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 […]
Tree Planting Ceremony to Commemorate Asia Laboratory Animal Day 2024
The University of Colombo, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) and the Base for Enthusiasts of Environmental Science and Zoology (BEEZ), successfully commemorated Asia Laboratory Animal Day announced by the Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations (AFLAS) on November 29, 2024, with a symbolic tree planting ceremony held […]
University of Colombo Signs an MoU with John Keells Holdings PLC
On August 15th, 2024, the University of Colombo and the Data and Advanced Analytics Division (OCTAVE) of John Keells Holdings PLC signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Senate Hall. The ceremony was honoured by the presence of Senior Professor (Chair) H D Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor of the University, and Mr Krishan Balendra, […]
Unlock Your Potential to Get Hired – Career Fair 2024, Faculty of Science
The Career Guidance Unit of the Faculty of Science successfully hosted the inaugural Career Fair 2024 – “Unlock Your Potential to Get Hired!” from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the Statistics Department building on August 2nd, 2024. This event was a collaborative effort with the University’s Leo Club, Rotaract Club, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club, […]
Mentoring Workshop for the Career Fair 2024, Faculty of Science
On June 29, 2024, the Career Guidance Unit of the Faculty of Science, successfully hosted the Mentoring Workshop, marking the inaugural step of the Career Fair 2024 – “Unlock Your Potential to Get Hired!” The three-hour event was a collaborative effort with the university’s Leo Club, Rotaract Club, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club, and AIESEC. Aimed […]
The Way of the Jackal: The Untold Story of Sri Lanka’s Wild Dog
The economic net worth of a close relative of our Jackal, the Grey Wolf in North America has been estimated to be about $171,000 per individual wolf. What is the equivalent of our very own ‘wolf’ – the Sri Lankan Jackal? Sadly, we don’t have a reliable figure for that. A group of researchers from […]
Book launch “The Way of the Jackal”: The Untold Story of Sri Lanka’s Wild Dog
The book titled “The Way of the Jackal” authored by Ms Uthpalawarna Jayaweera, Professor Sampath Seneviratne and Mr Chandika Jayaratne, was presented to the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H D Karunaratne at the College House premises on May 29, 2024. The Sri Lankan jackal is the only island subspecies of the Eurasian Golden Jackal […]
Sri Lanka’s first tagged shorebird makes journey to Northern Russia
The Grey Plover, also known as the Black-bellied Plover due to its striking black face and belly in breeding plumage, is an unmistakable winter visitor to the coasts of Sri Lanka. One such Grey Plover is Vayu, tagged by the Central Asian Flyway-Sri Lanka Waterbird Tracking Project conducted by FOGSL-UoC in collaboration with the Research […]
Breaking Boundaries: UOC and NUS Scientists Collaborate on Modified Relaxin-3 Neuropeptides for Selective Anxiety and Depression Medications
Launching of the book “An Odyssey through a Century: The Story of the Faculty of Science
The book “An Odyssey through a Century: The Story of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo”, documenting the 100-year history of Science education at the tertiary level in Sri Lanka, was conceived in 2021 as part of the centenary celebrations of the Faculty of Science. This book is the result of dedicated work involving […]
Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for Academic Excellence – General Convocation 2022
Congratulations to Ms Shenali Avishka Ranasinghe from the Faculty of Science for her outstanding achievement in receiving the Open Awards – Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for Academic Excellence at the General Convocation 2022. Ms Ranasinghe completed her Honours degree in Immunology and Integrative Molecular Biology with an impressive GPA of 3.98/4.00, earning her the gold […]
The Journey of the Music Society – Faculty of Science
Music is a universal language, capable of touching even the coldest of hearts and uniting people through its beauty. There are no barriers to enjoying music, regardless of who you are and where you come from. The undergraduates of the Faculty of Science are no exception to this. The Society was first established in 2016 […]
The Dean’s List Award Ceremony 2022/2023 – Faculty of Science
For the very first time in the long history of the Faculty of Science, The Dean’s List Award ceremony was held to recognize the high-achieving students in their academic performances. It was held on the 31st of August 2023 from 4.00 p.m. onwards at the Auditorium of the ILC building. This occasion was graced by […]
Book launch and the awards ceremony for the First Certificate in Ornithology course – FOGSL
A book launch and the awards ceremony for the First Certificate in Ornithology course, conducted by the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL), was held on August 26, 2023, under the iconic Nuga tree in front of the Department of Zoology and Environmental Science. The Chief Guest of the event was Senior Professor (Chair) […]
Green Talk | “Sri Lanka’s potential for sustainable energy production”
On August 24th, 2023 the Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI) hosted another enlightening episode of “Green Talk” on the 5th floor of the Information and Learning Centre of the Faculty of Science. Mr Harsha Wickramasinghe, the Deputy Director General (DSM) of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, graced the occasion as the guest speaker. The […]
Thirty outstanding range officers were awarded the Diploma in Wildlife Management
The Awards Ceremony of the Diploma in Wildlife Management 2022 was held on the 11th of July 2023 at the Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium. Thirty Range Officers of the Department of Wildlife Conservation who successfully completed the programme received the Diploma on this occasion. The Chief Guest for the event was Professor Siril WIjesundara, […]
