Offered through the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, USJ New Admissions for 2022/2024 The MSc / PG Dip in Forestry and Environmental Management (SLQF 10) is designed to give students the skills and knowledge required to take up diverse challenges in Natural Resource Management. For whom: Managers, Researchers, Scientists, and Academics who are working in...Read More

Prof. Meththika Vithanage, Director of Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Science, was awarded the prestigious TWAS-Fayaz M. Al-Kharafi Award 2020 by the World Academy of Sciences, Italy at the Annual Meeting held virtually at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia yesterday (1st November 2021). This annual award, named after...Read More

Ms. Amaya Kalukottage, a first year student of the Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura has won the bronze medal for Sri Lanka in the women’s team event at the Central South Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship – 2021. The championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Accordingly, the gold medal...Read More

Prof. Neelika Malavige was selected as a member of WHO technical advisory committee on Covid-19. WHO(World Health Organization) has established a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to advise on scientific, technical and strategic matters related to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). The group is composed of 10 renowned experts with a diverse range of knowledge...Read More

Three researchers from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Meththika Vithanage, Dr. Anushka U, Rajapaksha and Prof. Neelika Malavige are ranked among World’s Top 2% Scientists in the 2020 List of outstanding researchers prepared by Elsevier BV, Stanford University, USA. This is the newest data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”. This...Read More

Like in other contexts in the world, the transition to online learning in Sri Lankan universities during the pandemic was sudden and abrupt: both lecturers and students had a very limited time to prepare for the new mode of teaching and learning. A study was carried out to find out the student Satisfaction with Online...Read More

Based on the results of a recently published molecular species delimitation analysis, eight species of shrub frogs are not distinct enough to be considered as separate species. However, they also note the presence of 14 distinct undescribed species as well. The paper pertaining to this has been published on 19th October,2021 in Plosone journal. Four...Read More

Applications have now been called for the 9th intake of Advanced Diploma in Computer Based Accounting offered by Department of Accounting ,  Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Course considered as exceptional  qualifications in promotions and  selection for  employment in the fields of  Accounting and  Finance The Program is Conducted Both...Read More

Applications have now been called for the 14th intake of  Diploma in Computer Based Accounting offered by Department of Accounting , Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Course considered as exceptional  qualifications in promotions and  selection for  employment in the fields of  Accounting and  Finance The Program is Conducted Both On-campus...Read More

Geneticists and archaeologists studying ancient DNA should engage with stakeholders in the places where they conduct research, minimize damage to human remains and share their data, according to new guidelines outlined in a paper co-authored by Senior Prof. Surangi Yasawardene ;Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura  and published in Nature. DNA...Read More