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The Centre for Caribbean Studies was established in 1984 as one of the first research centres in the UK dedicated to the region. It encourages study of the Caribbean from a comparative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective through academic events, fellowships and research projects.

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In 2010 it was renamed the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies in honour of the support given by the Guyanese philanthropist and businessman.

For 2025/26 the Director of the Centre is Dr Camillia Cowling.

News

Annual Walter Rodney lecture 2025

Professor David Scott gave the recent Walter Rodney lecture. See this page for further details Walter Rodney lecture series

Study

The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies offers a number of opportunities for study at postgraduate level:

• MA by Research in Caribbean Studies - one year full time, two years part time
• MPhil/PhD in Caribbean Studies - maximum four years full time

Please contact the Centre Secretary Lisa Cook for further details.

Funding

The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies provides two sources of funding:

• Gad Heuman postgraduate travel bursary - available every year to support substantive research in the Caribbean by PGT and PGR students at the Warwick University up to £2,000
• Caribbean Studies Visiting Fellowship - available to support a post-doctoral researcher or established academic currently based in the Caribbean who wishes to spend a short period at Warwick University with a Warwick-based academic, up to £4,000