University of Colombo Academics Among Global Recipients of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Three academics from the University of Colombo are among the researchers honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to collaborators of the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb. This prestigious prize recognizes groundbreaking contributions, including detailed measurements of Higgs boson properties confirming the symmetry-breaking mechanism of mass generation, the discovery of new strongly […]
UOC Shines at the Inter-University Rowing Championships 2024
The Inter-University Rowing Championships 2024 was held at the Colombo Rowing Club, with the preliminary rounds and consolation finals on August 31st and the thrilling finals on September 7th. The awarding ceremony was graced by Senior Professor (Chair) H D Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor of the University, as the Chief Guest, and Dr Manoj Fernando, President […]
Invitational Universities Badminton Championship – Ambassador Cup 2024
The “Ambassador Cup 2024” was organized by the Department of Physical Education in collaboration with the International Postgraduate Association of the University of Colombo and Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) Ltd. This tournament was conducted under the guidance of His Excellency Qi Zhenhong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka, and Senior […]
Recognizing Sporting Excellence: Colours Awarding Ceremony 2023
The Colours Awarding Ceremony is a significant event that recognizes the outstanding achievements of undergraduate sportsmen and sportswomen who have excelled in their respective fields of sports. The ceremony took place at the Auditorium of the UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine, on February 29, 2024, and 430 sportsmen and sportswomen were honored for their splendid […]
UOC Enhances Cricket Opportunities with the Newly Constructed Turf Side Wickets
The newly constructed turf side wickets of the University of Colombo were declared on 26th May 2023, with the purpose of providing students the opportunity to enhance their cricket skills and foster a vibrant sporting culture within the university. This remarkable facility was made possible through the patronage of the Sri Lanka Cricket and Western […]
Vice Chancellor’s Challenge Trophy 2023 invitational Universities Staff Badminton Championship
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, […]
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 […]
Out-Bound Training (OBT) Program for Captains and Vice-captains
An Out-Bound Training (OBT) program was held for Captains and Vice Captains of all sports and games of the University to enhance their leadership skills on 28th of May 2022. Student representatives from the Sri Palee Campus, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, Faculty of Technology, and Faculty of Nursing were also present at the program which […]
‘It’s a Gift of Life’ – Blood donation campaign
A blood donation campaign ‘It’s a gift of life’ was organized by the Netball team of the University of Colombo in collaboration with the Central Blood Bank, Sri Lanka on 8th of March 2022 to commemorate International Women’s Day. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne, and the Chairman of the Sports Advisory Board, Dr. Kapila […]
Opening Ceremony of the Refurbished Pavilion
The Refurbished Pavilion of the University of Colombo was declared open on 17th of February 2022 by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Education and Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth and Sports. This pavilion, originally established in the 1930s, was refurbished under the patronage of Sri Lanka Cricket. The function was also graced by Professor […]
University Karate (Kata) team shines at the National Karate Championship – 2021
Colours Awarding Ceremony 2021
University Karate (Kumite) team shines at the National Karate Championship – 2021
National Karate Championship – 2021 was organized by the Sri Lanka Karate-Do Federation, on 22nd of December 2021 at Bandaragama Indoor Stadium. The event was held with the participation of nearly 500 athletes representing the clubs in all parts of the country. University of Colombo Karate (Kumite) team won eleven medals including six golds, four […]
FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 & Asian University Chess Championship 2021
Track & Field and Ground Marking Workshop
A workshop on Track & Field and Ground Marking was held on the 30th and 31st of March 2021 at the University of Colombo ground premises. This workshop was conducted by Mr Palitha Jayathilaka, Senior Technical Official at the Sri Lanka Athletic Association, to update our staff members on the new methods and changes in […]
