▁years ▁old ▁L owe ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Wood s ’ ▁infant ▁school . ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁Met cal fe ▁Road , ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁aff lu ent ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁his ▁school ▁hosted ▁its ▁classes ▁in ▁sh eds ▁behind ▁a ▁house . ▁L owe ▁attended ▁primary ▁school ▁in ▁Port ▁Maria ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁Excel si or ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁L owe ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁with ▁scholar ship , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Hon ours ▁degrees ▁in ▁natural ▁science . ▁L owe ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master ’ s ▁in ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁and ▁Medic inal ▁chem istry ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁and ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁at ▁Manchester ▁University . ▁To ▁both ▁univers ities ▁L owe ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁British ▁common wealth ▁scholar ship ▁becoming ▁“ the ▁first ▁J ama ican , ▁and ▁maybe ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁ever , ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁two ▁common wealth ▁Sch olar ships ”. ▁He ▁purs ued ▁post - do ctor al ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Academia ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Excel si or ▁high ▁school ▁L owe ▁was ▁himself ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁science ▁teacher ▁at ▁Hol m wood ▁high ▁school . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁he ▁taught ▁chem