UWI Cave Hill issues Campus Research Awards

AS part of its celebration of Research Week 2014, under the theme: “Cave Hill at the Crossroad – Technology and Innovation for the 21st Century”, the UWI Cave Hill Campus issued Campus Research Awards to those in its employ, who have been outstanding in their research work.

SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH: Dr. Judy Whitehead (left of trophy)
received a special award for leading her team (above) in The Compete
Caribbean – Private Sector Development Strategies Project.

At the opening of Research Days 2014 held at the School for Graduate Studies and Research, which signalled the start of Research Week, Campus Research Awards were dished out for the Most Outstanding Researcher in each Faculty, Best Applied Research, Most Internationally Successful Research and there were also awards issued for Research Teams who excelled in specific areas of research.

Faculty Awards

In the area of the Faculty Awards, the award for Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty of Medical Sciences 2012-2013 went to Professor Nigel Unwin, while the Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty of Humanities and Education was Dr. Babalola Ogunkola.

Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty
of Social Sciences, Dr. Dwayne Devonish.

Most Outstanding Researcher
in the Faculty of Medical
Sciences 2012-2013 was
Professor Nigel Unwin.

Most Outstanding Researcher
in the Faculty of Science
and Technology was Professor
Sean McDowell.

The Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty of Science and Technology was Professor Sean McDowell, while the award for Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences went to Dr. Dwayne Devonish.

Campus Awards

In the area of the Campus Awards, the award for Best Applied Research was presented to Dr. Peter Adams from the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

The award for the Most Internationally Successful Research was presented to Professor Anselm Hennis, also from the faculty of Medical Sciences.

Recipients of the Campus Research Awards pose for a group
shot after being honoured by the UWI Cave Hill Campus.

Research Teams

Dr. Peter Adams received a special award for leading his team on the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Project, while Dr. Judy Whitehead received a special award for leading her team in The Compete Caribbean – Private Sector Development Strategies Project. Professor Winston Tinto was recognised for leading the teams responsible for the Biofuels from Microalgae Project and the Research on Sugarcane Project, while Dr. Adrian Cashman was recognised for leading his team on The Sustainable Water Management Project. (RSM)