 ug opens centre for behavioural research and sciences ug opens centre for behavioural research and sciences webmaster sat 4132019 1704 ug opens centre for behavioural research and sciences apr 12 2019  government   ministry of education   news  masters in clinical psychology programme launched  pm nagamootoo performing the functions of president officially commissioned the 100m building  centre will facilitate existing courses currently being taught including social clinical general and developmental psychology and can house over 300 students dpi guyana friday april 12 2019 the university of guyana ug today launched the jay and sylvia sobhraj centre for behavioural research and sciences with a grand opening ceremony at its turkeyen campus guest of honour prime minister moses nagamootoo who is performing the duties of head of state oﬃcially commissioned the 100m building which will house several institutes and oﬃces that are expected to have a great cumulative impact on guyana the centre will facilitate existing courses currently being taught including social clinical general and developmental psychology and can house over 300 students additionally the centre on which construction began in august 2018 will be used to deliver the newly launched master of science in clinical psychology which commences at the beginning of the new academic year 20192020 minister within the ministry of public health dr karen cummings noted her pleasure to share involvement in a phenomenal piece of history that will benefit guyanese the ministry of public health views mental health as one of its priority areas minister cummings said she also noted that the ministry s commitment to behavioural sciences and its relation to mental health has ensured that for the first time in the history of our country the ministry of public health established a mental health unit and as such workers from these and other related fields will benefit from the new centre vice chancellor and principal of the university of guyana dr ivelaw griﬃth said this serves as a part of ug s plans for rebuilding and rebranding of the university nateshia isaacs images kennyann bacchus  newsource  https dpigovgy ugopenscentreforbehaviouralresearchandsciences   ug opens centre for behavioural research and sciences  