News & Events

The commencement lecture for the 2019/20 intake of Allied Health Sciences students of University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 12th of July 2021 at Senate Board Room of University of Sri Jayewardenepura. It was conducted by Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe, who is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Colombo and a Consultant to the...Read More

The inauguration ceremony of the Orientation program of the 2019/2020 Batch of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (FAHS), University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 9th June 2021 online from 9.00 a.m. onwards. It was a memorable day for the faculty and the students as this is the first batch of students to get registered with...Read More

The general research committee (GRC) with collaboration of Section A, SLASS and Committee for Popularization of Science (CPS) have organized the above said two-hour webinar on 28th May 2021 at 10.00 am to 12.00noon via zoom for free. The resource persons will be 1. Dr. Hemali Jayakody, Consultant Community Physician, Family Health Bureau 2. Dr....Read More

The Staff Development Committee (SDC) of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences organized a workshop on abstract writing for academic members of the Faculty. This was one of many other events organized by the SDC to develop staff members of FAHS. This half day workshop was held on 6th April 2021 and was resourced by...Read More

Dr. Ranga Dissanayake, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, FAHS, USJ, together with Dr. Prasanga Manthilake, University of Peradeniya developed an ecofriendly, long lasting, organic based sanitizer/disinfectant, which is a timely need during this COVID-19 pandemic. The innovative attribute in this sanitizer is its ‘long lasting nature’ says Dr. Dissanayake which...Read More

The ceremony for the President’s Award for Scientific Research was held on 6th April 2021, virtually. The top 100 scientific publications published in 2018 in Sri Lanka based on their SCImago Journal Ranking was eligible for this award. At the award ceremony two academics from the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences received this prestigious honour....Read More

The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences recently expanded her wings to the ‘Saagra building’ to accommodate the Dean’s office, newly established department of Basic Sciences and the Department of Optometry which is a new degree to be offered by the Faculty in 2022. The opening ceremony was held on 1st February 2021 at 9.30 am...Read More

The International Conference in Health Sciences 2021 was hosted for the first time by the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, USJ on 31st March 2021 through a hybrid mode. There was a wide range in participation with undergraduates and postgraduates of different disciplines both local and from foreign institutions, and healthcare professionals working across the...Read More