Inauguration Ceremony of Short Course on Parliamentary Functions and Procedures
Department of English launches a Digital Humanities Laboratory (DHLab)
The Department of English of the Faculty of Arts successfully launched a digital humanities laboratory (DHLab) on the 16th of September, 2022 as a hybrid event for on-site and online invitees. Gracing the occasion was the Acting Dean of the Faculty, Professor Chandana Aluthge who is also the Director of the University’s AHEAD Operational Technical […]
Inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Faculty of Law
The inauguration ceremony to launch the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Faculty of Law was held on the 16th of September 2022 at the Senate Hall. The ceremony was hosted by the Faculty of Law with Professor (Dr) Sampath Punchihewa, Dean, Faculty of Law, Professor (Chair) Wasantha Seneviratne, Head of the Department of Public and […]
Are we dulling bird calls?
Faculty of Management & Finance was crowned the Overall Champions in the Inter-Faculty Freshers Championship 2022
Inter-Faculty Freshers Championship – 2022 was held from 27th of August to 11th of September 2022 at University of Colombo premises. This time Inter Faculty Freshers Championship was organized after 2019 by overcoming all barriers with the effort of the entire university community. A total of 10 Institutions of University of Colombo including One Campus, […]
nEUROcare Project of the Faculty of Nursing
nEurocare project is the European initiative capacity-building project for nursing education in Sri Lanka while meeting the challenges of caring for people with Neurodegenerative Disorders in Sri Lanka. This project was established as the first international grant project in the Faculty of Nursing in 2022. The Faculty of Nursing at the University of Colombo is […]
CeDARC Celebrating the RCPath Achievement Award 2022
The Centre for Diagnosis and Research in Cancer (CeDARC) was awarded the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) achievement award for the year 2022. The RCPath achievement awards 2022 celebrate excellence in service provision through teamwork and were awarded to four selected teams from around the world who have achieved above and beyond what would be […]
Three academic staff members were awarded at CVCD Excellence Awards 2020
UCSC celebrates the 20th Anniversary
The Department of Computer Science (DCS) in the Faculty of Science and the Institute of Computer Technology (ICT) in the University of Colombo were merged to establish the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) on 1st September 2002. Today, UCSC celebrated its 20th anniversary on 1st September 2022, with the presence of UCSC staff […]
Awards ceremony of the Inter-departmental Debate Competition, Faculty of Arts 2021/2022
Diploma in Sinhala Awards Ceremony 2022 – Faculty of Arts
The Awards Ceremony of the Diploma in Sinhala programme ( 2019 and 2020 batches) conducted by the Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts was held on August 25, 2022, at the New Arts Theatre of the University of Colombo. The Vice Chancellor Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The […]
Inauguration of the New Honours Degree Programme in Communication and Creative Arts
The inaugural ceremony for the first batch of students of the honours degree programme in Communication and Creative Arts, offered for the first time in a Sri Lankan university was held on 25 August 2022 at the auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The Vice Chancellor Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne graced the occasion […]
Nexus Between academy and industry; Product launch
Innovative product development has been one of the major focuses of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology, the University of Colombo catering to the emerging national needs in the field of functional foods and related products. Long collaborative commitment with FADNATea (Food & Nature (Pvt) Ltd) and the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology […]
Introducing Blind Cricket to visually impaired students
For the first time in the Sri Lankan University Sports history, the University of Colombo took the first step to introducing Blind Cricket to visually impaired students. This initiative will encourage and empower the visually impaired students to explore fresh avenues of extended co-curricular activities in the university. Blind Cricket at the University of Colombo […]
Road to Chinese: Light Day Salon 2022 – Confucius Institute
Confucius Institute gave a hand to Chinese language undergraduates on the experience of Chinese culture “Road – to – Chinese: Light Day Salon” on 14th Aug 2022. 46 undergraduates were actively consulted by Sri Lankan lectures and Chinese experts from the Confucius Institute. Prof. Wimal Hewamanage, Sri Lankan Director of the Confucius Institute at the […]
