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  Number one in webomatrics
  The University of Peradeniya is pleased to announce that on the latest Webometrics ranking the University of Peradeniya has been ranked NUMBER ONE in Sri Lanka. More …
  16-12-2011
  The First International Conference on the Social Sciences and the Humanities (ICSSH 2011)
  This international conference is organized by the Faculty of Arts and it was held at the University of Peradeniya from 16th to 17th December 2011. open. More...
  01-12-2011
  Semi-Automated Power Line Vegetation Management Tool
  The above software tool developed by students of the Faculty of Engineering has won the National Award under the category of e-Government and institution organized by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). More...
  13-12-2011
  Inter Faculty Freshers’ Championships 2011
  Inter Faculty Freshers’ Championships 2011, the first experience for the newcomers to the University of Peradeniya, started in a grand manner with the intension of encouraging freshers’ to engage in sports & recreational activities and emphasizing building up of harmony among faculties & building team spiri & sportsmanship.
  2011-11-25
  Peradeniya University Research Session (PURSE 2011)
  The annual Research Session of University of Peradeniya was successfully held on 24th November 2011. More...
  2011-11-14
  The University of Peradeniya signed an MOU with the Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
  This MOU envisages cooperation across a range of activities covering Faculty Exchange, Joint Research, Student Exchange and Conferences; initially involving the Department of Economics and Statistics at Peradeniya and the Lahore School, with the possibility of subsequent extension to other Departments in the Faculty of Arts. More...
  30-10-2011
  Prof. S.B.S. Abayakoon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya officially received the deed of 79 hectares of land of University Experimental Station (UES), Dodangolla, Kundasale from Honorable Minister of Land and Land Development, Mr. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon More …
  15-09-2011
  One of our Community Service Projects, being carried out at Mahavilachchiya, Anuradhapura District, with the support of the Faculty of Agriculture . This activity involves a Water Purification Project, a Water Tank Reconstruction Project and farmer education programme for the area.
  19-04-2011
  Convocation for External Graduands
  Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Peradeniya  successfully held convocation for external graduands for the year 2010 on 21 st November, 2011 at the BMICH, Colombo.  More...
  08-11-2011
  Speak Out For Engineers (SOFE) contest conducted by the  Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London (IMechE, UK).
  Mr Asela Uyanwaththa attached to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Peradeniaya  won the Speak Out For Engineers (SOFE) contest conducted by the  Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London (IMechE, UK). The contest was held on 5th Nov 2011 in Colombo, and he was the island best, which qualifies him for the regional SOFE competition to be held in Malaysia soon."
  15-11-2011
  Sri Lanka State Services Annual Cricket Tournament - 2011
  The Peradeniya University Staff Cricket Team (PERUSCA) became runner-up under Group ‘D’ in year 2011 of the above tournament. More...
  01-11-2011
  Undergraduate Inventor of the Year Competition 2011
  Engineering Faculty Students won the FIRST Place of this Competition More...
  01-11-2011
  E W Karunaratna Award for the Best Undergraduates Project in Electrical Engineering 2011
  Engineering Faculty students won the of the above award More...
  20-10-2011
  Motorola/SLASSCOM Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition 2011
  The Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya won the above award More...
  18-10-2011
  Vestergaard Frandsen Award 2011, National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases, Indian Council for Medical Research
  Prof. S.H.P.P. Karunaratne, Dean, Faculty of Science received the above award from the Indian Cabinet Minister for Livestock and Fisheries on 15 Oct 2011 during an International Symposium held at the Regional Centre for Medical Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. More...
  01-10-2011
  Best Woman Librarian 2011
  Dr. (Mrs.) Pradeepa Wijetunge, Librarian, University of Peradeniya was awarded the “Best Woman Librarian 2011” by the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for the Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL), India at a ceremony held on 27th August at New Delhi. More....
  15-10-2011
  Trial access to Science Direct (full text) online
  There will be an Introductory Demonstration on how to access “Science Direct” on the 17th and 21st October 2011 from 11.00am to 12.00 noon at the Main Library. More...
  11-05-2011
  Solar powered lift-and-carry type portable milking machine developed by the Faculty of Agriculture. More …
  01-05-2011
  The only known endemic tree frog genus. More …
  10-03-2011
  Collaborative Research Project between Faculty of Allied Health Sciences– University of Peradeniya and Gunma University – Japan More …
  15-09-2011
  ALUMNI Association of Marcus Fernando Hall
    naugural meeting of the Alumni Association of Marcus Fernando Hall was ceremonially held on 31 August 2011 with the participation of large number of ex-residents, Prof. S. B. Weerakoon, Dean/Faculty of Engineering and Warden Dr R.M.C Deshapriya. More...
  10-06-2011
    Nearly 170 students of the “ Soba Sansadaya ” Society of the University of Peradeniya recently organized and conducted a cleaning campaign to collect polythene and plastics in the Adam’s Peak area after the annual pilgrimage season of 2011, with the assistance of the Central Environmental Authority. More..
  20-05-2011
    University of Peradeniya celebrated the 2600 Sambuddhatva Jayantiya in a grand scale on the Vesak Full Moon Day, 2011 More...
  10-09-2011
  National Pesticide Technical and Advisory Committee
    Prof. Namal Priyantha of the Dept of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Dr. Indika Gawarammana of the Dept of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine have been appointed to this national committee by the Hon. Minister of Agriculture
  30-08-2011
    Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science started sorting data on the first ever National Elephant survey on 18th August, 2011. More …
  22-08-2011
    Senior Management delegation from Massey University, New Zealand, visiting University of Peradeniya More …
  15 - 07 -2011
    Last vestiges of an almost disappearing unique lowland rain forest type once more widespread in the western and south-western foot hills of the Knuckles range, now restricted to small fragments in Moraella and Kosgama in the valleys of the Hulu ganga basin, the wettest part of the range, harbouring scientifically invaluable evolutionary signatures of relict fauna and flora were discovered recently by a group of researchers from the Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya. More..
  12 - 07 -2011
    A team of four Final Year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students of the Faculty of Engineering has been selected to present their Li-Ion battery charger for automotive and renewable energy applications for the final round of the IEEE International Future Energy Challenge Competition in the USA More...
  15-06-2011
    Nearly 170 students of the “ Soba Sansadaya ” Society of the University of Peradeniya recently organized and conducted a cleaning campaign to collect polythene and plastics in the Adam’s Peak area after the annual pilgrimage season of 2011, with the assistance of the Central Environmental Authority. More...
  03-05-2011
    Perasoft Team of Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering wins the first place to represent Sri Lanka at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 in New York. More ..
  02-05-2011
    The only known endemic tree frog genus, Taruga, from Sri Lanka has been discovered by Dr. Madhava Meegaskumbura (Dept. of Zoology) and a team of researchers More...
  04-06-2011
  Certificate in appreciation of contribution made by University of Peradeniya, for selling of flags under the programme of National Hero’s Commemoration – 2010 More...
  12-05-2011
    The programme and Vesak Greeting Cards Prepared by Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanti Steering Committee of the University of Peradeniya to Mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanti Commemoration More...
  10-05-2011
    The GPR technology was successfully applied in Sri Lanka for mapping soil moisture, wetting pattern, water table and bedrock and locating buried objects and underground water tunnels. Other potential applications are; civil & geotechnical engineering, military, mining and archeology [Dr. L.W. Galagedara]. More...
  03-04-2011
    Engineering Faculty of University of Peradeniya to represent Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) ROBOCON 2011 More...