{"id":24,"date":"2021-05-01T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T09:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:15:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inside about landing\">\n<section class=\"col-12 pt-0 pb-4 mt-0 align-items-center d-flex box-grey\" id=\"mainpic\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-start align-items-center d-flex  h-100 \">\n<div class=\"col-12 text-center h-50\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"display-4 mb-2 mt-2\">About The UWI, Cave Hill<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"pt-3 pb-0\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\"><div id=\"\" class=\"\">\n    <ol id=\"crumbs\" style=\"list-style:none\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li style=\"display:inline\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\">Home<\/a><\/li> \/ <li style=\"display:inline\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"CMSBreadCrumbsCurrentItem\">About Home<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pt-0 pb-5\" id=\"ataglance\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center mt-0\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\" id=\"pic\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At a Glance\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Images\/Cave-Hill-Students.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 col-lg-8 col-md-12 mt-5 pt-5 offset-md-3\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h2 class=\"pb-4\">The UWI Cave Hill at a glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Fully Accredited <\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>Ranked among the top universities in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is recognized as the premier higher education institution in the Caribbean. It has achieved accreditation at local, regional and international levels and earned a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and international outlook. In 2020 it earned Triple 1<sup>st<\/sup> rankings \u2013 topping the Caribbean; and in the top of the tables for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Safety &amp; Security<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p><em>The Cave Hill Campus is situated on the island of Barbados, a location known for <\/em>being one of the most&nbsp;<em>family<\/em>-friendly destinations in the Caribbean with a relatively low crime rate.&nbsp; A spirit of collegiality pervades the campus which maintains high academic standards in a safe and friendly learning community where students feel like members of a family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>SMART Campus<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>Integrating information and communications technology to enhance operations and the student experience, is the foundation for the ongoing SMART Campus transformation at the Cave Hill Campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Research<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>Members of the UWI have won the Nobel Prize in Economics and Literature and for work on Climate Change. A major priority at The UWI Cave Hill is developing our research capacity and output in areas of critical importance to the Caribbean and international community. It maintains partnerships in teaching and research with many leading institutions around the world. The Campus features several research units and centres across its various faculties, as well as within its libraries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Diversity<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>The UWI Cave Hill is often lauded for its diverse and inclusive student population. The campus not only welcomes students from the wider Caribbean region, but it has opened its doors to students from around the world. It is also home to an outstanding cadre of international faculty. Student centredness is one of the six core values of the university and student involvement in the administration of university affairs is strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-feature mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Sporting Excellence<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>Committed to ensuring a sustainable future for the region, Cave Hill continues to make a positive environmental impact by expanding its green footprint. The Campus has adopted a number of energy and resource conservation technologies to ensure sustainability of our greening initiatives. These include use of solar panels to power buildings, installation of charging stations for electric cars and photovoltaic wind\/hybrid systems at which students can charge their cell phones and laptops while taking in the beauty of the outdoors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"bythenumbers\">\n<div class=\"container text-left align-items-start mb-3\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mt-2\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h2 class=\"text-center mb-4\">Our campus by the numbers<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 mb-5\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>6645<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Total enrolment (2018)<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 pt-4 pt-sm-0 pt-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>1303<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Total graduates (2018)<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 m-lg-0 col-lg-4 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-sm-0 pt-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>1:21<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Teacher-to-student ratio<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 mb-5 pt-sm-0 pt-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>48%<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Percentage of teaching staff with PhD or higher<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-4 pt-4 pt-md-0 pt-sm-0 pt-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>40<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Number of registered clubs &amp; societies<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 m-lg-0 col-lg-4 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-sm-0 pt-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>322<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5>Number of research projects (2018)<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"withintheregion\" class=\"mt-0 align-items-top d-flex\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"mt-5 mb-0 pb-0 col-12 text-center\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3 class=\"h2 mb-4\">Within the region, The UWI Cave Hill serves<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>16 countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-4\">The UWI: One institution, five campuses<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe UWI, Cave Hill: One campus, seven Faculties<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Collage of seven Faculties\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Images\/about-collage.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mobilenone\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pt-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5 mb-md-4 offset-md-1 areasummary\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pl-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clock Tower Cave Hill thumbnail our history\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Images\/Clock-Tower.jpg\" title=\"Aerial-Cave-Hill-thumbnail-our-history.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-md-2 ml-0 pl-md-0 pl-lg-4 pl-xl-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Our History<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">The UWI extended it&#8217;s reach into the community of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean with the establishment of a College of Arts and Sciences, opened on October 12, 1963.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/history\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5 mb-md-4 offset-md-1 areasummary\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 pl-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Administration Building\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Golden_Stool-thumbnail-285x206-1.jpg\" title=\"Golden_Stool-thumbnail-285x206-(1).jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-md-2 ml-0 pl-md-0 pl-lg-4 pl-xl-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Our Leadership<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">&nbsp;The Cave Hill Campus has remained committed to Caribbean development by producing visionary leaders for over fifty years.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/administration\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5 mb-md-4 offset-md-1 areasummary\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 pl-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Triple A strategic plan\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Triple-A-strategic-plan.jpg\" title=\"Triple-A-strategic-plan.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-md-2 ml-0 pl-md-0 pl-lg-4 pl-xl-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Strategic Plan<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">The UWI Triple A Strategy 2017 \u2013 2022; Revitalising Caribbean Development<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwi.edu\/uop\/uwi-strategic-plan\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5 mb-md-4 offset-md-1 areasummary\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 pl-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aerial View Cave Hill - Visit Campus\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Aerial-Cave-Hill-thumbnail-our-history-1.jpg\" title=\"Aerial-Cave-Hill-thumbnail-our-history-(1).jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-md-2 ml-0 pl-md-0 pl-lg-4 pl-xl-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Visit Cave Hill<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">Our beautiful hillside campus is a lush oasis with pristine views of the Caribbean Sea.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/campus-tours\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5 mb-md-4 offset-md-1 areasummary\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 pl-md-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Annual Report to Council Cover thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/Annual-Report-to-Council-Cover-thumbnail-2.png\" title=\"Annual-Report-to-Council-Cover-thumbnail-(2).png\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-5 pt-lg-0 pt-md-2 ml-0 pl-md-0 pl-lg-4 pl-xl-0\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Annual Report<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">Learn about the strategic vision, research and teaching activities at the Cave Hill Campus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p class=\"text-h3 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/reports\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The UWI, Cave Hill The UWI Cave Hill at a glance Fully Accredited Ranked among the top universities in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is recognized as the premier higher education institution in the Caribbean. It has achieved accreditation at local, regional and international levels and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":380,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/home-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"description":"Ranked among the top universities in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is recognized as the premier higher education institution in the Caribbean.","title":"About - The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill"},"iawp_total_views":1022,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/380"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":483,"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta.cavehill.uwi.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}