Awards & Prizes

Mar
27

Stat Day 2018 – “Decision Making through Quality Data”

The Most Prominent event of the Stat Circle, “Stat Day 2018”, was held on 27th of March, 2018 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Main Auditorium, with the Participation of the Chief Guest, The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Disanayaka. The Program consisted of a keynote speech by Mr. Rohana Wijesekera, Director of Statistics, Central Bank […]

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Nov
23

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence 2016

Prof. Senaka Rajapakse Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Senaka Rajapakse is Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, and Honorary Consultant Physician, National Hospital Colombo. He graduated with First Class honours from the University of Colombo in 1993, winning many awards and distinctions. He has the MD and MRCP(UK), and is a Fellow [...]
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Feb
03

Economics Undergraduate wins the Best Research Paper Award at SAESM – Nepal

13th South Asian Economic Students’ Meet (SAESM) which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 29th January to 3rd February 2017 brought great glory to Sri Lanka and to the University of Colombo with the exceptional performance of young economists.  13th SAESM was very special for Sri Lanka and it stands amongst the best SAESMs for […]

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Dec
08

The President’s Awards 2016 for Scientific Publication

The President’s Awards for Scientific Publication was held on 22nd November 2016. This year, 45 of the University of Colombo’s scientific affiliations received awards for their research published in 2014. The ceremony was graced by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena, the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Research and the Hon. State Minister of […]

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Dec
07

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence 2015

Prof. Marie E.S Perera Faculty of Education Prof. Senaka Rajapakse Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Prof. Upul J Sonnadara Faculty of Science Dr Naazima Kamardeen Faculty of Law Dr K.L. Jayaratne University of Colombo School of Computing
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Dec
07

University Research Awards – 2015

University Research Awards – 2015  took place on 07th December 2016, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. The chairpersons for this event were His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, Chancellor of the University of Colombo and Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo. Professor Marie Perera, Faculty of Arts, […]

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Oct
04

CVCD Excellence Awards 2016

Professor Senaka Rajapakse, Professor of Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo was awarded the CVCD Excellence Award – 2016, for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in Health Sciences, including Medicine, Dental Science, Veterinary Science and other Allied Sciences and Professor D.U.J. Sonnadara, Senior Professor and Chair of Department of Physics, Faculty [...]
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Mar
04

Award Ceremony of Management development programme & MOU signing

Award Ceremony of Management development programme for Srilankan Airlines staff & MOU signed (02/ 03/ 2016), between Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo and Sri Lankan Airlines to strengthen partnership between two organizations. Undergraduates/ Graduate students will get more internship/ employment opportunities​.

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Nov
26

Asiri Wijesinghe won a Merit Award at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2015

Asiri Wijesinghe from the UCSC won a Merit Award for this final year’s individual project at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2015.  His project is Autogenous Diabetic Retinopathy Censor for Ophthalmologists – “AKSHI” a full-fledged system for classifying the severity level of Diabetic Retinopathy (based on retinal lesions) and detect retinal vascular networks to the […]

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Nov
27

CVCD Excellence Award – 2014 to Prof. Asanga Tilakaratne

Professor Asanga Tilakaratne, Professor of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Studies Unit, Faculty of Arts was awarded the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) Excellence Award  – 2014, for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in the Field of Humanities, Aesthetics and Social Sciences. Professor Asanga Tilakaratne graduated from Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, with a […]

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Nov
25

Social Media for Empowerment Award 2014

Maneesha Wijesekara UCSC 3rd Year student became runner-up at the Social Media for Empowerment Award 2014

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Nov
15

Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) 2014

Mr K D Sandaruwan received the prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of Sri Lanka award in recognition of his accomplishment in the field of technology development. TOYP Program is hosted by Junior Chamber International (JCI), Sri Lanka and hosted their 34th JCI TOYP Award Ceremony (2014) on 11th November at Waters Edge, Battaramulla. This […]

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Feb
17

University of Colombo Awards for Excellence in Research from 2002 to 2013

YEAR NAME FACULTY 2002 Dr. A.D.M.S. Abeyratne Arts Dr. Nadira D. Karunaweera Medicine Prof. W.D. Ratnasooriya Science 2003 Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe Arts Prof. W.D. Ratnasooriya Science 2004 Prof. Nadira Karunaweera Medicine Prof. W.D. Ratnasooriya Science Dr. K.P. Hewagamage UCSC 2005 Prof. D.M. S.S.L. Dissanayaka Arts Prof. W.D. Ratnasooriya Science Dr.G.N. Wickramanayaka UCSC 2006 Dr. Ranjith […]

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Feb
15

Professor Marie Perera was awarded an AILA Solidarity Award by the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)

According to Prof. Bernd Ruschoff, Vice President of AILA the “AILA Solidarity Awards” are awarded each year by AILA to a few outstanding researchers in the field of Applied Linguistics. These researchers are selected after reviewing their abstracts through a rigorous screening process. These individuals are the future of the Applied Linguistics profession and will […]

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Dec
20

University of Colombo Awards for Excellence in Research 2011

Awarded at the Postgraduate Convocation of the University of Colombo held in 2012

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Oct
17

UCSC Wins a Merit Award @ APICTA 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

At the 10th International Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 12-15 October 2010. A total of 160 winners from 11 member economies showcased the best of ICT applications from the public and private sector as well as students under 16 categories. Most awards were won by Australia, Malaysia and […]

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