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Because fossil fuel stocks will be reduced shortly, biofuel is a hot topic. The Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research, USJ, is actively working on a potential solution to the future energy issue. “Cyanobacteria blooms have potential and usefulness in the production of biofuel”, said Snr. Prof. Pathmalal Manage, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Sciences and Director, Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research, Department of Zoology, University...Read More

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture, and Rural Industrial Promotion to develop locally adaptable quality assurance standards for imported/local timber, wooden products, and Furniture. MOU was signed at the board room of the University of Jayewardenepura by Prof Sudantha Liyanage; Vice Chancellor, and Mr. Vijitha Bandaranayaka; Secretary to State Ministry, on 1st October 2021. Hon. Prasanna...Read More

Diploma in GIS & Remote Sensing 2022/2023 DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA Applications are invited from interested candidates for Diploma in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) offered by the Department of Geography at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The aim of this Diploma is to create a career path with professional qualifications in the fields of Geoinformatics, for those non-graduate employees and students. This is...Read More

USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige and Dr. Chandima Jeewandara from Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit, Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of University of Sri Jayewardenepura have been carrying out sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 viruses since the onset of the pandemic. With the identification of the delta variant in Sri Lanka, they also detected a delta variant with several unique mutations in the spike protein (A701S, A222V, A1078S). This delta...Read More

“The stigma and discrimination experienced by COVID-19 patients in society, workplaces, and healthcare facilities have serious negative consequences in Sri Lanka at both the individual and family levels. In this regard, irresponsible media reporting and sensationalism of news coverage leading to breaching of privacy and confidentiality, defaming and false allegations without consent have been identified as the main drivers of discrimination.” said Dr. Surangi Jayakody.  Therefore, regulations on responsible media reporting,...Read More