The Career Guidance Unit successfully conducted its second Mentoring Workshop on May 17, 2025, at the ILC Library Building, attracting over 120 students – surpassing previous year’s attendance. The workshop commenced with expert sessions by distinguished industry professionals: Mr. Roshan Collas, AGM – Alternate Distribution & Business Retention at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd.,…
The Faculty of Science had the honour of hosting a second delegation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) on 21st May 2025, marking a significant milestone in strengthening international academic collaboration. The delegation was warmly received and participated in a series of thematic discussions and presentations across multiple departments. These academic exchanges covered a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
