University of the West Indies

E853521

public university system research university

The University of the West Indies is a regional public university system serving multiple Caribbean nations, known for its contributions to higher education, research, and Caribbean intellectual and cultural life.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
University of the West Indies canonical	45
The University of the West Indies	6
University of the West Indies, Mona	3
University College of the West Indies	2
University of the West Indies regional university system	2
Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication	1
The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus	1
The University of the West Indies system	1
University of the West Indies (collaborative links)	1
University of the West Indies Council	1
University of the West Indies Faculty of Law system	1
University of the West Indies administration	1
University_of_West_Indies	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10243199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of the West Indies
Context triple: [Bernard Coard, educatedAt, University of the West Indies]

A. University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus
The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus is a regional UWI campus in Antigua and Barbuda offering tertiary education and research opportunities primarily serving the Eastern Caribbean.
B. University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus
The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is a major regional tertiary institution in Barbados, serving as one of the main campuses of the University of the West Indies and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to students from across the Caribbean.
C. University of the West Indies Mona campus
The University of the West Indies Mona campus is the main and oldest campus of the regional University of the West Indies, serving as a leading center for higher education and research in the Caribbean.
D. Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University is a private, Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education located in Mandeville, Jamaica, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
E. University of The Bahamas
The University of The Bahamas is the primary public institution of higher education and research in The Bahamas, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of the West Indies
Target entity description: The University of the West Indies is a regional public university system serving multiple Caribbean nations, known for its contributions to higher education, research, and Caribbean intellectual and cultural life.

A. University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus
The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus is a regional UWI campus in Antigua and Barbuda offering tertiary education and research opportunities primarily serving the Eastern Caribbean.
B. University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus
The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is a major regional tertiary institution in Barbados, serving as one of the main campuses of the University of the West Indies and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to students from across the Caribbean.
C. University of the West Indies Mona campus
The University of the West Indies Mona campus is the main and oldest campus of the regional University of the West Indies, serving as a leading center for higher education and research in the Caribbean.
D. Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University is a private, Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education located in Mandeville, Jamaica, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
E. University of The Bahamas
The University of The Bahamas is the primary public institution of higher education and research in The Bahamas, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university system ⓘ research university ⓘ
academicDiscipline	agriculture ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ humanities ⓘ law ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
affiliation	Commonwealth universities ⓘ
country	Anguilla ⓘ Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ Barbados ⓘ Belize ⓘ Bermuda ⓘ linked to: Bermuda (United Kingdom) British Virgin Islands ⓘ Cayman Islands ⓘ Dominica ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Montserrat ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Suriname ⓘ The Bahamas ⓘ linked to: Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
focusesOn	Caribbean development ⓘ regional public policy research ⓘ
formerName	University College of the West Indies ⓘ linked to: University of the West Indies
founded	1948 ⓘ
governingBody	University Council ⓘ
hasCampus	Cave Hill campus ⓘ Open Campus ⓘ St. Augustine campus ⓘ
hasLeader	vice-chancellor ⓘ
hasLibrarySystem	UWI Library System ⓘ
hasMainCampus	Mona campus ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Derek Walcott ⓘ Eric Williams ⓘ linked to: Eric Eustace Williams Mia Mottley ⓘ linked to: Mia Amor Mottley Michael Manley ⓘ Portia Simpson-Miller ⓘ Ralph Gonsalves ⓘ linked to: Ralph E. Gonsalves V. S. Naipaul ⓘ
hasRector	chancellor ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Mona, Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
knownFor	Caribbean studies ⓘ contributions to Caribbean culture ⓘ regional integration scholarship ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Caribbean ⓘ
memberOf	Association of Commonwealth Universities ⓘ linked to: ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities) Universities Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions
motto	Oriens Ex Occidente Lux ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	A Light Rising from the West ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
regionServed	Caribbean ⓘ
sector	public ⓘ
type	coeducational ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernard Coard → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Mona campus → partOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Mona campus → isMainCampusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Mona campus → isOldestCampusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Mona campus → hasResearchCenter → Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Donald J. Harris → educatedAt → University College of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Alister McIntyre → employer → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Alister McIntyre → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Mona → mainCampusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Mona → associatedWith → University of the West Indies regional university system ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies → locatedIn → The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies → affiliatedWith → The University of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies → partOf → The University of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Anthony Carmona → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Christine Kangaloo → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Paula-Mae Weekes → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Carla Natalie Barnett → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Rodney Williams → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of Guyana → affiliation → University of the West Indies (collaborative links) ⓘ

subject linked to: University of Guyana (main campus nearby)

linked to: University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus → partOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus → affiliation → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus → campusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus → parentOrganization → University of the West Indies regional university system ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus → governingBody → University of the West Indies Council ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus → partOf → The University of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus → parentOrganization → The University of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

George Maxwell Richards → employer → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Froyla_Tzalam → educatedAt → University_of_West_Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Derek Walcott → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

CAPE → recognizedBy → University of the West Indies ⓘ

St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago → hasCampusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Hubert Minnis → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Unison Whiteman → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

P. J. Patterson → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Commonwealth universities → hasMember → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Kwame Dawes → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Patrick Manning → educatedAt → University of the West Indies ⓘ

University of the West Indies → formerName → University College of the West Indies ⓘ

linked to: University of the West Indies

Oriens Ex Occidente Lux → associatedWith → University of the West Indies ⓘ

A Light Rising from the West → associatedWith → University of the West Indies ⓘ

Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI Mona → affiliatedWith → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Humanities and Education

Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI Mona → campusOf → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Humanities and Education

Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies, Mona → affiliation → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science and Technology

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona → affiliation → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona → partOf → University of the West Indies, Mona ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medical Sciences

linked to: University of the West Indies

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona → affiliation → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medical Sciences

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona → hasParentInstitution → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medical Sciences

Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, Mona → parentOrganization → The University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering

linked to: University of the West Indies

Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, Mona → affiliation → The University of the West Indies system ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering

linked to: University of the West Indies

Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona → affiliation → University of the West Indies ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Law

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