Mr. W. M. R. W. Anurudda B. Weliwita was appointed as the 10th Registrar of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with effect from 30th November 2020. He was appointed to this position following the retirement of Mr. K. G. Britto. A pirith ceremony was held at the registrar office in the administration building on 30th November 2020 at...Read More

Recent appointments to the post of Senior Professor and Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Management Science and Commerce, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Allied Health Sciences are as follows; Prof. (Mrs.) S. Fernando was appointed as Senior Professor in the Department of Microbiology,...Read More

University of Sri Jayewardenepura bids farewell to Registrar of USJ Mr. K. G. Britto who has served the university for a long time. His retirement ceremony was held on 27th of November at the new board room with the presence of senior professor Sudantha Liyanage;  Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, professors, lecturers, other...Read More

Opening Ceremony of the new Board Room was held on 26th of November 2020. The Board Room is a modern meeting space equipped with modern technology. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura; senior Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, Registrar of USJ Mr. K. G. Britto, professors, lecturers and other academic members have taken part...Read More

The Students’ Association of Business Administration (ABA) of the Department of Business Administration successfully wound up one of their annual events, “Chala Roo”, Art and Photographic Exhibition under the theme of “Stand for Isolation”. The event was held from 2nd of November 2020 to 26 th of November 2020 using the online social media platforms...Read More

This innovative fermentation chamber was designed and developed by the research team headed by Prof. S.B. Navaratne (Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura) and Prof. (Mrs). C.M. Navaratne (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna) along with the research assistant Miss. A.R.M.H.A. Rathnayake (Ph.D....Read More

Two academics from the Science Faculty of University of Sri Jayewardenepura are among the global top 2% list for the single-year impact for 2017 and 2019. Prof. Meththika Vithanage is listed in the top 2% list in 2017 and 2019, whereas Dr. Anushka Rajapaksha is listed in the 2019 single-year impact. Prof. Meththika Vithanage is...Read More

Renowned Sri Lankan environmentalist Mr. Jagath Gunawardana was awarded the Honorary Doctorate (PhD) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Based on the approval of the University Senate and the Council, this was awarded on 20th November 2020 at the Vice Chancellor’s Office in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura by Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage, Vice Chancellor of...Read More

Senior Professor A. Aloka Pathirana was appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura with effect from 17th November 2020. He obtained his MBBS degree from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 1990 and joined the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of...Read More

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a massive outbreak, which originated in Minuwangoda, Gampaha district and is now spreading all over Sri Lanka. The scientists at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine and Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of University of Sri Jayewardenepura embarked on carrying out whole genomic sequencing of the virus, to...Read More