The UWI mourns the passing of Sir Neville Nicholls

The UWI, Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The Caribbean has lost another intellectual giant. The University of the West Indies (The UWI) salutes Sir Neville Nicholls as a quintessential Caribbean Man. He served his country, Barbados, and the Caribbean in several capacities, including as Chairman of the Campus Council of The UWI Cave Hill Campus from 1995 to 2009 and as President of the Caribbean Development Bank.

In all of his endeavours, the hallmark of excellence and doing what was right for the people who would be the ultimate beneficiaries of the decisions were paramount.

The UWI Community extends its deepest condolences to Sir Neville's sons and other family members. We recognize the sacrifices they made in sharing Sir Neville with us, and we are grateful for his stellar service to our country and the region.

Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, reflects on Sir Neville as "a great UWI man" even though he was not an alumnus of the regional university. Vice-Chancellor affirmed, "His advice to me as Principal of the Cave Hill Campus when he chaired the Campus Council was invaluable and deeply appreciated."

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Cave Hill Campus, Professor R Clive Landis, added, "The Campus community mourns the passing of a giant in the Cave Hill pantheon. Sir Neville's tenure as Campus Council Chair marked a period of remarkable growth in the physical plant of the Campus, its academic programming and student enrolment. I extend deepest condolences to Sir Neville's family and friends on behalf of a grateful Campus".

The Late Sir Neville Nicholls, Former Chair, The UWI Cave Hill Campus Council

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The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development, residing at the center of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for over 75 years. From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with nearly 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Global Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

The UWI offers over 1000 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and the wider world.

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the best in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). Since The UWI’s 2018 debut in THE’s rankings, it has performed well in multiple schemes—among them including World University Rankings, Golden Age University Rankings (between 50 and 80 years old), Latin America Rankings, and the Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Well-being; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

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