The University of the West Indies has promoted eight academics to the rank of professor.

Three of those promoted are from the St Augustine Campus:

• Dr Dhurjati Prasad Chakrabarti promoted to Professor of Transport Phenomena
• Dr Madan Mohan Gupta promoted to Professor of Pharmaceutics
• Dr Patrick Harnarayan promoted to Professor of Peripheral Vascular Surgery

The remaining five are from the Mona Campus:

• Dr Anna Perkins promoted to Professor of Caribbean Theology and Ethics
• Dr Sonjah Stanley Niaah promoted to Professor of Cultural Studies
• Dr Joshua Anzinger promoted to Professor of Virology
• Dr Colette Cunningham-Myrie promoted to Professor of Public Health, Epidemiology and Family Medicine
• Dr Donovan McGrowder promoted to Professor of Chemical Pathology

UWI says all eight have earned the title of Professor after unbiased, rigorous assessment conducted by a panel of internal and external assessors.

Their professorial appointments became effective on February 19th 2025.