Like in other contexts in the world, the transition to online learning in Sri Lankan universities during the pandemic was sudden and abrupt: both lecturers and students had a very limited time to prepare for the new mode of teaching and learning. A study was carried out to find out the student Satisfaction with Online...Read More
Based on the results of a recently published molecular species delimitation analysis, eight species of shrub frogs are not distinct enough to be considered as separate species. However, they also note the presence of 14 distinct undescribed species as well. The paper pertaining to this has been published on 19th October,2021 in Plosone journal. Four...Read More
Geneticists and archaeologists studying ancient DNA should engage with stakeholders in the places where they conduct research, minimize damage to human remains and share their data, according to new guidelines outlined in a paper co-authored by Senior Prof. Surangi Yasawardene ;Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and published in Nature. DNA...Read More
The 5th International Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation (ICREMV 2021) organized by the Center for Real Estate Studies (CRES), the research arm of the Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was successfully held on 7th and 8th of October 2021 via Zoom as...Read More
Researchers from Science, Management, Medical, Technology, Engineering and Graduate Studies Faculties published twenty research papers in Journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during the last month. The web publishing team of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura acknowledges their contribution to upgrading the research standards of the University and expanding the knowledge base in the relevant subject areas. 1. Antimony...Read More
Pavements represent a high fraction of the urban land use and contribute to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in cities. This effect leads to microclimatic variations in urban areas, where ambient temperatures become relatively high compared to their outskirts. ”Terracotta pavers have significantly lower surface temperature levels for both daytime and night time compared...Read More
The Sinopharm is an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, which is currently given emergency use authorization by the WHO and is the main vaccine used in many Asian and Middle East Countries. A new study was carried out to determine the kinetics and persistence of immune responses following the Sinopharm/BBIBP-CorV, by investigating the immune responses in a...Read More
Researchers at the Faculty of Technology, USJ successfully produced Bio Ethanol using waste Banana collected from the vegetable market. “Total amount of 8% of ethanol was generated by waste banana after the fermentation process. After completing the multiple distillations to remove the moisture, we were able to produce 98% pure bioethanol.” said Dr. Udara Arachchige, Department of...Read More
Applications are invited from those who are qualified to follow the Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) conducted by the Staff Development Centre of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (SDC/USJP). Application closing date: 30th November, 2021. Syllabus Content of CTHE Program Application form of CTHE Program Please visit the link below for more information...Read More
A ceremony to confer “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” award on Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge; former vice chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, was held on 14th of October 2021, at the official residence of Ambassador SUGIYAMA Akira. Snr. Prof. Sampath...Read More
