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Jan
21

The Centenary Inauguration Ceremony

The centenary inauguration ceremony of the Faculties of Art, Science and the Library of the University of Colombo was held on the 21st of January 2021 at the Senate Hall, College House. The ceremony was live-streamed enabling the University community to be a part of it online while a limited on-site participation was hosted at [...]
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Jan
21

Centenary Celebrations of Humanities and Social Sciences in Higher Education

The Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo celebrated 100 years of Humanities and Social Sciences education in Sri Lanka on the 21st of January 2021. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Professor Chandrika Wijeyaratne and the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Emeritus Professor Lakshman Dissanayake graced the occasion. The event […]

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Jan
21

Launch of the University Computer Museum

As part of the centennial celebrations of the Faculties of Science and Arts of the University of Colombo and of the University Library, the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) will unveil the ‘University of Colombo Computer Museum’ at its premises, the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, along with an online e-museum [...]
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Jan
21

Celebrating 100 Years of Faculty of Arts, Science, and University Library

CELEBRATING 100 YEARSofFACULTIES OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Opening of The ILC Building - Faculty of Science Launching of The eMuseum - UCSC Keynote Speech by Mr. Krish Canegerathne Opening of The Exercise Lab, The DRC and The Board Room  - Faculty of Arts [...]
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Jan
20

The “Chat on Sustainable Development Goals”

“To waste this opportunity would compromise our last best chance to stop runaway climate change. It would not only be immoral, it would be suicidal” António Guterres (UN Secretary General) The 'Chat on Sustainable Development Goals', the first webinar of its series was organized by the Final Year Undergraduates of the Faculty of Law in [...]
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Jan
11

Faculty of Medicine signs MoU with DSI (D. Samson Industries (Pvt) Ltd)

Faculty of Medicine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DSI (D.Samson Industries PVT Ltd) on January 11, 2021. The objective of this partnership was to collaborate for the development and production of a Diabetic prescription shoe range. The number of diabetic patients in Sri Lanka is currently growing at an alarming level leading to […]

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Jan
01

Commencement of Duties for the Year 2021

University of Colombo ceremonially commenced duties in the New Year on 01st January, with a special function at the College house premises. The ceremony was attended by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Deans, Directors and some key Academic and Administrative officers of the university . The function commenced with the hoisting of the National […]

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Dec
23

Euphony Presents The Virtual Christmas Mashup 2020

In these trying times which remind us all of the holiday cheer we sorely miss, Euphony, the choir of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, brings you their next virtual creation. This “Virtual Christmas Mashup” features a variety of musical styles blended in harmonious perfection to raise your spirits and spread love, peace, and [...]
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Dec
21

The ‘Great Conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn

A rare lifetime celestial phenomenon in the western skies on December 21st Jupiter and Saturn may appear almost like an elongated ball of light A very rare celestial phenomenon will take place on December 21st night when the two biggest planets of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn comes closure to each other probably appearing […]

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Dec
19

Annual Research Symposium 2020 – Faculty of Law

Symposium 2020 of the Faculty of Law was conducted online on 19th December 2020 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme of the symposium was ‘Law at Crossroads: Reflections and Foresights’. It commenced with an inauguration in which a Keynote Address was delivered by Justice Dr. Saleem Marsoof PC. The Vice-Chancellor of the University [...]
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Dec
18

Annual Research Symposium 2020, Faculty of Nursing

The 3rd Annual Research Symposium 2020 was organized by Faculty of Nursing under the theme of “Strengthening Nursing Education for Emerging Health System Challenges”, on 18th December 2020 at faculty premises via virtual mode. Faculty of Nursing annually conducts the research symposium for disseminating the research activities of academic of Faculty of Nursing as well […]

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Dec
11

CIMA Excellence Awards 2020 – Prof. Tharusha N Gooneratne

Professor Tharusha N Gooneratne of the Department of Accounting of the Faculty of Management & Finance was one of the four award winners of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Research Excellence Award. She received the award at the first Global CIMA Excellence Awards virtual ceremony held on 11th December 2020 for her distinguished […]

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Dec
08

UI GreenMetric Award 2020

The University of Colombo has been ranked the fourth place in the UI GreenMetric Award 2020 among the Sri Lankan Universities. The University applied for this award at the first time through the Center for Environmental Initiatives under the supervision of Prof. Erandathie Lokupitiya, the Director CEI. The Center for Environmental initiatives (CEI) of University [...]
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Dec
06

Development of a genetic barcode for surveillance and malaria parasite tracking in Sri Lanka

Parasitic Diseases Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA Sri Lanka was certified as a malaria-free nation in 2016, but imported malaria cases continue with a persistent risk of re-emergence of the disease in the country Genetic information of [...]
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Nov
29

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2020

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that it has retained its top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2020. This is a classification of academic and research-related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance, innovation outputs and societal […]

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Nov
24

International Research Symposium (DemARS 2020)

The First International Research Conference of the Department of Demography, University of Colombo took place virtually on the 24th of November 2020 via Zoom. This was also the inaugural international edition of the 7th Annual Research Symposium of the Department of Demography under the theme of "Population and Sustainable Development" with a number of national [...]
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