Disposal of Rigifoam or Polystyrene has been a major challenge due to the lack of available disposal and recycling methods. The Green Hub of the Faculty of Medical Sciences has initiated a project to collect and dispose of Rigifoam in an environmentally friendly manner and a collection bin has been installed at the Anatomy block...Read More
Researchers from Science, Medical, Technology, Engineering, and Graduate Studies Faculties published forty five research papers in Journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during December 2021. Fifty two researchers from USJ contributed to this achievement. The web publishing team of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura acknowledges their contribution to upgrading the research standards of the University and...Read More
300 students who studied in the newly established Engineering and Technology Faculty are graduating alongside with the rest of 3500 students in USJP 47th Convocation to be held on Feb 26-28, 2022. “We started the degree program in Engineering in 2017 after carefully designed this industry-oriented program in 2016 to satisfy the industry demand...Read More
The human skeletal remains that were excavated from Fa Hien Cave in 2012 and taken to Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany for further studies, were brought back to Sri Lanka by Dr. Oshan Wedage, Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri...Read More
Understanding the necessity to broaden the horizons of learning opportunities of the undergraduates, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences reached another significant milestone on the 17th February 2022 with the inauguration of the new degree programme; Bachelor of Arts Honours in Japanese. It has been a focal point in the strategic goals of the...Read More
The grand opening of the Sri Sumangala Auditorium aka Sri Sumangala Sabha Sadaya was held on 17th February 2022. The renovation of Sumangala reading hall as an auditorium was funded by the AHEAD project of the World Bank. The event was graced by Mrs.K.D.R.Olga, the Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Mr.W.K.H.Wagapitiya, the president of...Read More
Open science, reproducibility and transparency in research are the pathways to improve the sustainability of scientific research. Open science is vital for the progress of science as it allows scientific information, data, and methodologies to be more widely accessible and reusable. Research reproducibility and transparency are crucial for scientific advancement, not just because they ensure...Read More
Social responsibility usually doesn’t go along with the wood industry. Who knew that they could get returns in premiums from the “environmental and social responsibility” by paying a “small fee” BUT acquiring it rightfully and benefit from “Dollars”? Apparently, some have. There are debates over the environmental impact make by wood industry in general, and...Read More
