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Space exploration as we have known it during that time is being transformed today with more economic opportunities opening up. So, we now can see totally new terms like Space Industry, and Space Economy being used more frequently – and not just in the developed countries.
How Can Sri Lanka Benefit from Space Economy and Space Industries? Read More
Rohan Pethiyagoda, Sri Lanka’s leading naturalist and a taxonomist of freshwater fish of Sri Lanka, won the prestigious “The Linnean Medal” award by the Linnean Society of London, which is the world’s oldest active society devoted to natural history
Rohan Pethiyagoda, a Sri Lankan Researcher, has been awarded the prestigious “Linnean Medal” by The Linnean Society of London. Read More
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally named an asteroid after the University of Colombo on March 21, 2022. Dr Nalin Samarasinha, a University of Colombo alumnus, and Dr Tod Lauer, a fellow astronomer, found this asteroid in 2000 from the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA. The asteroid was recently given the number 607372 and the discoverers were given official discovery credit once its orbit was thoroughly established.
“COLOMBOUNILANKA”, an Asteroid Named After University of Colombo Read More
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
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