose academic excellence and leadership have left an indelible mark on the campus community.
Kingston, Jamaica. November 26, 2025. The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at The University of the West Indies, Mona has launched a bold new initiative titled “Food for Thought”, transforming the Toyota Coffee House into a hub of intellectual engagement and public awareness. Through a series of visually striking table toppers, the initiative brings cutting-edge social science research directly to the public in a relaxed, everyday setting.
Led by Professor Caryl James, this project is a randomized controlled trial aimed at determining how AI relational accountability and engagement can be used to improve student wellness. We are recruiting university student volunteers aged 18 and older.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
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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