E stablished in 1948 as a research institution to serve as the intellectual centre of the region, the now University of the West Indies has demonstrated over these 75 years its continued commitment to this mandate – its critical research work being, in the main, centred on addressing pressing national and regional development needs, and emerging global imperatives. During the Academic Year (AY) 2022/2023, UWI Mona’s Faculties, Institutes, and Centres produced an array of research outputs in the form of books, monographs, book chapters, refereed journal articles, conference, and technical reports, and infused this knowledge though faculty and staff’s impressive advocacy as Chairs, Members of, and Consultants to government and private sector organizations and boards. Further, the practical application of this research activity, through the institution’s outreach programmes in areas such as medicine, education, science, community, and other national and regional transformation initiatives, continued unabated in the year under review.
INCREASING THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY
To boost research activity and output, Faculties and supporting Units initiated several undertakings, among them: The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) re-engineered its Health Research Resource Unit (HRRU) to the Clinical Translational Research Unit ( CTRU) . This unit continues to grow from strength to strength. The Deputy Dean, Research met with all Departments in the FMS and created an outline of how they should restructure themselves to ensure that research is promoted within the Faculty. The Unit has also been strengthened by the employment of a research manager whose responsibility it is to oversee the research activities, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget, while also making sure that all research activities adhere to relevant policies and standards. This new employee has a comprehensive understanding of The UWI research processes, experience in all aspects of clinical research including but not limited to regulatory, data management, coordination, fiscal and project management, budget planning and development. The new Unit had several workshops for its faculty over the academic year. In one of these workshops the FMS Research Studies Toolkit – Design to Publication: A Practical Guide was launched. It is intended for use by student researchers and research supervisors as a practical guide to support the development of research work
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11 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
10 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
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