Applications are now called for the four day Certificate Course on Municipal Solid Waste Management. The Center for Sustainability of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Organizing the workshop at New Faculty Complex, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Course Content Municipal Waste Scenario and trends Initiatives taken in the country in Solid Waste...Read More
A collaborative seminar on Environmental Management – best practices from North and South conducted by the Department of Environmental Sciences, Lakeland College, Canada and the Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences & Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 23rd February 2018 at the Seminar Room of the Faculty of Graduate Studies....Read More
Dr. Nayana Wijayathilaka of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Applied Sciences in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the team of researchers have recently discovered a New Frog Species from Sri Lanka. This frog is endemic to Sri Lanka and widely distributed at lower elevations in the island. The researchers have named this species as Uperodon rohani to honor Mr. Rohan...Read More
Prof. Emeritus. Ron Stoner in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA and Fulbright Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (1980/81) conducted a seminar on “Providing Clean Drinking Water to North Central Province by Reverse Osmosis” on 22nd January 2018 at the Physics Lecture Hall. His...Read More
Vidudaya Ritzbury Inter School Swimming Championship-2018 organized by the Department of Physical Education & the Sports Council of University of Sri Jayewardenepura together with its main sponsorship partner Ritzbury Chocolates was taken place on 27th and 28th January 2018 at the University Swimming Pool Complex. There were 96 individual events and 24 relay events with under 9, 11,13,15,17 and...Read More
The 2nd International symposium on Cyanobacteria and Public health, organized by the Centre for water quality and algae research was held on the 15th January 2018, at the Golden rose hotel, Boralesganuwa. Prof. Sampath Amaratunge, Vice chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura graced the occasion as the chief guest while Dr. Jayantha Wattevidanage, director general, National Science...Read More
Vidudaya Ritzbury Interschool Swimming Championship – 2018 Ritzbury, Sri Lanka’s number one chocolate brand manufactured by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), has been significant in uplifting sports in Sri Lanka and is now taking a revolutionary step to sponsor swimming for the first time. The Company will partner with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura which has...Read More
A Field Workshop on “Tropical Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation” for undergraduate students in the Environmental Management Program of Colby College, Maine, USA was held at the Yagirala Forest Research and Conservation Education Center on 15th & 16th January 2018. The program was organized by Dr. Priyan Perera and hosted by the Center for Sustainability of the Department...Read More
2nd International Symposium on Cyanobacteria and Public Health was head on 15th January at Goldon Rose Hotel, Colombo, successfully, organized by “Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research” of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with National Sciences Foundation, Sri Lanka and Microbiology Society, United Kingdom. Inauguration ceremony of the symposium was graced by the...Read More
Staff members of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura established Sports Activity Club. It was initiated focusing on enhancing the physical activity and relations among academics in various Faculties and Departments in the University. Already established “Cricket Team” of the University organized friendly cricket match with Kalubowilla Hospital Team and was taken place on 10th December 2017....Read More
