International Workshop on Aquatic Biodiversity Studies by eDNA Metabarcoding

A one-day international workshop on Aquatic Biodiversity Studies by eDNA Metabarcoding will be held at the PGIS Conference Hall, University of Peradeniya on 12 March at 9.00 a.m.

The workshop will feature resource persons from the Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Japan, providing insights into modern techniques used in aquatic biodiversity research.

Workshop Highlights:

• DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity observation
• Case study of fish biodiversity research in Iriomote Island, Japan
• Practical methods and challenges in eDNA metabarcoding
• NGS data analysis using Kaggle
• Hands-on session (participants should bring laptops)

Registration Fee: Rs. 1000

A certificate of participation will be issued and refreshments will be provided.

Coordinators:
Prof. Shalika Kumburegama
Dr. Jayampathi Herath

United States–Sri Lanka Graphite Summit 2026 – Call for Abstracts

The United States–Sri Lanka Graphite Summit 2026 will be held on 27–28 April 2026 at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. The summit brings together leading experts from the United States and Sri Lanka to strengthen collaboration across the graphite supply chain.

Call for Abstracts – Poster Session
Researchers, faculty members, industry professionals, and students are invited to submit abstracts for the poster session.

Deadline for submission: 06 March 2026

For further information, please follow: Visit Official Page

Contact: Sathya Gunawardhana (E-mail: styagunawardhana@gmail.com)

2021 Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings

Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the result of its Emerging Economies Ranking for 2021. Out of 606 universities from 48 countries, University of Peradeniya has been ranked 103rd overall and 1st in Sri Lanka.

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The ranking demonstrates the growing strength of secondary emerging countries, which includes institutions in countries or regions classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging” or “frontier”.

QS RANKINGS-2021

University of Peradeniya has been placed No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities and placed between 221 among Universities in Asia More..

The execution of Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Peradeniya

The execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the University of Peradeniya was taken place at the office of Vice Chancellor on 26th October 2020. Professor Upul B. Dissanayake; the Vice Chancellor placed the authorized signatory on the official documents on behalf of the University of Peradeniya.

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Stanford university top 2% researchers in the world published in PLOS Biology - Oct 2020

Stanford University has recently released a list that represents the top 2 per cent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. Following staff members from University of perdeniya were listed.

• N. Senanayake
• CB Dissanayake
• SAM Kularatne
• HA Suraweera

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACT RANKINGS 2020

University of Peradeniya (UoP) has been placed No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities and placed between 300-400 among world Universities (from among) 85 countries by the TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACT RANKINGS 2020.

This ranking was based on the impact created by UoP at national, regional and global levels in achieving 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as laid down in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.