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The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is celebrating Professor Shirin Haque, who has made history as the first in her field to rise to the regional University’s highest academic rank. The UWI alumna is not only the first Professor in the field of Astronomy at The UWI, but also the first in the English-speaking Caribbean. In fact, she is the only professional Astronomer in the region.  

The Office of Administration at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the promotion of five academics to Professors, the highest academic rank at the institution. The newly appointed are Professor David Akombo in the field of music; Professor David Berry in the field of law; Professor Shirin Haque, the first at the University in the field of astronomy; Professor Krishpersad Manohar in the field of mechanical engineering and Professor Alison Merle Nicholson in the field of Medical Microbiology.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has joined a consortium of global universities committed to addressing climate change through capacity building from high-quality teaching and research and strategic partnerships with leading international organisations. On June 29, the University Network for Strengthening Macrofinancial Resilience to Climate and Environmental Change was launched during a virtual ceremony hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London and aligned with the commemoration of London Climate Action Week 2022.

A prominent Black Studies scholar in the United States is recommending that school curriculums in Caribbean states undergo a serious reexamination to remove all attempts at miseducation.
Georgia State University Professor Joyce King said this miseducation has been perpetuated in education systems worldwide, including in the United States, and has contributed to what she described as a civilizational crisis.

As the Caribbean grapples with rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), The UWI Cave Hill campus has reaffirmed its commitment to contributing to shaping health policy in the region.
 
Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Law, Nicole Foster, gave that commitment at a recent virtual panel discussion jointly hosted by the UWI and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the topic ‘Health Policy Development in the Caribbean: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities’.

At the sitting of its University Finance and General Purposes Committee (U-F&GPC) on October 27, 2021, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) ratified the Naming Committee’s decision to convert the P.J. Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy into a University Institute.

Two lecturers at The UWI Cave Hill Campus have been recognised for outstanding work during this academic year by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). Lecturer in Chemistry in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Dr. Leah Garner-O’Neal, and Lecturer in Management, Sonia Mahon, received the CETL Partner Award on Tuesday during the Centre’s Virtual Teaching and Learning Week, for going beyond the call of duty to work in partnership with CETL.

Educators meet in a global forum next week to share cutting-edge research and consult on how best they can effect reform in that sector when the UWI Schools of Education conference is held June 15 – 16.

Students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill Campus will have a unique opportunity to sit and chat with managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva in a town-hall styled meeting next week. The event is slated for June 16 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

Team Cave Hill will be looking to emerge triumphant when the Caribbean-China International Law Moot Court Competition returns this week after a two-year hiatus.