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Mervyn Morris is Poet Laureate of Jamaica
Posted: May 21, 2014
Distinguished academic and writer/poet Professor Emeritus the Hon. Mervyn Morris, has been selected for the prestigious position of Poet Laureate of Jamaica and will receive the official Badge of Office, thereby formalising his appointment from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at an investiture ceremony scheduled for King’s House today, Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
UWI’s Revised Grade Point Average Scheme Starts 2014/2015 Academic Year
Posted: May 14, 2014
Regional Headquarters, Mona, Jamaica: A revised Grade Point Average (GPA) scheme will be introduced by The University of the West Indies (UWI) from the beginning of the 2014/2015 academic year. Changes to the GPA were approved by the Board for Undergraduate Studies in 2011 and The UWI had announced in September 2013 that these changes would take effect in the academic year 2014/2015.
UWI Vice-Chancellor Demits Office in 2015
Posted: May 14, 2014
UWI Regional Headquarters: Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Professor E. Nigel Harris, has announced that he will demit office in April 2015. At that time, he would have served for 10 years as Vice-Chancellor, a time he believes appropriate to serve as senior administrator of an organisation such as The UWI.
UWI Sociologist Dr. Leith Dunn named to Commonwealth Observer Group for Malawi Elections
Posted: May 14, 2014
UWI Sociologist and Gender Specialist, Dr Leith Dunn, has been named as a member of the Commonwealth Observer Mission for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections in the Republic of Malawi, to be held on May 20, 2014.
This is the fourth occasion on which Dr Dunn is being asked to serve as a Commonwealth Election Observer for polls in Africa. She first served in March 2002 as Observer for the Zimbabwe elections and has also served on Commonwealth Observer Missions for elections in Zambia in 2006 and in Rwanda in 2010.
UWI research to focus on local grain as substitute in animal feed
Posted: May 09, 2014
- MOU signed between The UWI, Mona, CB Group and the Raymond Chang Foundation
The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group and the Raymond Chang Foundation which will facilitate research to support the introduction of sorghum as an ingredient of animal feed to replace in part, imported corn in local animal feed. Opportunities for the cultivation of other imported crops will also be explored.
UWI Mona deploys safety and emergency equipment on campus
Posted: May 08, 2014
Two wheelchairs and two stretchers have been officially deployed to the Department of Basic Medical Sciences and the Department of Chemistry as part of the University of the West Indies’ ongoing drive to ensure a safe and accessible UWI Mona Campus environment.
Turks and Caicos joins The UWI family
Posted: May 07, 2014
A motion for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to become a full contributing country of The University of the West Indies (UWI) was carried unanimously at the annual business meeting of The University Council held in Nassau, Bahamas on Friday April 25, 2014.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services, the Hon. Akierra Missick, who, along with Permanent Secretaries Cheryl-Ann Jones and Wesley Clerveaux from the office of the Premier were present for the adoption of the motion, will represent the TCI on the University Council.
UWI and University of London partner on Global Change Conference
Posted: May 01, 2014
The Department of Geography & Geology, the University of the West Indies, in conjunction with Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, the Climate Change Research Group and the Developing Areas Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers are holding a joint Regional Conference on ‘The Caribbean Region: Adaptation and Resilience to Global Change’ at the Mona Campus, June 23rd -27th.
UWI Mona students to compete in "super bowl" of business plan competitions
Posted: April 30, 2014
A team from the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) will compete in a major international competition dubbed the "Super bowl of world business plan competitions", starting May 1.
The two member team, comprised of MBA Graduates Alicia Brown and Anna Kaye Green, qualified to enter the competition after winning the Opportunity Funding Corporation Venture Challenge competition in Atlanta Georgia with their Regal Farms business idea that focuses on West Indian sea island cotton.
Tribute to Professor Emeritus Ivan Miles Goodbody
Posted: April 30, 2014
On behalf of the entire Department of Life Sciences and especially the Centre for Marine Sciences and the Port Royal Marine Laboratory (the latter was Ivan’s research base for over 20 years), we share the sorrow and mourn the loss of a leader in Marine Sciences with the passing of Professor Emeritus of Zoology Ivan Goodbody.