The ceremonial induction of Prof. Samudra Kathriarachchi as the 8th President of Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists – 2015 and 2016 was held on 7th February 2015 at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo. Prof. Samudra Kathriarachchi is a Professor of Psychiatrics, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.Read More
Dr. Sugandika Suresh was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka Association of Laboratory Animal Sciences at the Academic Sessions held on 16th & 17th of January 2015. Dr. Sugandika Suresh is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.Read More
Dengue is the world’s most common mosquito borne viral infection which is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A. aegypti. It’s so common that it makes headlines on newspapers everyday. Annually there are about 390 million infections all around the world and it causes a significant problem for Sri Lanka...Read More
Psychological problems are a growing concern these days. It’s not a rare case that we see on the news that the youth of the nation especially young students make bad decisions in life. Students are increasingly struggling with emotional and behavioral problems that affect their learning. Studies have shown that the number of victims of...Read More
Commencement Lecture for Entrants to the MBBS Degree Programme, 2015 The 24th batch of undergraduates entered the MBBS Degree Programme of the Faculty of Medical Sciences with a welcoming ceremony held on 24th November, 2014 at the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The Commencement Lecture, marking the beginning of academic activities for the new entrants to...Read More
Gee Padura 2015, an acoustic cultural evening organized by the 21st batch of students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences was held on the 26th January 2015 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura with the enthusiastic participation of students, alumni and members of the academic staff .The evening’s performances left the audience mesmerized by the rare selection of...Read More
Students of the 8th, 9th, and 10th batches of B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bachelor of Pharmacy, and B.Sc. Nursing degree programs respectively, commenced their orientation program at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura on 19th January 2015. A welcome ceremony was organized where the new students and their parents were addressed by...Read More
The oath taking ceremony of the 8th Batch (2011/2012) of B.Sc. Nursing students was held at the Anatomy Auditorium, Faculty of Medical Sciences on 18th December 2014 from 9.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. The oath is taken by the nursing students in their 2nd year after successfully completing the theoretical and practical components of the...Read More
PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION BY UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA ACADEMICS. Eight academics from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura received President’s Awards for Scientific Publications in the year 2010, 2011 and 2012, at a ceremony held on the 31st October 2014.The ceremony was graced by His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of the...Read More
Dr. Anil Goonatilleke, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura received CVCD Excellence Awards – 2014 as the most outstanding. Dr. Anil Goonetilleke received his primary education at Royal College Colombo and entered the Faculty of Medicine Colombo for his university education. He further specialized in general medicine receiving...Read More
