Towards Tomorrow- Advancing Excellence in Science Education, Research and Institutional Development
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Towards Tomorrow- Advancing Excellence in Science Education, Research and Institutional Development

The Faculty of Science at the University of Colombo held its 6th Annual Planning Workshop on April 25th, 2025, at Barn House Studio, Panadura. The event brought together 74 academic and administrative staff members and featured panel reviews by two senior academics. Notably, this was the first time the workshop was held off-campus, and a…

The Academic Staff Representative from the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, undertook an official visit to Sungkyunkwan University

The Academic Staff Representative from the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, undertook an official visit to Sungkyunkwan University

From March 2 to 7, 2025, a team of senior academic staff from the Faculty of Science at the University of Colombo visited Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). The team was composed of Prof. Chamari Hettiarachchi, Prof. Dharshanie Bandupriya, Dr. Kaveesha Wijesinghe, Dr. Duleepa Pathiraja, and Dr. Sachini Amarasekara. The key objectives of the visit were to…

CUFSAA Launch Pad Grant
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CUFSAA Launch Pad Grant

Bursaries offered to Students in an Honours Degree Programme of the Faculty of Science through the ‘CUFSAA-NA Launch Pad Grant’ CUFSAA-NA (Colombo University Faculty of Science Alumni Association-North America) is offering bursaries (approximately Rs 9000 per month) for the academic year 2025 to 36 students in the honours degree programmes of the Faculty of Science…

Bursary offered by CUFSAA in memory of Prof. V. Joseph
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Bursary offered by CUFSAA in memory of Prof. V. Joseph

Bursary offered by CUFSAA in memory of Prof. V. Joseph to a student in an Honours Degree Programmes offered by the Department of Mathematics for the year 2025 We are pleased to inform you of a bursary for a student in an honours degree programme of the Department of Mathematics. This bursary (approximately Rs 10,000…

Hostel Special Notice
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Hostel Special Notice

On or before 06.06.2025, students of Faculty Science (Academic year 2023/2024) who did not receive hostel facilities can appeal. The appeal request should be  submitted to Student and Staff Affairs.  A Dean’s recommendation or Senior Assistant Registrar’s recommendation and supporting documentation should accompany with the appeal  A late submission will not be accepted under any…

Enrolment of the 2023/2024 Intake to the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo – Inauguration Ceremony
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Enrolment of the 2023/2024 Intake to the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo – Inauguration Ceremony

The inaugural ceremony for the 2023/2024 intake of the Faculty of Science was held on 22nd April 2025 at the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo. The event was graced by Senior Professor (Chair) D.U.J. Sonnadara, Dean of the Faculty of Science. The welcome address was delivered by the Dean, followed by speeches from Dr….

Awarding of Scholarships to First Year Undergraduates
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Awarding of Scholarships to First Year Undergraduates

The Association of Colombo Science Faculty Batch – 1974, is pleased to announce that the Association will be inviting applications to award scholarships to 1st year undergraduates of the Science Faculty of the University of Colombo for the tenth consecutive year. This scholarship would continue till the selected undergraduates complete their first-degree program, for a…

2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. (Photo: CERN)Three academics from University of Colombo are among the researchers honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to the collaborators of ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb. This prize recognizes detailed measurements of Higgs boson properties confirming the symmetry-breaking mechanism of mass generation, the…

Reopen the Applications for  Special degree programs (4-year)
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Reopen the Applications for  Special degree programs (4-year)

ONLY from the Molecular Biology (Direct Intake) Students for the unfilled vacancies. There are few vacancies in the following Special degree programs (4-year) and students of the Molecular Biology (Direct Intake) stream are eligible to apply.    Students who have not been selected for other Honours Degree Programs may apply for these programs. Interested students are requested to submit the…

Commencement of the BSc (Honors) in Biomolecular Science and Industrial BiotechnologyProgram:
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Commencement of the BSc (Honors) in Biomolecular Science and Industrial BiotechnologyProgram:

The Faculty of Science at the University of Colombo is pleased to announce the start of the first semester of the new Honors Degree Program in Biomolecular Science and Industrial Biotechnology. The commencement of this program marks a key milestone in the Leading University Project for International Cooperation (LUPIC). The program reflects the collaboration between…