Research
Pillars & Priorities
Research
Strengths
The
University of the West Indies in its Strategic
Plan 2002-2007 has identified eight Research
Pillars as follows:
1.
Biotechnology
2. Cultural Studies
3. Education
4. Health and Wellness
5. Hospitality and Tourism
6. Information Technology
7. Social and Economic Studies
8. Sustainable Environmental Studies
The St. Augustine Campus has identified a
ninth:
9.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
On
this campus we have also identified a number
of niche areas in which we either have strengths
or can build strengths and the Campus has mandated
its Departments or Faculties to make a serious
attempt to build up research niches involving
Faculty and postgraduate students and organize
clusters or teams which will also be given the
opportunity to strengthen such initiatives with
Post Doctoral Researchers. TT$500,000.00 has
been allocated to each of the following seven
areas for postgraduate student scholarships,
funding of Post Doctorals and counterpart funding
on monies raised from other sources outside
the University system by Researchers. Based
on success indicators, this initial amount will
be increased to ensure sustainable success.
Initial
areas of focus for funding for the 2004-2007
period are:
1.
Tropical Medicine and Tropical Veterinary
Medicine
2. Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental
Issues related to Small Island Developing
States
3. Energy Studies
4. Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design
5. Tropical Agriculture Best Practice; Food
Security; Biotechnology and WTO related issues
in the field of Agriculture
6. Cultural Studies – Multidisciplinary
approaches; multicultural focus; culture and
entrepreneurship; culture and development;
Rethinking Cultural Theory; Aspects of Caribbean
Culture
7. Education with emphasis on Teacher Education
– teaching and learning issues and challenges;
learning environments; improving primary and
secondary education quality; curriculum design
and development; socio-economic challenges
in educational development; holistic education
for Caribbean reality in an interconnected
world.
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