The UWI St Augustine Campus _ Annual Report 2021/2022

Faculty HIGHLIGHTS

Faculty of Law (FoL) https://sta.uwi.edu/law

The Faculty presented new courses in Investment Law, Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Energy and Law of the Sea, and introduced internship opportunities to provide undergraduate students with real-world practical experience promoting the development of critical skills while building their networks.

Dr Timothy Affonso Dean (Ag.)

Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) https://sta.uwi.edu/fms

While the world continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19 on public health, the FMS continues its support to the nation and the region through its laboratory testing services and clinical services in the public healthcare sector. The Dean, FMS, was appointed Chair to a five-member Prime Ministerial committee to look at COVID-19 clinical outcomes in Trinidad & Tobago. Over the review period the Faculty published 206 papers in peer reviewed journals particularly on COVID 19, and has attracted grant funding and donations of approximately US$507,250, €817,000 and TT$17,299,025.

Professor Terence Seemungal Dean

Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) https://sta.uwi.edu/fst

The Faculty developed partnerships with industry stakeholders to design online training in various fields. Meanwhile, standalone postgraduate courses were introduced for working professionals in the medical and renewable energy sectors. The FST supported the Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) by providing statistical help to the Ministry’s COVID-19 Team.

Dr Brian Cockburn Dean

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