The theme of the Annual Research Symposium (ARS) 2023 of the University of Colombo is “Research Excellence and Beyond”. While striving for excellence by maintaining academic rigour and advancing knowledge, our research should have wider applicability and relevance based on our fields of study beyond academic merit attuned to the problems and concerns of various stakeholders.
ARS 2023 will be an outlet to showcase how the university’s different faculties and institutions are unified towards research excellence yet move beyond excellence to engage in socially and practically meaningful research pertinent to their diverse research domains. In true multidisciplinary spirit and instilling a practice turn, this could for instance, encapsulate (but is not limited to) the commercialisation of university-based research, the contribution of research to policymaking, research inputs for managerial decision making, to business/financial recovery, overcoming adversities and gaining financial independence, as well as maintaining social justice, wellbeing, and the impact on people, society and environment.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PAPERS

THEME: "Research Excellence and Beyond”

The Submission should be made via the respective Campus/Faculty/Institute/School

GUESTS & SPEAKERS

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His Excellency Michael Appleton
CHIEF GUEST
New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

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Dr P Nandalal Weerasinghe
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)

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Dr Alaka Singh
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
WHO Representative to Sri Lanka

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Professor Damminda Alahakoon
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Director Research Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

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Professor Tharusha N Gooneratne
CHAIRPERSON
ARS 2023

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Professor HD Dharshani Bandupriya
CHAIR
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE

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Dr K D Sandaruwan
CHAIR
IT & PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

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Dr Seuwandhi Ranasinghe
EDITOR
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

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Mr KJG Ravindran
CO-EDITOR
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

SESSIONS

CAMPUS/ FACULTY/ INSTITUTE/SCHOOL SESSION DATE CONTACT PERSON EMAIL
Faculty of Arts 28th November 2023 Mr KJG Ravindran ravindran@delt.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Education 24th November 2023 Dr DVKP Seneviratne kumusene@dste.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Graduate Studies 24th November 2023 Dr Rushan Abeygunawardena rab_abey@stat.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine 08th – 10th September 2023 Dr ND Kodithuwakku darshi_ko@fim.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Law 09th – 10th December 2023 Professor Rose Wijesekara rose@law.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Management & Finance 17th November 2023 Dr Seuwandhi Ranasinghe seuwandhi@mos.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Medicine 04th – 07th December 2023 Professor Ranil Jayawardana ranil@physiol.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Nursing 12th October 2023 Dr Thanuja Asurakody thanuja@fnd.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Science 03rd November 2023 Professor Mayuri Wijesinghe mayuri@sci.cmb.ac.lk
Faculty of Technology 06th November 2023 Dr Poorna Piyathilaka poorna@et.cmb.ac.lk
Sri Palee Campus 20th November 2023 Professor Ranjan Hettiarachchi ranjanh@spc.cmb.ac.lk
University of Colombo School of Computing 08th – 09th November 2023 Dr Chamath Keppitiyagama cik@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk
Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences 28th June 2023 Mr LM Rifnas rifnas@uciars.cmb.ac.lk
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 31st May 2023 Professor Nimal Punyasiri nimal@ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk
Institute of Human Resource Advancement 24th November 2023 Ms Kamani Matotaarachchi kamani@ihra.cmb.ac.lk
National Institute of Library and Information Sciences 15th November 2023 Dr Uditha Alahakoon uditha@nilis.cmb.ac.lk
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 01st December 2023 Dr Himani Molligoda himani@pgim.cmb.ac.lk
The Library 07th November 2023 Ms Anuja Silva anusilva@lib.cmb.ac.lk

CONTACT US
Assistant Registrar
Mr. S.M. Shifar
Telephone and Fax: +94 112 586712 | Ext: 7096
Email: ar@ap.cmb.ac.lk

UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO
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Colombo 03
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