 university of guyana hails the historic appointment of its first envoy extraordinaire rt hon ug releaseprof david lammy as british foreign secretary university of guyana hails the historic appointment of its first envoy extraordinaire rt hon ug releaseprof david lammy as british foreign secretary university of guyana hails the historic appointment of its first envoy extraordinaire rt hon ug releaseprof david lammy as british foreign secretary andydindial tue 7092024 1134 university of guyana hails the historic appointment of its first envoy extraordinaire rt hon ug releaseprof david lammy as british foreign secretary in photo from rl president dr mohamed irfaanali former british prime minister tony blair university of guyana s vicechancellor professor paloma mohamed martin rthon david lammyand nicola green at the university of guyana to celebrate the inauguration of the sophia point rainforest research centre in 2023 the university of guyana wishes to recognise the national and international significance of the appointment of the rt hon prof david lammyas foreign secretary in the newly elected keir starmeradministration of the united kingdom throughout the years the rt hon professor david lammyhas been a keen friend to the university and within the last 5 years has served as the first envoy extraordinaire on the university of guyana s council from 2019 to present university of guyana vicechancellor professor paloma mohamed said the rt hon professor david lammyhas also been highly instrumental in various research endeavorswith the university particularly in the areas of sustainability and biodiversity he has brought his keen dedication to education and human innovation of specific note he has brought his considerable legal prowess to matters of governance university chancellor prof edward greene has also extended congratulations on behalf of the current ug council he said the university of guyana has been distinctly honoured to have enjoyed prof lammy sdistinguished presence and service to the academy the entire university community including students faculty and staff extend heartfelt congratulations to foreign secretary lammy the hon prime minister keir starmerand the entire new british government within which he will creditably serve david lammywas born on 19 july in 1972 in london to guyanese parents david and rosalind lammy he and his four siblings were raised solely by his mother from age 12 he studied at the school of oriental and african studies soas university of london graduating in law he was called to the bar of england and wales in 1994 at lincoln s inn lammywent on to study at harvard university where he became the first black briton to attend harvard law school where he studied for a master of laws degree and graduated in 1997 he is a visiting professor of practice at soas he has served as minister for culture at the department of culture media and sport and also as minister for higher education in the department for business innovation and skills about the university of guyana the university of guyana the national university of guyana now in its 60th year was founded in october 1963 three years before guyana became independent ug as it is fondly referred to offers over 160 distinct programmes in over 60 disciplines from certificates diplomas associate degrees bachelor s degrees and master s degrees to phd s these programmes are offered online facetoface or in blended formats ug delivers through a guyanabased system across eight campuses this includes its 35yearold communitybased institute for distance and continuing education idce and the second major campus at tainin berbicecelebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025 the university of guyana s student population is over 11000 through its 8 academic divisions including an accredited college of medical sciences school of entrepreneurship and business innovation and the faculty of earth and environmental sciences which is ranked 5 globally ug has provided education training and research for over 60000 alumni over its 60year history with significant national and global impact other faculties include the faculty of engineering and technology the faculty of agriculture and forestry the faculty of natural sciences the college of behavioural sciences and research the faculty of education and humanities and the faculty of social sciences the university is also home to 10 research institutes including the internationally important centre for biodiversity the institute for food and nutrition security the institute for research innovation and entrepreneurship the institute for energy diplomacy the green institute the institute for human resiliency strategic security and the future and the international centre for excellence in early childhood education the mission of the university of guyana is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the advancement of communities the nation and mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom transparent accountability pragmatic innovation and universal respect ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana the region and the world ug is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary with a renewed focus on becoming the leading teaching and research university in guyana visit ug at wwwuogedugy   img1986jpg  16914 kb  