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July 2011
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An Oasis of Ideas
This film was directed by Professor Patricia Mohammed, Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies and Campus Co-ordinator of the School for Graduate Studies and Research at The UWI, and Francesca Hawkins, television and radio broadcaster. The event was chaired by Dr Christine Carrington, Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, and brief comments on the book were made by Professor John Agard of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, and Professor Ian Robertson of the Faculty of Humanities and Education. Professor Agard noted that the book, which essentially lists the qualifications and past and current research being done by members of staff, broadened his knowledge of some of the work being done by his colleagues on the campus. Heremarked that it was often the case that research was being carried out so quietly that no one was the wiser and he lauded the book for shedding some light on the projects. After the film was screened there was a short session for questions. Both the book and the DVD are available at The UWI Bookshop.
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As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the St. Augustine Campus, a number of events had been held in 2010, and on June 28, 2011, one of the final ones took place. The Office of the Campus Principal hosted the launch of the publication, “Decades of Research: UWI St. Augustine at 50” and the screening of the film, “An Oasis of Ideas, Leadership and Learning UWI St. Augustine at 50,” at the Daaga Auditorium on June 28.