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
“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
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
Eight academics from the Faculty of Applied sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was awarded with Presidential and NRC Merit Awards for Scientific Publication. This is selected by the National Research Council (NRC) of Sri Lanka and it is considered as the most prestigious award for a research publication in Sri Lanka President’s Awards for Scientific...Read More
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka announces IRCHSS 2015 which will be held on the 3rd of December 2015at the university premises. IRCHSS is an annual interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers and professionals to come together to share their knowledge, experiences, and research in humanities and social sciences. The...Read More
Prof. U.G. Chandrika, Prof. S. Ekanayake and Dr. U. Hettiarachchi from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura received National Research Council (NRC) Merit Awards for the scientific publications 2011. NRC Merit Awards for Scientific Publications recognizes the outstanding researches published in prestigious scientific journals...Read More
Dr. Muditha Vidanapathirana, Senior Lecturer at Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura; has won the awards for Best Case Report and Runner up Best Research at the 13th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka, which was held on 28th of February 2015 at the Sri Lanka Foundation....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
Advancement in science and technology is a continual process and it sets tends in the world. A current trend in the world of business and economy is this rapid advancement of science and technology which has helped and strengthened the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises to bring themselves to a state of becoming the engines...Read More
