The vaccination against COVID-19 for those who are below 30 years of age was commenced by the government. It has been assured that all the vaccines are equally effective. Therefore, the Vice Chancellor; Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage requests the staff, students, spouses of staff, children and siblings of staff in the age group 20 –...Read More
USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara from the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura found delta variant with 4 mutations in the western province of Sri Lanka. Out of these four mutations, 2 mutations (A701S, R24C) found only in Sri...Read More
OPEN CALL FOR PAPERS Sri Lankan Journal of Real Estate (SLJRE) Sri Lankan Journal of Real Estate (SLJRE) is a refereed journal published by the Center for Real Estate Studies (CRES), Department of Estate Management and Valuation of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. This journal is published biannually in July and December. Papers...Read More
Mr. K. M. Nimal Chandrasiri, former Chief Security Officer of University of Sri Jayewardenepura has passed away on 27th of August at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Mr. K. M. Nimal Chandrasiri has done 38 years of remarkable service to the University. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura wishes to express its deepest sympathies in regards...Read More
Ecosphere Resilience Research Center of the USJ breaks new ground for biochar research in many ways. The latest is mechanically ground dendro biochar, a waste byproduct of the dendro power industry, to colloidal and nano sizes and their performance in treating antibiotics in the synthetic hydrolyzed urine, translating waste to wealth to produce safe organic...Read More
Three new fungal species were discovered of the genus Curvularia namely; Curvularia eleusinicola, C. panici-maximi and C. simmonsii from Sri Lanka. The fungal species were collected from Polonnaruwa, Gampaha and Colombo districts respectively. Species of this dematiaceous hyphomycetous fungal genus, mainly encountered as phytopathogens, saprobes, epiphytes and endophytes associated with cereal crops and their wild...Read More
It is with much pride and glory that we announce that AIESEC in University of Sri Jayewardenepura was able to emerge as the champions of Asia Pacific Region in the global awarding ceremony of AIESEC – International Congress Electrolux Excellence Awards 2021 organized by AIESEC International. This indeed establishes a great milestone in the history...Read More
USJ researchers have investigated the immune responses of the first dose (rAd26-S) of the Gam-COVID-Vac, which is also known as Sputnik light, in a Sri Lankan population, 4 weeks after receiving the first dose and compared the immune responses with the previously published data following AZD1222, which is another adenovirus vector vaccine. The Gam-COVID-19 first...Read More
As the more dangerous Covid-19 Delta variant began to spread like wildfire in Colombo and the rest of the country, with a 48 percent increase in the number of deaths, the Government clamped an inter-provincial travel ban once again on 13th of August 2021, responding to health experts’ repeated warnings to lock down the country....Read More
“The Brilliant Minds; Multiple Intelligence Challenge-2020” was organized by the Center for Digital Education and Professional Development (CDEPD) in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with the aim of improving students’ IQ and General Knowledge. The competition was conducted under three rounds and the final round was held on 23rd January 2021....Read More
