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The Induction Ceremony of Prof. Manuj Weerasinghe as the 81st President of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science was held on Sunday, 03rd January 2021 5.30 p.m. in SLAAS Auditorium, Vidya Mandiraya, Colombo 7.
Induction of the SLAAS General President for 2022 Read More
In a special announcement Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) calls for Public consultation on the draft Guidelines for the care and use of animals in laboratory-based research.
SLALAS Calls for Public Consultation on the Draft Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals in Research Read More
The X-Ray diffraction technique is very popular among scientists, not only because it allows studying the crystallography of materials, but because it also enhances the identification of materials with a lot of information.
Basics of X-ray Diffraction Technique Combined with Solid State Physics Read More
on to vaccinating school children of the country with the target of starting the schools. In this article we try to look at some of the other countries that have commenced vaccinating school children against COVID 19.
Vaccinating Children Against COVID 19, the Global Outlook Read More
Releasing a special report on 11th August 2021 Independent Expert Group appointed by the World Health Organization urged the Sri Lankan authorities to impose immediate travel restrictions to control the current outbreak and save at least 18000 lives from this deadly pandemic.
Impose Immediate Mobility Restrictions and Save 18000 Sri Lankan Lives: WHO Expert Group Urges Read More
In a special ceremony held in Colombo on 30th July 2021, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka launched a book titled “COVID-19, Impact Mitigation, Opportunities and Building Resilience”. The book discusses different perspectives of global relevance based on research, experiences and successes in combating COVID-19 here in Sri Lanka, and contain opinions of experts from different fields that are directly related to the ongoing pandemic. In this event, Prof. Malik Peiris, the world-renowned virologist from University of Hong Kong delivered a special presentation titled “Reflections on a post-pandemic future”.
Sri Lanka to Face the Worst of COVID-19 in Coming Weeks – Prof. Malik Peiris Read More
In a recent research carried out by group of researchers from University of Colombo and Robert Koch Institute in Germany it was revealed that two cave-dwelling Sri Lankan bat species …
Alpha and Beta Corona-virus Subgroups(NOT Covid Virus Variants) found in another two bat species in Sri Lanka Read More
As a country Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst environmental disasters with the MV Express Perl ship accident. Mitigating various problems that has arisen as a result of this disaster is no easy task as we first have to get the actual picture of the extent of damage caused by this incident to the marine environment and living organisms in these affected areas. We can find answers only after looking at the actual situation. So, even though we like it or not we will have to be patient and wait for some time to understand the real situation. Prof. Ruchira Kurarathunga, the first dean of the faculty of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology of University of Ruhuna expressed these remarks during a special press briefing held yesterday, 17th July 2021 at Department of Government Information.
Xpress Pearl Disaster and its’ Impact on Coastal and Marine Environments; View of an Exert Read More
Sputnik V vaccine, a product of Russian Research facility, Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology is one of the main vaccination candidate Sri Lanka is looking forward to acquire in mass scale. The first consignment of Sputnik V Vaccine with 15000 doses arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday, 4th May 2021. According to state officials Sri Lanka is to receive 13 million doses of this Sputnik V vaccine in near future.
Sputnik V; the Russian Weapon Against the COVID 19 Pandemic Read More
In a special announcement today the scientists at Sri Jayewardenepura University revealed the COVID 19 virus strain behind the recent increase of the cases to be the variant B.1.1.7 which was first identified in United Kingdom during the month September 2020. According to the observations in UK this variant was found to be associated with increased admissibility and higher virulance.
COVID Variant B.1.1.7: Some Key Facts You Should Know Read More