As we commemorate Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Month, we are pleased to share with you April’s newsletter from OHAS,  "Revolutionising Health and Safety: The Role of AI and Digitalisation at Work."

This edition explores how emerging technologies are transforming workplace safety, improving risk management, and creating healthier environments for all.

Please find the newsletter attached for your reading. We hope you find it insightful and informative.

L-R: Elford Liverpool, Mark Ram, and Mr Eric Stoll from the University of Guyana at the Buxton Foreshore assisting in the rescue of a stranded whale

A stranded pygmy whale ( Feresa sp.) was successfully rescued and returned to the sea earlier today, Tuesday, in a collaborative effort involving the University of Guyana, the Ministry of Agriculture, and public-spirited residents of Buxton.

The University through the Amerindian Research Unit (ARU) is pleased to share with you its annual Archaeology and Anthropology Journal, Vol.26 issue.

Dr Dianna DaSilva-Glasgow, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences

VC Notes Major Advancements in Sports Infrastructure, Introduction of Sports Programmes

The University of Guyana notes with deep regret and concern the letter to the editor by an anonymous writer regarding a single long-outstanding grade in the Department of Law. The Department of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences have collectively apologised to the affected students and assured the Vice-Chancellor once again that the series of unfortunate circumstances which have led to this inexcusable situation will be rectified by the beginning of next week.

THE UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA HAS NOT AUTHORIZED, NOR IS IT CURRENTLY CONDUCTING, ANY POLITICAL POLLING SURVEY

The University of Guyana wishes to advise that it has not authorized, nor is it currently conducting any survey which includes political polling. It would appear that persons purporting to be students of the University are soliciting responses to a certain survey in the Berbice area at the moment.

The public should note the following:

University of Guyana’s Andrew Thom Receives ‘Outstanding Justice Award’ at the 2024 American Model United Nations Conference in Chicago

Andrew Thom performing Justice Duties at the International Court of Justice at the American Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference

The University of Guyana Berbice Campus is inviting papers for its inaugural interdisciplinary research conference which will be held on campus from 23rd - 26th June 2025.

Please see the flyer below for details of submission dates.

UG Plays Critical Role in Discovery of 600 Plant Species, 713 Vertebrate Species

– 22 New to Guyana and 23 Potentially New to Science