June 17, 2026 Five research teams have received funding through a joint initiative supported by the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network (BRN), the Office of the Vice-President, International and the University of the West Indies (UWI). New collaborations tackling climate resilience, public health and artificial intelligence to improve daily life are among the projects … Continue reading BRN, U of T and University of the West Indies fund research on climate resilience, health and AI
Category: The UWI
UWI TV will host an upcoming Vice-Chancellor's Forum on the "Perspectives on the Current Cuban Crisis": Issues, Impact and Imperatives" Watch it on UWI TV using this link Live – UWITv Global
Repeating here two recent SubStack pieces from Rupak Chattopadhyay on the rise and fall of the West Indies Federation, the Windies cricket team, and The UWI. Both articles are great reads. The Nation That Survived in Cricket June 12, 2026 The West Indies cricket team represents a political anomaly: a multinational institution that continues to … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the West Indies Federation
(L-R) Professor Rean Maharaj, Acting President of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), and Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine Campus, exchange a handshake following the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as Senator Professor Emeritus the Honourable … Continue reading MTEST, UWI and UTT Sign Strategic MOUs
The Shridath Ramphal Centre held a webinar on Friday, June 5th, 2026: "After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order." We extend our sincere appreciation to our panelists Matthew Wilson, Vashti G. Guyadeen, Joel K. Richards and Alicia Nicholls, and our moderator Vanessa Mason, for leading such a timely and insightful discussion on … Continue reading After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order
Join us online via Zoom on Friday, June 5th, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (AST) for our SRC Lunchtime Chat Webinar under the theme “After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order.” Now that the dust has settled following the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon this past March, our panelists will explore … Continue reading SRC Lunchtime Webinar | After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order
The International School for Development Justice at The UWI continues with its series on The SDGs and You. The next discussion will be on June 17, 2026 on SDG 4. It will be followed on July 15 by another discussion on SDG 4. The presentations will each take a different approach. Please plan to attend … Continue reading SDDG 4: Quality Education
Ron Fanfair has written a story that perfectly illustrates not only the power of education to create new futures, but also the positive difference people who support initiatives such as the UWI Toronto Benefit Awards can make in peoples lives. May 21, 2026 Just when you think you have heard the full extent of the … Continue reading The power of education and the Caribbean-Canada connection
UWIFIC and MCA Establish Collaborative Framework The University of the West Indies (UWIFIC) Five Islands Campus and the Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) have formalised a partnership aimed at advancing medicinal cannabis research and education within the country’s developing industry. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on April 17, 2026, during the third annual … Continue reading UWIFIC and Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority Formalise Research and Education Partnership
Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Friday, May 15, 2026— The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), in tribute to the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, who passed away on May 14, 2026. The University of … Continue reading Statement on the Passing of the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD