The inaugural ceremony of the 71st Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) was held at Committee Room B, BMICH on 30th November 2015. Hon.Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Science, Technology & Research was the chief guest. A large number of scientists and academics were present at the occasion. In...Read More

The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) will hold their 71st Annual Sessions, from 30th November to 4th December 2015. It is held under the theme “Science for Health, Wealth & long Life”.  The event co-organized by SLAAS and National Science Foundation will feature both renown and young local scientists as well...Read More

In order to mark the World Cities Day on 29th October, a consultative forum was held at the Auditorium of the Organisation of Professional Associations. Among the invited participants were, Institute of Town planners of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, Institute of Engineers, The Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka, and the Institute of...Read More

The budget should discourage environmental pollution/ degradation/ unsustainable lifestyles and encourage environmentally sound  development/lifestyles/practices said Prof Hemanthi Ranasinghe, Professor in Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardnepura. This could be done through imposing taxes, providing tax holidays/reliefs etc. As much as for the new developments, funds need to be allocated for maintenance of infrastructure in all the fields. Media briefing...Read More

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the University and the International Institute of Knowledge Management (pvt) Ltd. (TIIKM), on 29th October 2015 in view of BioTech 2016 conference to be held on 12 – 14 January 2016. BioTech 2016 is the first international conference on Bio-science and Biotechnology. With the MOU, the ‘Vidyodaya Journal...Read More

Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka launched e-Medical Center (eMC) at the International Conference, eHealth Asia held on 13th and 14th October 2015 – Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka. e-Medical Center (HHIMS LITE) is a free and open source health information system descended from HHIMS (Hospital Health Information Management System) especially designed for use...Read More

The 20th International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2015 was held on 16th and 17th October at Club Hotel Dolphin, Wayikkal. This year’s theme was ‘Sharing knowledge towards a greener future’ and many local and foreign researchers presented their work based on the several key areas of research. The key research areas for 2015 were “Forest...Read More

‘Vidudaya Vidya Sahodarathwaya’ of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of University of Sri Jayewardenepura donated a library to Vidyartha Maha Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura, to mark their annual community service ‘Sahurda Yathra’. The opening ceremony of the library facility was held on the 1st of October 2015. The project was done for the 9th consecutive time with...Read More

A new software developed by Xcendant (pvt) Ltd. was introduced to the Sri Jayawardenepura University on the 29th September 2015. Xcendant, a  software development company for both local and foreign markets, have chosen the university to try out their brand new product. The company and the university are to work closely together to further develop...Read More

The latest volume of the Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment (Vol 5(1)) has been published by the Department of Forestry and Environment Science. We publish this journal two issues per year since 2011. You can access the journal content via;http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/jtfe I also request you to consider our journal in publishing your research articles in...Read More