“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
Webometrics has released its July 2021 University Ranking. University of Sri Jayewardenepura becomes 4th Best University in Sri Lanka according to Webometrics ranking. University of Sri Jayewardenepura has improved web ranking. It is now the 4th best university in Sri Lanka ahead of University of Moratuwa and University of Kelaniya. USJ has been in the...Read More
With the initiation of the COVID-19 vaccination program, Health Care Workers in Sri Lanka were the first to be vaccinated with Covishield vaccine. Therefore, the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit, Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine investigated antibody responses to the SARS-CoV-2, neutralizing antibody responses, antibody responses to the variants, along with T...Read More
Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage has been appointed as the Chairman of Expert Committee on Polls Reforms. The committee was appointed for the purpose of analyzing proposals for Reforming Election Structure and Electoral Laws in the country. Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to identify appropriate reforms...Read More
USJ Tech-transfer Office of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura made yet another successful stride in research commercialization by signing a technology licensing agreement with Divergent Technology (Pvt.) Ltd. A novel patented technology on efficient method to produce Biodiesel, invented by Dr. Udara Arachchige and his team of the Faculty of Technology was transferred to the...Read More
On 15th July 2021, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) of the State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to promote collaborative research and development in the field of Landslide Disaster Risk Management....Read More
Over 95% individuals in Sri Lanka developed antibodies against the Sinopharm vaccine. The Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit, Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine investigated immune responses to the Sinopharm vaccine and found that the vaccine induced antibody responses in over 95% of individuals, similar to levels seen following natural COVID-19 illness. The...Read More
Research is creating new knowledge. Taking initiative steps in promoting the research culture among academics, the Research Center for Business Economics and Development Studies of the Department of Business Economics successfully organized the 2nd Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE) 2021 on 30th June 2021 virtually via Zoom. The conference was themed as ‘Emerging Challenges...Read More
University of Sri Jayewardenepura expresses its deepest sympathies on the demise of Emeritus Professor Wimal G. Balagalle, former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He was a well-known linguist versatile in Sinhala, Pali, Prakit, Sanskrit, Bengali languages and English as well. Born on November 1924, in the village of Balagalle in the...Read More
