About the Principal’s Research Awards
The Principal’s Research Awards is an annual event hosted on campus since 2023 to recognize and celebrate, promote outstanding research excellence among faculty and graduate students.
This annual event has grown significantly, enhancing the visibility of research of the St Augustine Campus of The UWI. With the intention of creating a culture of research beyond traditional researchers in academia, the research award categories such as Principal’s Special Innovation, Hurricane and Earthquake Alleviation Research were created, inviting applications from the public, encouraging communities, school students, industries and civil society organizations.
This high-level event on campus acknowledges exceptional research output, high-impact publications, innovation, and research aligned with national and global development priorities. Awardees represent a diverse range of disciplines, showcasing the university’s commitment to Agility, Alignment, and Access in research.
These awards will be presented at the Principal’s Research Awards Ceremony carded for 25 November 2026. All selected awardees will be invited to present their research at the Awards Ceremony.
The researchers from the Faculties of Engineering, Food and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, Law and Sports are invited to submit applications for Principal’s Research Awards.
Campus Level Awards
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- Principal’s Award for Best Researcher
- Principal’s Award for Most Impactful Community Research
- Best Team Research
- Most Outstanding Regional/International Research Project
- Most Productive Research Department Award
- Most Productive Research Institute/Centre Award
- Most Promising Early Career Researcher Award
- Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award & Mentorship Award
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