Five academics (three from Faculty of Applied Science and one each from Medical Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura were among the resechers who got webometrics ranking issued recently by Webometrics.info website. This site who ranks research institutes in the World, recently ranked Scientists based on their Google Scholar Citations (GSC...Read More
Prof. Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist, often cited as the inventor of carbon nanotubes delivered key address at the International symposium in polymer science and technology (IIUPST) 2015 organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Ms Sudarshani Fernandopulle Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Research graced the occasion as the Cheif guest. Inaugural session of International Symposium on Polymer Science &...Read More
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING was signed between the Waste Management Authority of Western Province, Sri Lanka, and the Center for Sustainability of Department of Forestry and Enviornment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura to provide Technical Assistance for Monitoring and Mitigation of Environmental Pollution of Karadiyana Controlled Dump at Thumbovila. The Agreement was signed on 20th...Read More
“Sri Lanka is an oasis. In the future, greater number of the world population will follow this country’s method because every other country will be in disaster without an effective sustainable mechanism. Your method of sustainability will be the key for the future” said Prof. Peter Timmerman of Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada at...Read More
Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was awarded in the ‘SED Award 2014’ which was organized and conducted by the Small Enterprises Development Bureau, State Ministry of Youth Affairs at the BMICH on 27th March 2015. Department of Entrepreneurship was identified as the most revolutionary academic body which...Read More
Online version of the Prospectus 2015 relevant for the first year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is launched. Prospectus, the single most important publication to the academic life of those who read for B.A. degree, includes academic information, details related to course registration and withdrawal, evaluation and grading system, examination...Read More
Our body constantly reacts with oxygen as we breathe and our cells produce energy. As a consequence of this activity, highly reactive molecules are produced known as free radicals. Free radicals interact with other molecules within cells. This can cause oxidative damage to proteins, membranes and genes. To counteract this action, the body produces an...Read More
Death is still, for most people, an uncomfortable subject that many do not care to think about much, even though it is no longer a taboo topic that it once was. Yet, if there is one thing that is certain in life it is that we shall all die, sooner or later, whether we like...Read More
Valedictory Lecture delivered by Prof. Dhammika A. Tantrigoda, Chair and Senior Professor of Physics on 19th March 2015 at Science Auditorium First of all I would like to thank the Physics Society for inviting me to deliver a valedictory lecture on the eve of my retirement from the position of Chair and Senior Professor...Read More
