USJ - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

මානවශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීය විද්‍යා පිඨයේ නවක සිසුන් ලියාපදිංචිය සහ නම්ණීකරණය 2019
2019-03-14 - 2019-03-18
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ මානව ශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීය විද්‍යා පිඨයේ නවක සිසුන් කණ්ඩායම ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම සහ නම්නිකරණ වැඩසටහන 2019 වර්ෂයේ මාර්තු මස 14 වැනිදා ආරම්භ කිරීමට නියමිත අතර ඒ සඳහා සියලුම සිසුන් උදැසන 7.45 වන විට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ බණ්ඩාරනායක ශාලාවේ අසුන් ගත යුතුය.
සමාරම්භක උත්සවය පැවැත්වීම සහ නේවාසිකාගාර පහසුකම් ලබා දීම පළමු දිනයේ සිදු කෙරෙන අතර 2019 මාර්තු මස 15 සිට 17 දක්වා නම්නිකරන වැඩසටහන පැවැත්වේ. අධ්‍යයන කටයුතු 2019 වර්ෂයේ මාර්තු මස 18 වනදා ආරම්භ කිරීමට නියමිතය.

බණ්ඩාරනායක ශාලාව:

"Touch the Peak - 2018" Annual Job Fair for Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences & Allied Health Sciences
2019-03-13 08:00 - 2019-03-15 17:00 (America/Caracas)
The Final Episode of Touch The Peak 2018 – J’pura Annual Job Fair & Entrepreneurial Ventures will be held on 13th – 15th March 2019 at the FHSS Premises. This Episode is solely focusing on all degree programs of The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) and the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (Nursing, Pharmacy, MLS). Career Skills Development Society in collaboration with Career Guidance Unit is organizing this episode for the first time with the intention of uplifting the employability rate of these faculties and to prepare the undergraduates and fresh graduates for the world of work.
In order to be eligible to participate in the Job fair on 15th March, all Final year students (3rd year General & 4th-year Special degree) in both faculties must participate the workshop series that will be held on 13th March. this workshop contains a few valuable sessions such as Interview Facing, CV Writing, Personal Grooming etc. The entrepreneurial day is mainly focused on the undergraduates who are willing to be entrepreneurs yet need guidance in both financial & Non-financial ways. Mock interviews will also be held on the same day where you can get a chance to experience a recruitment interview to find and fixed the errors you will make in the interviews on the job fair day. In Job Fair day and You can face to many interviews of esteemed companies
Register via the link below and share with your colleagues.
https://goo.gl/2SrPJP
For further Information visit to the Touch The Peak FB page
https://www.facebook.com/touchthepeak18

ජපුර මානවශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීය විද්‍යා පීඨයේ රැකියා පොළ 2018
2019-03-13 08:00 - 2019-03-15 17:00
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ වෘත්තීය මාර්ගෝපදේශක ඒකකය මඟින් මානවශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීය විද්‍යා පීඨයේ උපාධි අපේක්ෂකයන් සඳහා සංවිධානය කරන ජපුර රැකියා පොළ 2019 මාර්තු මස 4 සිට 8 වනදා දක්වා පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.

Common Food additives and their health impact-Back to Nature Episode 6
2019-03-11 16:00 - 18:00
Back to Nature Episode 6 on Common Food additives and their health impact will be conducted by Prof Jagath Wansapala, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Sri Jayewardnepura.
Date: on 11th March 2019 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste, appearance, or other qualities. Additives and artificial ingredients add little or no nutritional value to foods and can pose a threat to your health. Try to eat additive preservatives, and chemical-free foods whenever possible.
Examples of Food Additives

Preservatives: ascorbic acid, calcium sorbate, and sodium nitrite.
Color additives: fruit and vegetable juices, yellow 5, and beta-carotene.
Flavors and spices: ‘real’ vanilla or ‘artificial’ vanilla.
Flavor enhancers: MSG and yeast
Emulsifiers: soy lecithin, mono, and diglycerides

Back to nature web: http://www.backtonature.lk/event/common-food-additives-and-their-health-impact/

පොදු ආහාර ආකලන හා ඒවායෙන් සෞඛ්‍යට වන බලපෑම
2019-03-11 16:00 - 18:00
නැවතත් සොබාදහමට වැඩසටහන් මාලාවේ සයවන අංගය ලෙස පොදු ආහාර ආකලන හා ඒවායෙන් සෞඛ්‍යට වන බලපෑම පිලිබඳ වැඩසටහන ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ ආහාර විද්‍යා හා තාක්ෂණ අධ්‍යනාංශ මහාචාර්ය ජගත් වන්සපාල මහතා විසින් පවත්වනු ලැබේ.
දිනය : 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 25 වනදා
වේලාව : පස්වරු 4.00-6.00
ආහාර ආකලන ද්‍රව්‍ය ආහාරවල රසය රඳවා ගැනීමට හෝ එහි පෙනුම හෝ වෙනත් ගතිගුණ වැඩි කිරීම සඳහා ආහාරයට එකතු කරන ද්‍රව්‍යයන් වේ. අතිරේක ආහාර සහ කෘතිම අමුද්‍රව්‍යය එක් කල ආහාර වල පෝෂණ වටිනාකමක් නැත ඒවා මඟින් ඔබේ සෞඛ්‍යයට තර්ජනයක් විය හැකිය. හැකි සෑම විටම ආහාර ආකලන, කල් තබා ගන්නා රසායනික තොර ආහාර අනුභව කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරන්න.
ආහාර ආකලන සඳහා උදාහරණ :
කල් තබා ගන්නා රසායනික : ඇස්කෝර්බික් අම්ලය, කැල්සියම් සෝබර්ට් සහ සෝඩියම් නයිට්‍රයිට්.
වර්ණ ආකලන : පළතුරු හා එළවළු යුෂ, කහ 5 සහ බීටා කැරොටින්.
රසකාරක සහ කුළු බඩු : ‘සැබෑ’ වැනිලා හෝ ‘කෘතිම’ වැනිලා.
රසකාරක : එම්එස්ජී සහ යීස්ට්.
ද්‍රාව්‍යකරණයන් : සෝයා ලෙසිතින්, මොනෝ සහ ඩයිග්ලිසරයිඩ්

Green, Clean and Walk by the Alumni Association of FMSC
2019-03-09 08:00 - 17:00
Pride walk organized by the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will be held on 09th March 2019.
Come and show the strength of the FMSC, USJP

A Guest Lecture on “Neurobiology of the Mind” by Dr. Tarique Perera
2019-03-05 09:00 - 09:45
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Book launch by Dr Shantha Hettiarachchi
2019-03-04 15:00 - 17:00 | New Town Hall, New Town Hall, Ananda Kumaraswamy Road (Green Path),, Colombo 07, Western, Sri Lanka
The books, “Wenasa Soya Deasa Ayaa” (වෙනස සොයා දෙඇස අයා) , “Arno Tiber Nadee Asabada ” (ආර්නෝ ටයිබර් නදී අසබඩ), “Hiti Nawa Kawi” (හිටි නව කවි) written by Dr. Shantha Hettiarachchi of University of Sri Jayewardenepura will be launched on 04th March 2019 at 3:00PM in New Town Hall, Colombo 07. This event will be chaired by Prof. Carlo Fonseka with the special participation of former Defence Secretary Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Dr. Ediwn Ariyadasa, Mr. Sunil Sarath Perera, Mr. Buddhadasa Withanarachchi and Prof. Sudantha Liyanage.

The 5th Uni-in Alliance Symposium
2019-03-01 08:30 - 17:30
The 5th Uni-in Alliance Symposium organized by the B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura will be held on 1st of March, 2019 at the faculty premises. This year the event is themed under Science| Protect| Ocean| Life with the aim of being a voice for the lives under water. The symposium which is a green certified event from Yale office of sustainability, Yale University, USA opens up a platform for the undergraduates to publish and share their research findings, novel ideas and experiences gathered during the 6month Internship program in various industries under their respective subjects. Uni-in Alliance symposium merges the students, academia, industrial professionals together and also pave way for the high rate of employment opportunities for undergraduates which is a critical requirement for the development of the country.
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Blood Donation Camp 2019
2019-02-28 09:00 - 15:00
Blood Donation Camp organized by the Association of Public Administration will be held on 28th February 2019 at the Soratha Building of the University.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ව්‍යාපාරික ආර්ථික විද්‍යා ජර්නලය සඳහා පර්යේෂණ පත්‍රිකා කැඳවයි.
2019-02-28
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ව්‍යාපාරික ආර්ථික විද්‍යා ජර්නලය සඳහා පර්යේෂණ පත්‍රිකා කැඳවයි
අයදුම්පත් බාරගන්නා අවසාන දිනය : 2019 පෙබරවාරි 28
කලාපය නිකුත් කිරීමට අපේක්ෂිත දිනය : 2019 මැයි 31
වැඩිදුර විස්තර දැන ගැනීමට
https://www.sjp.ac.lk/event/call-papers-sri-lankan-journal-business-economics/

Call for Papers: Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics
2019-02-28
Call for Papers
Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics
IssUe 1, VOLUME 8
The Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE) is a peer-reviewed journal, bi-annually published by the Department of Business Economics of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. The SLJBE serves as a forum for disseminating and exchanging knowledge of business economics and related disciplines via high-quality research, employing both theoretical and empirical inquiry.
You are invited to submit original manuscripts, currently not under consideration by another journal, for publication in the forthcoming issue, Issue 1 of Volume 8, of SLJBE. Please e-mail full-length manuscripts in MS Word format at sljbe@sjp.ac.lk
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind review. The review process is expected to take up to two-three months from the date of initial submission. As for the style guide, authors should follow the APA (American Psychological Association) Style, 6th edition.
Deadline for submission: 28th February 2019
Expected date of publication of the issue: 31st May 2019
The manuscripts are invited in the following fields of research:
Accounting, auditing, and taxation; Banking and finance; Management and organizational behaviour; Corporate governance and finance; Economic development; Entrepreneurship and small business management; Environmental studies; International business; and, Public administration and policy
For any queries, please contact:
Executive Editor-SLJBE
Department of Business Economics
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
E-mail: sljbe@sjp.ac.lk
Phone: +94112802005

Symposium on Marine Biology & Genetic Characterization of Natural Products
2019-02-25
Are you ready to interact with Academics &Entrepreneurs?

11 Academics from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan from the disciplines of Biological Science.
Representatives from leading organizations in the Private sector, the Government sector and institutions.

Exploit the opportunities:

Masters & Ph.D. Scholarships at NSYSU.
Interactive Brainstorming session to conceptualize and into the authentication of natural products and product development.
Establishing Public-Private Partnerships linking industry and academia.

What’s going on?
To complement the inauguration of the newly built “Environmental Change Sciences and Technology Innovation Center” (ECSTIC) at the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Applied Science, the World Class University Project, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, will be hosting a Symposium on “Marine Biology & Genetic Characterization of Natural Products” in collaboration with National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (NSYSU) on the 25th February 2019.

Inauguration Ceremony of the Environmental Change Sciences and Technology Innovation Centre

Time: 10.00am to 11.00am
Venue: Inauguration Ceremony- Board Room, Faculty of Graduate Studies, USJP
Unveiling of the Office Logo – Department of Zoology, Faculty of Applied Science
The center is a consequence of two MoUs signed between NSYSU and USJP implementing International split-joint collaborative research projects on both marine biology and natural product genetic characterization through student exchange programs funded through Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

Symposium on Marine Biology & Genetic Characterization of Natural Products.

Time: 1.30pm to 4.00pm
Venue: Board Room, Faculty of Graduate Studies, USJP
The symposium is organized to bridge the gap between industry and academia propelling towards product development and genetic characterization of natural products intend to protect our own herbarium with dignity.
05 lectures are conducted by academics in NSYSU;

Environmental Change Sciences and Technology Innovation Centre- Chin-Chang Hung
Managing natural resources for biodiversity and sustainable use of traditional medical herbs – Yu-Chung, Chiang
Impact of upwelling on the carbonate system on the estuary and continental shelf, two case studies- Wen-Jen Huang
Importance of continental margins in global oceanic carbon cycle: The South China Sea – Dr. Wen-Chen Chou
Introduction of Ocean observing technology: equipment for in-situ survey – Wei-Jen Huang

Downloads
Symposium Agenda
Delegate List
Symposium Poster

Vidudaya Ritzbury Annual Inter School Swimming Championship 2019
2019-02-22
Ritzbury, Sri Lanka’s number one chocolate brand manufactured by Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), has been significant in uplifting sports in Sri Lanka and took a revolutionary step to sponsor Vidudaya Swimming Championship for the first time in 2018. The Company partnered with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura which has the largest swimming pool in Sri Lanka, to make the first Ritzbury All-island Interschool Age Group Swimming Championship a reality.
Taking its legacy into greater heights the Physical Education Department of the University along with the Sports Council and the sole sponsor of the event, ‘Ritzbury’ has joined hands for the second consecutive time in organizing Vidudaya Ritzbury Annual Inter-School Swimming Championship 2019 scheduled to be held on the 09th and 10th of March at the Mahinda Rajapakshe Swimming Pool Complex in the University of University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 08.00am onwards.
This Championship attracted well over 2500 swimmers from over 130 schools last year and the organizers believe that the numbers will grow this year with its popularity among school children. This year there will be 96 individual events and 24 relay events with under 10, 12,14,16,18 & 20-year competitors vying for junior, senior and overall championship trophies.
Ritzbury, as a strong supporter of sports in Sri Lanka, has been sponsoring the Sir John Tarbet School Athletic Championship, the Junior National Squash Championship, the Inter-International Schools Athletic Meet, and the Mercantile Athletic Meet.
Registration Deadline: 22nd February 2019
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Official Details
Event Order
Entry Form Summary Sheet
Entry Forms (Under 10-12)
Entry Forms (Under 14-18)
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Vidudaya Ritzbury Annual Inter-School Swimming Championship 2018 Winners
Boys Overall Results – 2018
Champions: Piliyandala Central Swimming Club
Runner Up: Zahira College
2nd Runner Up: C.H. Swimming Academy
Girls Overall Results – 2018
Champions: Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya
Runner Up: Piliyandala Swimming Club
2nd Runner Up: Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
Boys Senior Category Results
Champions: Piliyandala Central Swimming Club
Runner Up: Zahira College
Girls Senior Category Results
Champions: Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya
Runner Up: Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya
Boys Junior Category Results
Champions: C.H. Swimming Academy
Runner Up: Zahira College
Girls Junior Category Results
Champions: Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya
Runner Up: C.H. Swimming Academy
Boys Individual Results
Under 09 M.M. Eknaligoda C.H. Swimming Academy
Under 11 Sasmitha Wattarantenna Aquastyle Swimming School
Under 13 Shehan Siriwardana Piliyandala Central Swimming Club
Under 15 N. Sajaa Ahamed Zahira College, Colombo
Under 17 S.D.S. Delon Fernando High Techniques Aquatic Club
Under 19 S.N. Dissanayake Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Girls Individual Results
Under 09 Limandee Tushanya C.H. Swimming Academy
Under 11 Sanaya Nanayakkara Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
Under 13 Ridmi De Silva Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya
Under 15 N.H. Anarkali De Silva Dharmashoka College, Ambalangoda
Under 17 Medani Panagoda Rainbow Aquatics
Under 19 Divyanjalee Prabha Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya

ප්‍රාචීන භාෂා පිළිබඳ අන්තර්ජාතික සමුළුව 2019
2019-02-20 08:00 - 18:00
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ 60 වන සංවත්සරයට සමගාමීව මානව ශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීය විද්‍යා පිඨයේ පාලි හා බෞද්ධ අධ්‍යයන අධ්‍යයනාංශය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද ප්‍රාචීන භාෂා පිළිබඳ අන්තර්ජාතික සමුළුව 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 20 වන දින පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. ඒ සඳහා විස්තාරිත පර්යේෂණ පත්‍රිකා කැඳවීම 2019 ජනවාරි මස 05 වන දින දක්වා සිදු වේ.
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+94718666333
සම්බන්ධිකාරක :
දිලාන් පන්චන ජයසිංහ මහතා
+94712992130 / +94773837329

International Conference on Oriental Languages (ICOL 2019)
2019-02-20 08:00 - 18:00
International Conference on Oriental Languages will be held on 20th February 2019 organized by the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to celebrate 6oth anniversary of University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Conference Chair :
Prof. Ven. Medagoda Abhayatissa
DPBS-FHSS@USJP
Voice: +94718666333
Coordinator :
Mr. Dilan Panchana Jayasinghe
DPBS-FHSS@USJP
Voice : +94712992130 / +94773837329

Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency Visits USJP
2019-02-19 11:00
Date – 19th February 2019
Time – 11.00am
Venue – Department of Anatomy, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
What is the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency?
A Research funding arm of Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MEXT), Japan and works closely with universities/ research institutes in and outside Japan, that promotes state-of-the-art R& D projects, leads the way for co-creation of innovation.
What does JST do?

Formulation of Visionary Research and development strategies.
Creating Knowledge & Transforming to Economic & Social Value.
Cultivation of human resources.

Exploit the opportunities :

Sakura Science exchange program in science – To materialize a bright future of Asia and to enhance the exchange of youth in Asian countries and Japan.
The e-ASIA joint research program – To develop a vibrant and collaborative research community in S&T, to promote innovation, to resolve shared challenges in East Asia and contribute to the region’s economic development.
Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP) – To support large-scale international research collaborations on an equal-partnership basis, with partner countries and regions and in research fields designated through ian ntergovernmental agreement.
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) – To strengthen S&T cooperation with developing countries for resolving the global issues.

More Information:
Mr. Kuroki, Deputy Director General, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan (http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/operations/operation_d.html) together with three representatives from JST and two representatives from JISTEC (Japan International Science and Technology Center) will be visiting USJP on 19th February 2019 at 11.00 am to explore possible future joint research activities with JST Agency paving the way towards postgraduate opportunities with Japan as a result of the official meeting held on 29th November 2017 with Vice Chancellor of the USJP.
From JST;

Yuji Nishikawa, Advisor for International Relations and Cooperation, Sakura Exchange Program in Science (Sakura Science Plan: SSP), Japan Science and Technology Agency.
Okimura, Senior Fellow, JST
Fukasawa, Program Coordinator, JST
02 Representatives from JISTEC (Japan International Science and Technology Center)

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60th Anniversary Celebration Pirith Chanting and Almsgiving
2019-02-17 08:00 - 2019-02-18 13:00
To commemorate the timeline of jubilee celebrations and most importantly to coincide with the traditional dates of the declaration, all-night Pirith Chanting on 17th February 2019 at Sumangala Hall and an Almsgiving for 145 Theros on 18th February 2019 at Bandaranayake Hall, will be taken place to invoke blessings on the University and the University Community at large.
60th Aniversary Celebration Upcoming Events and Programs>>

ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ 60 වන සැමරුම් සර්ව රාත්‍රික පිරිත් දේශනය හා සාංඝික දානය
2019-02-17 08:00 - 2019-02-18 13:00
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ 60 වන සංවත්සර සැමරුමට සමගාමීව පවත්වන සර්ව රාත්‍රික පිරිත් දේශනය 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 17 වන දින සුමංගල මන්දීරයේදීද සංඝයා වහන්සේලා 145 නමක් සඳහා වන සාංඝික දානය 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 18 වන දින විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයීය බණ්ඩාරනායක ශාලාවේදීද පැවැත්වේ.
60 වන සංවත්සර සැමරුමට සමගාමීව පවත්වන එළඹෙන සිදුවීම්

"ඓතිහාසික දෘශ්ටිකෝණය සහ නින්දේ නැඟී එන ප්‍රවණතා" යන මැයෙන් ආරාධිත දේශනය
2019-02-13 15:00 - 15:45
ඉන්දියාවේ කේරළයේ පිහිටි ප්‍රකට ශ්‍රී චිත්‍රා තිරුනාල් වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යා සහ තාක්ෂණ ආයතනයේ විද්‍යාඥවරියක් සහ ජෛව වෛද්‍ය තාක්ෂණ අංශයේ නින්ද පිලිබඳ පර්යේෂණ අංශ ප්‍රධානී ආචාර්ය කමලේශ් කේ. ගලියා මහත්මිය විසින් පවත්වනු ලබන ආරාධිත දේශනය 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 13 වන දින පස්වරු 2.00 සිට පස්වරු 2.45 දක්වා ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ වෛද්‍ය පීඨයේ ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍ය අධ්‍යනාංශයේදී පැවැත්වේ.

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Guest Lecture on Science of Sleep: “Historical Perspective and Emerging trends of Sleep”
2019-02-13 15:00 - 15:45
Dr. Gulia to deliver Guest Lecture on Science of Sleep: “Historical Perspective and Emerging trends of Sleep” on 13th February 2019 from 3.00 pm to 3.45 pm at Auditorium, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Kamalesh K. Gulia is Scientist & In-charge, Division of Sleep Research at Biomedical Technology wing of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), An Institute of National Importance under Govt. of India in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Dr Gulia pursued ‘Neurophysiology of Sleep’ at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and attained expertise in the advanced neurophysiological techniques availing the International Brain Research Organization, i.e. IBRO-International Fellowship working in the Fukushima Medical University, Japan in 2006. After returning from Japan, she worked as Scientist at the National Brain Research Center, Manesar for short tenure. With extensive expertise in area of sleep, she joined SCTIMST, Trivandrum to initiate the Sleep Research Lab, a laboratory of International standard, in late 2010. Her research interests pertain to explore the role of sleep in cognition, development of neural networks during peri-natal window, effects of herbal drugs in insomnia. The lab also provides training in sleep research to national and International students.
She organised the 5th National Sleep Medicine Course at Trivandrum in 2010, conducted the 4th national Conference of Indian Society for Sleep Research in Trivandrum in the same year. Recently, she organized 8th International Conference of the Asian Sleep Research Society in Kovalam in 2014, which was attended by International Sleep experts from more than 15 countries.
Gulia has authored more than 30 full papers in peer-reviewed International journals and edited 3 conference proceedings. She has presented the research findings in various national and International Conferences (Thailand, Japan, China, Iran, New Zealand, Australia, USA, France, Taiwan, Czech Republic, India) and acclaimed several awards including the Young Investigator Awards at 29th Meeting of Japanese Neuroscience Society (Kyoto) in 2006 & at 34th IUPS congress (Christchurch, New Zealand) by FAOPS in 2001; Young Scientist Award at the 4th Asian Sleep Research Society Congress (Zhuhai, China) in 2004; Best poster Award at 3rd Asian Sleep Research Society Congress (Bangkok, Thailand) in 1999 etc.
She is currently the General Secretary of the Indian Society for Sleep Research and faculty of the National Sleep Medicine Course organized by ISSR. She is elected as a member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) and is also executive member of India Academy of Neurosciences.

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Research Showcase by Queensland University of Technology, Australia
2019-02-12
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura invites all prospective research students, supervisors, and researchers to join for the Research Showcase by Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

The showcase will include

Information on studying at QUT
Joint degrees with USJP
Workshop on effective supervisory practices
Presentations from leading researchers in all QUT faculties and guest lectures

Come and meet the delegation of leading academics and find out more about study, research, and innovation at Queensland University of Technology.
When: 12th February 2019 from 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Register Online Via: http://graduate.sjp.ac.lk/qut-research-showcase/

News Paper Article published in DailyMirror:

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ක්වීන්ස්ලන්ඩ් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය මඟින් පවත්වනු ලබන පර්යේෂණ ප්‍රදර්ශනය
2019-02-12
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය විසින් සියළු අනාගත පර්යේෂණ සිසුන්, අධීක්ෂකවරුන් සහ පර්යේෂකයින් හට ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ක්වීන්ස්ලන්ඩ් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය මඟින් පවත්වනු ලබන පර්යේෂණ ප්‍රදර්ශනය සඳහා ආරාධනා කර සිටියි.
මෙහිදී,

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ක්වීන්ස්ලන්ඩ් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය පිලිබඳ තොරතුරු
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමඟ ඒකාබද්ධ උපාධි වැඩසටහන් පිළිබඳ තොරතුරු
ඵලදායී අධීක්ෂණ ක්‍රියාදාම පිළිබඳ වැඩමුළුව
ක්වීන්ස්ලන්ඩ් විශ්ව විද්‍යාල පීඨයන්හි සහ ආරාධිතයන්ගේ දේශන

ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම සිදු කෙරේ.
දිනය : 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 12 වන දින පෙරවරු 8.45 සිට පස්වරු 3.30 දක්වා
ස්ථානය : ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාල පශ්චාත් උපාධි පීඨය
අන්තර්ජාලය ඔස්සේ ලියාපදිංචි වීමට පිවිසෙන්න : http://graduate.sjp.ac.lk/qut-research-showcase/

Hiking and Walking in Nature
2019-02-11 16:00 - 17:30
An experience with Explorers club on Hiking and Walking in Nature will be held on 11th February 2019 at 4 .00 pm by Dr. Daham Jayawardana, Senior Lecturer, Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This event an extension of the Back to Nature Programme.

Dr. Daham Jayawardana,
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Forestry and Environment Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

සොබාදහමේ ඇවිදීම හා කඳු නැගීම
2019-02-11 16:00 - 17:30
ගවේෂකයන්ගේ සමාජය සමඟ සොබාදහමේ ඇවිදීම හා කඳු නැගීම පිලිබඳ අත්දැකීමක් ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ වන හා පාරිසරික විද්‍යා අධ්‍යනාංශයේ ජෙය්ෂ්ඨ කථිකාචාර්ය දහම් ජයවර්ධන මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 11 වනදා පස්වරු 4.00ට පැවැත්වේ. මෙය නැවතත් සොබාදහමට වැඩසටහනේ තවත් අංගයකි.

ජෙය්ෂ්ඨ කථිකාචාර්ය දහම් ජයවර්ධන මහතා,
වන හා පාරිසරික විද්‍යා අධ්‍යනාංශය,
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය

Call for Abstracts – International Medical Undergraduate Research Conference (IMURC) 2019
2019-02-07 08:00 - 2019-02-08 17:00
The International Medical Undergraduate Research Conference (IMURC) is organized by the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Established in 1978, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is a renowned higher education institute in Sri Lanka and is committed to engaging in high quality research of local and international relevance.
IMURC 2019 is a two day academic conference to be held on the 7th and 8th February 2019, in Colombo. IMURC will provide local and international medical undergraduates the unique opportunity of presenting and discussing their research work with peers and experts and networking with participants.
IMURC will challenge undergraduates to rethink their work in an international context and to examine and share global trends in their areas of interest. The conference will feature local and international speakers and will provide a platform for undergraduates to share knowledge and discuss issues of global importance with experts.
IMURC invites medical and allied health undergraduates to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Abstract submissions are now open.

ජාත්‍යන්තර වෛද්‍ය උපාධි අපේක්ෂක පර්යේෂණ සම්මන්ත්‍රණය 2019 සඳහා පර්යේෂණ පත්‍ර කැඳවීම
2019-02-07 08:00 - 2019-02-08 17:00
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ 60 වන සංවත්සරයට සමගාමීව ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යා පීඨයේ ප්‍රජා වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යා අධ්‍යනාංශය විසින් මෙම සම්මන්ත්‍රණය සංවිධානය කර ඇත. 1978 වසරේදී ස්ථාපිත කරන ලද ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුල කීර්තිමත් උසස් අධ්‍යාපන ආයතනයක් වන අතර දේශීය සහ ජාත්‍යන්තර වශයෙන් ඉහල මට්ටමේ පර්යේෂණ සිදු කිරීමට මෙම විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය කැපවී සිටී.
ජාත්‍යන්තර වෛද්‍ය උපාධි අපේක්ෂක පර්යේෂණ සම්මන්ත්‍රණය 2019 පෙබරවාරි මස 7 සහ 8 වන දින වලදී කොළඹදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත අතර මෙහිදී දේශීය සහ ජාත්‍යන්තර වෛද්‍ය උපාධි අපේක්ෂකයන් හට ඔවුන්ගේ සම වයසේ සහ විශේෂඥයන් සමඟ ඔවුන්ගේ පර්යේෂණ කටයුතු ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම හා ඒ පිලිබඳ සාකච්ඡා කිරීම සඳහා අවස්ථාව සැලසෙනු ඇත.

Back to Nature 2: Back to Healthy Eating-නැවතත් සොබාදහමේ ආහාර කමු
2019-02-05 16:00 - 18:00
Back to Nature Part 2 on Back to Healthy Eating (නැවතත් සොබාදහමේ ආහාර කමු) will be conducted by Dr. Isuru Wijesekera, Department of Food Science and Technology, the University of Sri Jayewardenpeura on 5th February 2019, 4.00 pm onwards at the University premises.

For More Information visit Back to nature web site: http://science.sjp.ac.lk/backtonature/

Striving for Export Competitiveness: Phase II by The Department of Business Economics
2019-01-30 17:30 - 19:30
The Department of Business Economics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has organized a forum under the theme, “Striving for Export Competitiveness: Phase II” on the 30th January 2019 from 5.30 pm onwards at Prof. K. A. Munasinghe Hall, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce.
The forum will comprise of well-known panelists from all spheres. Dr. P. K. G. Harischandra from Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ms. Dayani Wegapitiya from Export Development Board, Mrs. Chandi Jayamini from Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade, Mr. Ramal Jayasinghe from Institutional Business of Fair first Insurance Ltd. and Ms. Subhashini Abeysinghe from Verité Research (Pvt.) Ltd. will sit at the panel discussion which will be moderated by Prof. H. D. Karunarathne from University of Colombo. The forum will cover the competitive edges for Sri Lankan exporters and domestic producers, the current trends and barriers in exporting, the foreign currency impacts of cross border trade, how to boost Sri Lankan trade and the role of Free Trade Agreements.

අපනයන තරඟකාරීත්වය සඳහා වූ උත්සාහය : දෙවන අදියර, ආර්ථික විද්‍යා අධ්‍යනාංශය
2019-01-30 17:30 - 19:30
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ කළමනාකරණ අධ්‍යයන හා වාණිජවිද්‍යා පීඨයේ ව්‍යාපාර ආර්ථික විද්‍යා අධ්‍යනාංශය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද “අපනයන තරඟකාරීත්වය සඳහා වූ උත්සාහය : දෙවන අදියර” 2019 ජනවාරි මස 30 වන දින පස්වරු 5.30 සිට කළමනාකරණ අධ්‍යයන හා වාණිජවිද්‍යා පීඨයේ මහාචාර්ය කේ.ඒ.මුණසිංහ ශාලාවේදී පැවැත්වේ. විවිධ ක්ෂේත්‍රවල සුප්‍රසිද්ධ විද්වතුන් මෙම සංසදයට සහභාගී වේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහා බැංකුවේ ආචාර්ය පී.කේ.ජී.හරිස්චන්ද්‍ර මහතා, අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලයේ දයානි වේගපිටිය මහත්මිය, සංවර්ධන උපායමාර්ග හා අන්තර්ජාතික වෙළදාම පිලිබඳ අමාත්‍යාංශයේ චන්දි ජයමිණි මෙනෙවිය, ෆෙයාර් ෆස්ට් රක්ෂණ සමාගමේ ආයතනික ව්‍යාපාර අංශයේ රමල් ජයසිංහ මහතා, වෙරිටෙ පර්යේෂණ ආයතනයේ සුභාෂිණි අබේසිංහ මෙනෙවිය මෙම සාකච්ඡාවට සහභාගී වන අතර උපපරිපාලක නිලධාරී වශයෙන් කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ මහාචාර්ය එච්.ඩී.කරුණාරත්න මහතා සහභාගීවේ. මෙහිදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අපනයනකරුවන් සහ දේශීය නිෂ්පාදකයින් සඳහා වන තරගකාරී මායිම්, අපනයනය කිරීමේ වර්තමාන ප්‍රවණතා සහ බාධක, දේශසීමා වෙළඳාමේ විදේශ විනිමය බලපෑම්, ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය වෙළඳාම ඉහළ නැංවීම සහ නිදහස් වෙළඳ ගිවිසුම්වල කාර්යභාරය පිලිබඳ සාකච්ඡා කරනු ලබයි.
