UCC News & Updates

UCC Acting President to join university leaders at IEEE 2026 Jamaica Talent and Technology Event

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Thursday, October 22, 2026: Professor Bernadette Warner, Acting President of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), will join fellow university leaders at the 2026 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jamaica Talent and Technology Event, scheduled for October 22–23 at the AC Hotel in Kingston.

UCC makes history with female football debut as four teams prepare for Intercol Semester 1 competition

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tuesday, October 6, 2026: The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) is gearing up for the start of the Intercol Semester 1 season on Thursday, October 8, 2026, with its male football, netball and basketball teams returning to competition—and, for the first time in the University’s history, a female football team joining the lineup.

UCC, Department of Correctional Services sign MOU to advance correctional professionalisation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) signed an MOU on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, to support the development of the Caribbean Correctional Academy. Pictured at the signing are Professor Bernadette Warner (centre), Acting President of UCC; Karen Clarke-Davis, Permanent Secretary (Acting), Ministry of National Security and Peace; and Brigadier (Ret’d) Radgh Mason, OD, JP, Commissioner of Corrections.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Monday, September 14, 2026: The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) and Jamaica’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS) have formalised a strategic partnership to support the establishment and development of the Caribbean Correctional Academy. The partnership sets out UCC’s role as academic partner, providing academic leadership and technical expertise to support the development of programmes, professional training, quality assurance and workforce development for correctional personnel in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

Dr Barbara Carby to keynote UCC’s 10th Annual Research Conference on Resilience and Disaster Management

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Friday, September 18, 2026: Disaster risk management expert Dr Barbara Carby will deliver the keynote address at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s (UCC) 10th Annual Research Conference, set for September 23–24, 2026.

UCC Roadshow connects communities across Jamaica with education and opportunity

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Thursday, September 3, 2026: The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has successfully concluded its 2026 Roadshow, following a seven-stop outreach initiative that took the University directly into communities across Jamaica to connect Jamaicans with educational opportunities, admissions support and key partner services.