Events

17 DEC	10th International Conference on Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being 10th International Conference on Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being The University Research Council is pleased to inform you that the 10th International Conference on Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-being is scheduled to be held on 17th & 18th of December 2021 as a hybrid event at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. During the past twenty years the conference has been organized mainly in India as a biennial event by the Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods (SASNET-FF). This year it will be organized jointly by The University Research Council of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and SASNET-FF in association with SASNET-Lund University, Sweden; Dr. Varghese Kurien Centre of Excellence, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India; Copenhagen University, Denmark; Kamdhenu University, India; Anand Agricultural University, India; Indian Dairy Association (Gujarat State), Gut Microbiota and Probiotic Science Foundation India, Probiotic Association of India and University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. The conference aims at providing a platform for academicians, researchers, clinicians, nutritionists, social workers, industry personnel and students to present, discuss and debate their research findings pertaining to fermented foods, their health benefits and emerging production technologies. For registration, please click the following link. https://www.pdn.ac.lk/ic/sasnet/ More info Download flyer
22 OCT	Impacts and pathways to impacts – Horizon Europe Grants Impacts and pathways to impacts – Horizon Europe Grants Horizon Europe (2021-2027) is the 9th European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. It is the biggest and most ambitious programme of its kind ever with a budget of over €95 billion. The 5 defined missions are related to cancer, carbon-neutral cities, climate change, oceans and waters, and soil health. Sri Lankan scientist can participate in Pillar-I as individuals and Pillar-II as members of consortiums. Under Horizon Europe programme one of the main requirements is defining the impacts and pathways to impact. In the evaluation criteria it emphasizes the impacts evaluation under Credibility of the pathways to achieve the expected outcomes and impacts specified in the work programme, and the likely scale and significance of the contributions from the project. Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts, as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities. Considering the timely importance of this event URC is organizing this important webinar under URC’s Seminar Series. Please register on or before 19/10/2021 via : https://forms.gle/NKMUmEREMpBchE6e9 Date: 22nd October 2021 Time: 3.00 pm – 4.:30 pm (Sri Lankan Time) More info Download flyer
29 Oct	Price Giving of the Breathing Thoughts Competition. Introduction to MATLAB for Biologists The University Research Council is pleased to announce that the virtual training program on "Introduction to MATLAB for Biologists" to be offered for the university community is scheduled for September 28, 2021 from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm by Dr.Nalin Harishchandra from the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. MATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computing. It integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an easy-to-use environment where problems and solutions are expressed in familiar mathematical notation. The objective of this virtual programme is to give an introduction to MATLAB for those who do research/teaching on biological sciences. As the attendees can come with different levels of programming experiences, ranging from novice, beginner, intermediate to specialist of a certain package, our aim is to provide attendees, that is you, not just with the essential skills to use MATLAB, but also with some advanced skills which will allow you to automate processes so that you can use MATLAB efficiently in your own research. We will not use any of the specialized MATLAB toolboxes as they may not be relevant to all. Nevertheless, we hope that the knowledge and experience you will be gaining through the webinar will make it easier for you to use those toolboxes as well. For further details please check the attached flyer and register by clicking the following link https://forms.gle/gf3j498xAWLggPENA- on or before 26/09/2021. Register Now! Download flyer

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Welcome to University Research Council

This centre has been functioning as the liaising entity for all international exchanges and research activities of the university and has initiated and renewed links and agreements of the university with various institutions throughout the world.

Our Vision

To aid establish the national & international identity of the University of Peradeniya as a centre of excellence in research and higher education and as a contributor to the global knowledge hub.

Our Mission

To stimulate, encourage, and support research across all segments of the University community and to establish multidisciplinary research collaborations at both national and international level.

Functions and Activities

To attract national and international finds for research.
To encourage and assist university staff to attract fund/research grants from national and international research granting bodies.
To establish research collaborations between University of Peradeniya and local institutes and with overseas organizations in liaison with International Affairs Office.
To enhance university research publications in high impact journal by providing financial assistance.
To conduct regular training for the staff to improve skill of scientific writing.
To maintain up-to-date research database.
To offer administrative support for research project handling.
To develop infrastructure and equipment facilities for research activities and to introduce mechanisms to accelerate procurement procedures related to research activities.
To organise national and international research conferences, seminar and workshops.
To disseminate and showcase university research activities to university community, other relevant authorities and to the general public.
To assist in patenting and commercialization of research outputs by maintaining close link with university business linkages.
To recognize outstanding researchers through award schemes.

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