faculty and student body of the Open Campus where it additionally serves the diverse network of 17 countries and territories. As an entity that caters to a readership around the world, UWI Press maintains a main commitment to traditional fields of: Caribbean history, social sciences, political science and cultural studies.
== Rankings ==
In the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UWI ranked in the 401–500th band. and in 2023, ranked in the top 150 best universities in the world for best research impact. The 2021–2022 Times Higher Education ranking ranked UWI in the top 20 when compared with Latin American University rankings, and ranked UWI first in the Caribbean. In 2020, UWI ranked among the top 100 Golden Age University Rankings and Impact Rankings. UWI is the only Caribbean university to make these prestigious lists.
== Chancellors of the University ==
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, 1948–71
Sir Hugh Wooding, 1971–74
Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis 1974–89
Sir Shridath Ramphal 1989–2003
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