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July 2017
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Dr. Cockburn is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences and Deputy Dean/Outreach in the Faculty. He also serves as Chair of the Campus Committee on Examinations and as Campus Public Orator. A graduate of The UWI, with a BSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry and a PhD in Biochemistry, Dr. Cockburn has done considerable research into diabetes and obesity. In accepting the position as Dean of the Faculty, he said he feels humbled by the enormity of the task. It is a responsibility that invokes multiple feelings. “(I am) excited to lead an academic unit with considerable potential to transform the region,” he said. Saying that he is fascinated by the “diversity and talent of the human resource within the Faculty”, Dr. Cockburn said he is determined “to treat everyone fairly.”
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Dr. Brian Cockburn has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology. He replaces Professor Indar Ramnarine, who will be assuming the position of Deputy Principal of the St. Augustine Campus in August. Dr. Cockburn’s term of office will begin on August 1, 2017 and will be for a period of four years.