For the first time in Sri Lanka, a rare opportunity for those engaged in neuroscience related fields has come by, as the workshop on neuroscience continues. The much acclaimed workshop began on 14th December at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura features academics from a number of foreign universities as well as foreign students. Several symposia...Read More

Obituary – Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences (2002 January – 2004 June) Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando passed away on 28th November 2015 after a brief illness. Late Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando was the founder Professor of Surgery at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He was the key person...Read More

  The Research Awards 2014 wrapped up with Dr.Neelika Malavige clinching the Best Researcher award. She is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Microbiology and an avid researcher. Dr. Malavige graduated with first class honors from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, with several distinctions and gold medals. She was awarded the commonwealth...Read More

New students selected to Faculty of Medical Sciences at University of Sri Jayewardenepura are reqested to report to the Faculty on 23rd November 2015 at 9.00 am for the registration. http://medical.sjp.ac.lk/Read More

The “Speech Master 2015” organized by the Gavel Club of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura saw its much anticipated finale on 25th October. Out of the ten finalists, the event produced several winners. J’pura too can boast of a winner as the 3rd place was won by Randunu Dissanayake of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The...Read More

Community Based Medical Learning (CBML) programme Community Based Medical Learning (CBML) programme of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) focuses on student training in a rural setting to empower the medical graduates to work in these underprivileged areas with minimal resources and to provide quality health care to the rural communities....Read More

Wasundara Fernando, a lecturer (probationary) in the B.Pharm Degree Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences and pursuing her Ph.D. (Cancer Biology) studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada under the supervision of Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe and Dr. David Hoskin was recently featured in TV programs, newspapers and electronic media in Canada for...Read More

Community service project organized by the Faculty of Medical Teachers’ Association In July 2015 Faculty of Medical Teachers’ Association made a donation of books to the Paediatric ward of the Cancer Institute, Maharagama.  Books will be freely available at the library of the ward for patients and mothers accompanying the sick children.Read More

The latest publication by Dr.Muditha Vidanapathirana, “Students’ Guide to Forensic Analysis” was released recently. Dr.Vidanapathirana, Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Forensic Medicine, has published several books previously. This book contains a good guideline in forensic skeletal analysis, and will be useful in various fields where forensic analysis is involved.Read More

Emeritus Professor Antoinette Perera is featured as the WONCA Global Family Doctor. PERERA, Prof Antoinette Sri Lanka: SAR conference president Antoinette is President of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (CGPSL) and president of the organising committee for the WONCA South Asia region conference being held in February 2016, in Colombo in Sri...Read More