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Research, enterprise and impact

Trinidad Express - October 15, 2013

The following are excerpts from the speech presented by Prof Clement Sankat, pro vice chancellor and campus principal, at The UWI Symposium on Research, Enterprise and Impact on Wednesday October 2, 2013 at The Learning Resource Centre, St Augustine Campus read more

 

 

UWI symposium focuses on research

Trinidad Newsday - September 26, 2013

The multi-faceted event will appeal to a wide range of stakeholders including university researchers, teachers, high schools students and entrepreneurs. One of the highlights of the week is the Symposium on Research, Enterprise and Impact at the Learning Resource Centre on Wednesday October 2 from 1-6pm read more

 

 

Targeting Alzheimer’s

Trinidad Express - September 17, 2013

UWI research could lead to a greater understanding of the disease and early detection of a disorder that affects millions worldwide.

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the USA and the numbers are rising locally and internationally.
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UWI partners with NGC for research expo

Trinidad Guardian - September 15, 2013

The University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus has partnered with the National Gas Company (NGC) to host an historic UWI Research Expo from October 1 to 5. The multi-faceted event will feature interactive displays, a symposium on research, enterprise and impact, film screenings, concerts, over 30 mini-workshops, as well as a UWI Marketplace and Kids Fun Park.
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Sankat: Invest more money in research

Trinidad Express -  September 14, 2013

This country needs to invest more money toward research and development, principal of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus Prof Clement Sankat has said...read more

 

Sankat: 1% should go to tertiary institutions

Trinidad Express - September 8, 2013

Prof Clement Sankat, principal of the University of the West Indies’ St Augustine campus, says he is hoping Finance Minister Larry Howai will allocate about .5 or one per cent of the 2013-2014 national budget to tertiary institutions for research and development...read more

 

 

Don’t cut research budget—Sankat

Trinidad Guardian - September 7, 2013

University of the West Indies (UWI) campus principal Clement Sankat has called on Finance Minister Larry Howai to allocate more money for the field of research in the upcoming budget. Speaking at the launch of the campus’s research expo scheduled for first week of October, Sankat said he had been told government funding for research was being threatened. “At a time of the national budget, I am appealing to our honourable Minister of Finance to find ways and means to increase the national budget for research,” he said...read more 

 

Knowledge for Development

Trinidad Express - September 2, 2013

When I participate in conferences and other public fora as part of my duties as Campus Principal, I often meet persons who say that they are pleased to learn of specific examples of our research initiatives as they were not aware that such research was being undertaken by the UWI St Augustine Campus.  Of course, hearing that persons are not aware of our research is disconcerting to me as the head of the institution...read more

 

UWI Today Articles

Mangoes, Mangoes, Mangoes

July 2013

There is a well known folk song that starts with a clarion call, an ode to mangoes. The varying notes in which the word itself is sung is a testament to the absolute joy that eating a mango – of any variety – can bring...read more

 

The New Crop - UWI Researchers continue to focus on Food and Agriculture

July 2013

The UWI St. Augustine Campus has the prodigious distinction of having evolved from the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA) , over 50 years ago. There is a legacy of multi-disciplinary research at The UWI, discoveries that that have had ripple effects throughout the world - from the Cocoa Research Unit’s genebank, which was key in rejuvenating cocoa varieties on the brink of extinction, to the work of former UWI Vice-Chancellor and Nobel Prize winner, Sir Arthur Lewis’ “pioneering research into economic development” which had particular “consideration of the problems of developing countries”...read more

 

A Research Expo with a Difference

June, 2013

The University of the West Indies will showcase research projects from across seven Faculties from October 2 to 5 at an Expo and Symposium at the St. Augustine Campus. Renowned for its legacy of comprehensive research in the arts and sciences, the Campus’ JFK Quadrangle and Auditorium will transform into a showcase of interactive 3-D displays, experiments, digital demos, virtual exhibits, live presentations and skills workshops, as well as artistic performances, including poetry readings and mini-concerts...read more

 

UWI Vet Grad Makes History: 1st Prosthetic Limb for Animals in Caribbean

June 30, 2013

The local newspaper heading screamed ‘Cow gets new limb and new life’. It was a lovely story about an ill boy and Girlie Girlie, his pet cow, a gift from his grandfather...read more

 

A Professorial Journey in Wild Meat and Neo-tropical Animal Production

June, 2013

Agouti, lappe, deer, manicou, wild hog and iguana: each name undoubtedly evokes a different image depending on whether you’ve eaten Trinidad & Tobago wild meat or not. Like it or not, wild meat forms a major part of Trinidad & Tobago’s cultural culinary landscape...read more

 

UWI Stan Publications

Celebrating research scholars and mentors: UWI Research Awards Ceremoney 2012

October - December 2012

In October 2012, The UWI St Augustine Campus formally celebrated research excellence through a Research Awards Ceremony, organized under the auspices of the Office of the Campus Principal, with the generous support of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC).
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Knowledge Transfer - RDI Fund bridges scholarship & development

April - June 2012

In November 2011, The UWI St. Augustine Campus made an important step forward in its efforts to enhance the relevance and impact of its research. A new framework was established for national research funding allocated to the Campus by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, creating the UWI Trinidad and Tobago Research and Development Impact Fund (RDI Fund).
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