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A long-standing historical belief that free villages did not emerge in Barbados following emancipation has been firmly challenged by one of the region’s distinguished historians.  Sir Woodville Marshall’s latest work, Near a Plantation: Free Villages of Barbados 1840–1945, offers comprehensive and meticulously researched account of nearly 500 free villages established on the island between 1840 and 1945. The book was launched in March at The UWI Cave Hill Campus.  The publication directly counters a widely cited assertion by historian William Green that “free villages did not arise” in Barbados—a view that has been generally accepted by scholars for decades. Sir Woodville argues that this conclusion was based on an absence of local research and that serious scholarly attention had not previously been given to the post-slavery settlement patterns in Barbados.

A  top Cave Hill science student will join two of her UWI counterparts in a cutting-edge surgical robotics research program this summer at the University of Leeds.

The Caribbean’s first extensive collection of medical artefacts has been rehoused in Barbados, following the official launch of the Cecil Cyrus Caribbean Museum of Medical History (CCCMMH) on Thursday, May 8.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is proudly maintaining its position as a globally recognised higher education leader in universal solutions for the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The SDG-engaged university over the last academic year is celebrated in its recently published 2023/2024 annual report under themed ‘Regionally Respected. Globally Celebrated’.
 

On Friday, May 2, 2025, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles presented a report detailing the regional university’s accomplishments and challenges over the past academic year.