Hostel List for the Academic Year 2022/2023
The updated lists of students for the Hostel are as follows, Click here
The Dean’s List Award Ceremony – 2024/2025
The Dean’s List Award Ceremony of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, marked another milestone in recognising academic excellence. Held on the 14th of August 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the event took place in the vibrant atmosphere of the auditorium in the Students Services Centre, Faculty of Science. This year’s ceremony…
Final Examination Timetable
EXAMINATION TIME TABLE – 2025 SEMESTER (1) Click Here
Surveillance of vector-bornediseases in an urban setting
Title: “Surveillance of vector-borne diseases in an urban setting” Speaker: Dr. Lukas Muarjda, Germany, Head of Health Authority, District of Central Berlin Date & Time: Talk 25ᵗʰ August 2025 12 noonWorkshop 26ᵗʰ August 2025 9.00 am Venue:Statistics conference hall, 5th floor,Department of Statistics,University of Colombo Organized by: Ministry of Nerds; the Zoology and Environment Science’s Lunchtime…
Medical Affairs Studies in the In Vitro Diagnostics Industry:
Medical Affairs Studies in the In Vitro Diagnostics Industry: Scope and Key Questions Across the Product Lifecycle Speaker: Dr. Gunnar Sander Robert Koch-Institute, Germany Date & Time: 24ᵗʰ August 2025 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm Venue:Statistics conference hall,5th floor,Department of Statistics,University of Colombo Organized by: Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science -Science and…
Unraveling the mysteries surrounding our Wild Buffaloes
The Buffalo, since ancient times, has been an animal of great reverence owing to its social and cultural significance in the Sri Lankan society. Many chronicles and rock inscriptions (e.g. Galapatha Raja Maha Viharaya, Aluthgama and Hevevissa Korale, Kurunegala) bear ample testimony to this fact. Owning and managing buffalo and cattle herds were considered a…
Are we dulling bird calls?
Silent Spring, spurring the interest of conservationists, industrialists and the general public, was one of the most influential books in recent history. Here, Rachel Carson, signaled the devastating impacts of chemical pesticides on birds, apparent through drastic population declines. Ill-effects of pollution continue to take a heavy toll on integral biotic components in the most…
Profiling fatty acids in rice for ascertaining human nutrition and health
Rice is the dietary staple for half of the world population. In most Asian countries, the annual per capita consumption of rice is greater than 110 kg and it is reported to provide major nutrients namely carbohydrates, proteins, vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), and also fat in significant quantities. Further, the contribution of rice towards the…
FOGSL, University of Colombo unravels the mysterious migratory journeys of enigmatic waterbirds of Sri Lanka – Part 03: The Himalayan Crossing of Brown-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) – 2022
It is with great excitement that we announce the second Himalayan crossing of a tagged bird of our CAF migration tracking project in Sri Lanka. After witnessing the trans-Himalayan crossing of our first tagged Brown-headed Gull (Hima Kumari) last year, we have just observed another successful Himalayan crossing. Again, it is another Brown-headed Gull that…
A microbial bio-fertilizer to replace 50% urea usage in rice
Research Team: Dr. Thilini A. Perera, Prof. Shamala Tirimanne, Prof. Gamini Seneviratne, Prof. S. A. Kulasooriya Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. To obtain required rice yields sufficient to feed the increasing world population, with the challenge of decreasing arable lands, increased productivity needs to be aimed at. Specified amounts of inorganic…