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UWI public health expert among winners of global team science award

An interdisciplinary group of researchers who worked collaboratively to address cancer and health disparities in patient populations of African descent, has received the prestigious American Association for Cancer Research Team Science Award for their innovation and meritorious science.

Caribbean Urban Forum 2023: Improving Resilience and Sustainability Through Innovation

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Caribbean be warned: El Niño looking more likely

By most indications, it is increasingly likely that an El Niño will emerge in the next few months.

What is El Nino?Tags: A joint media release by The UWI Global Institute for Climate Smart and Resilient Development (The UWI GICSRD) and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)

Calling UWI Alumni, Staff, Students & Friends: What’s Your Pelican Story?

This year marks the Diamond Jubilee of The University of the West Indies (UWI). As part of its year-long 75th anniversary celebrations, The UWI is calling on its 87,000 graduates, current students, present and retired staff, friends and partners scattered across the globe, to share the impact that The UWI has made on their lives, the people they will never forget, and any proud moment that remains with them.

Calling UWI Alumni, Staff, Students & Friends What’s Your Pelican Story?

Calling UWI Alumni, Staff, Students & Friends What’s Your Pelican Story?
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Sun, 05/28/2023 - 07:21

Momentum Basketball Tournament: UWI vs Matthew Pierre Basketball Academy

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University of Johannesburg honours Sir Hilary

The University of Johannesburg conferred on Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters, at its Humanities convocation ceremony on May 9, 2023.

UWI starts with win in Momentum Invitational Basketball Action continues at SPEC this weekend

Calling UWI Alumni, Staff, Students & Friends Whats Your Pelican Story?

SALISES Sustainable Development Webinar

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The UWI Open Campus collaborated with the 6th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean

The UWI Open Campus collaborated with the 6th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean
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Thu, 05/25/2023 - 15:00

The UWI grieves with Guyana

The UWI grieves with Guyana
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Thu, 05/25/2023 - 10:27

The UWI grieves with Guyana

The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies in response to the tragic fire in Guyana on Sunday, May 20, 2023.

"The entire regional University of the West Indies grieves with the government and people of Guyana on the recent loss of 19 young lives in a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School, located in the Potaro-Siparuni region, west of the Essequibo River.