University of the West Indies at Cave Hill
| Motto | Oriens Ex Occidente Lux (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "A Light Rising from the West" |
| Type | Regional, public, autonomous |
| Established | 1963 |
| Chancellor | Dr The Most Honourable Dodridge D Miller |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sir Hilary Beckles |
| Principal | Professor R Clive Landis |
| Students | 6,668 |
| Undergraduates | 5,655 |
| Postgraduates | 1,013 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Cave Hill, Barbados 98.12 acres (39.71 ha) |
| Colors | |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Caribbean Community Association of Atlantic Universities |
| Mascot | The Blackbird |
| Website | UWI Cave Hill |
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill is a public research university in Cave Hill, Barbados. It is one of five general campuses in the University of the West Indies system.
It was the third campus to be established by the UWI System, following the Mona campus in Jamaica and the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago. The Cave Hill campus is also the headquarters of the Open Campus, which is responsible for UWI programmes in the non-campus territories. The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus' academic programmes offer diversity at both the undergraduate and graduate level. There are seven faculties with supporting academic departments; various research units and centres; and two graduate institutions. Codrington College, the oldest educational institution in the Caribbean, is affiliated with Cave Hill, while the School of Education works with Erdiston Teachers' Training College to provide pre-service and in-service training to teachers in Barbados and other parts of the Caribbean. Since 2004, the Cave Hill campus is the site of the West Indies Federal Archives Centre.