About RESCON 2022 ▶ RESCON 2022 is the annual research congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya. ▶ It features (mostly) postgraduate research from across Sri Lanka. ▶ Participation – postgraduate students and academic staff members (about Read More …
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Global Digital Platform at NSF, Sri Lanka
The National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (NSF) (http://www.nsf.ac.lk/) have launched a Global Digital Platform (an interactive website/database) to get expatriate Sri Lankan professionals, academics and researchers as well as local scientists and professionals having academic and professional links with abroad, Read More …
Distinguished Speaker Series Talk by Dr. David Hoskins
The Next Talk of the CUFSAA-NA Distinguished Speaker Series organized in association with the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo will be delivered by Dr. David Hoskin on September 20th 2022, 10:30AM Eastern Time (September 20th 2022, 8:00pm Sri Lankan Read More …
Invitation to UPAA-USA annual get-together in NJ on Sept24th
We received the following from UPAA-USA [The University of Peradeniya Alumni Association (USA)] The UPAA-USA Executive Committee wishes to extend our invitation to you to attend our Annual Get-together on Sept. 24th in Edison, NJ. This event is open to Read More …
George Mason University Professor Duminda Wijesekera wins CCI Impact Award
The first winner of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Impact Award is Duminda Wijesekera, computer science professor and acting chair of the Department of Cyber Security Engineering at George Mason University. “I am delighted and honored to receive the award,” Wijesekera Read More …
Coffee table book on University of Colombo’s College House debuts
The volume titled, College House – The Cradle of Sri Lanka’s University Education, which is a publication of the University of Colombo, archives the journey of College House with its historical links to the first University College and then to Read More …
Assumption of duties of the 19th Vice Chancellor
Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne assumed duties in the Post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo on 12th April 2022 at the Vice Chancellor’s office. Read More from https://cmb.ac.lk/assumption-of-duties-of-the-19th-vice-chancellor/
COLOMBOUNILANKA – ASTEROID NAMED AFTER UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO
Dr. Nalin Samarasinha, an accomplished astronomer and a co-discover of the Asteroid, named it COLOMBOUNILANKA after the University of Colombo, his alma mater, describes what asteroids are and details of COLOMBOUNILANKA. This video is a proud presentation by CUFSAA (Colombo Read More …
April 9th at 3pm EST – Career Workshop for Grad Students & postdocs
Life After Graduate School – Preparing for Your Job Search 3 – 5 PM US EST, Saturday April 9 Meeting Link: UPAA-USA Career Workshop Information Session Determining your career path is a critical process that all graduate students face. Read More …
Webinar on “Advances in Natural products in chemistry”
Interest in the biological activities of natural products from different organisms, especially for the discovery of useful medicines, has been a major driving force for the development of organic chemistry concepts and laboratory techniques. Natural products encompass the exploration of Read More …