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. 

The two-day conference will also feature UCC Chancellor Professor John MacIntyre on AI and Security and Professor Philip Anyanwu on Meta-Analysis, placing resilience, emerging technology and research practice at the centre of the programme. 

Hosted through UCC’s College of Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR), this year’s conference will focus on the role of research in resilience and disaster management under the theme “Moving into a Sustainable Future: Readiness, Recovery and Resilience.” 

Researchers, practitioners and graduate students will examine issues including climate change and education, mental health and well-being, and AI governance and regulation.

Dr Andrea Sutherland, Dean of UCC’s College of Graduate Studies and Research, said the conference will continue the University’s discourse on resilience. 

“The Rickert Allen Memorial Lecture underscored the importance of data-driven planning and evidence-based decision-making. The Research Conference now takes that conversation further by examining emerging risks and how research can help build more resilient communities and institutions.”

The 2026 staging marks the 10th Annual Research Conference hosted by UCC and continues the institution’s commitment to research, scholarship and innovation by creating a platform for the sharing of research with practical relevance to Jamaica, the Caribbean and the wider global community.