Present your research
Across every discipline
The Fourth One-UWI Postgraduate Student Conference
Advancing Knowledge.
Shaping Futures.
Research, innovation and impact across the Caribbean and beyond.
Connect across campuses
One university, one forum
Turn research into impact
Give Back Day • 21 November
Why this conference, why now
Caribbean research belongs at the centre of the future.
As the Caribbean confronts climate pressures, technological disruption, public-health challenges and changing social needs, The UWI is bringing postgraduate students and emerging researchers together to share work that informs policy, strengthens communities and creates new possibilities.
The 2026 conference provides a regional forum for research that advances knowledge, drives innovation and delivers tangible impact across disciplines.
Explore the research tracks
Global voices • Caribbean purpose
Featured speakers
Meet the thinkers helping us connect bold ideas, international experience and real-world change.
Featured speaker
Ulrike Herrmann
Germany
Client strategist and international business professional with experience in digital advertising, account leadership and intercultural collaboration.
Featured speaker
Tinei Malvin Kawadza
Zimbabwe
Digital-health and business-development leader working to expand technology-enabled healthcare solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Featured speaker
Nathaniel Muigai
Kenya
A confirmed voice in the 2026 conference programme, joining the One-UWI postgraduate community from Kenya.
Conference tracks
Your research has a place here.
Innovative ideas. Grounded research. Practical solutions. Every discipline.
Abstract submissions closed 30 April 2026
- 01Climate Resilience, Sustainability & Environmental Futures
- 02Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness & Recovery
- 03Health, Well-being & Community Strengthening
- 04Smart Societies: Digital Futures, AI & Innovation
- 05Caribbean Identities, Culture & Social Justice
- 06Governance, Policy & Regional Transformation
- 07Economic Renewal, Entrepreneurship & Work Futures
- 08Education, Youth & Human Development
- 09Creative Futures: Art, Performance & Cultural Resistance
- 10Open Track: Research aligned with the conference theme
Important information
From presentation to publication.
Abstract submissions are now closed. Accepted presenters should prepare for the online conference and note the full-paper competition deadline.
Full papers for competition
14 December 2026Awards include:
- Best oral presentations per track
- Top 10 best written papers across campuses
21Nov
Inaugural One-UWI Give Back Day
Ideas become action.
Postgraduate students, staff and partners across The UWI will serve communities through education, health, environmental and community-development projects.
The initiative builds on the 2026 pilot outreach supporting communities affected by Hurricane Melissa in partnership with Lions Clubs International District 60B and the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston.
18–21 November 2026 • Online
