Dr. Praneeth Abhayasundere; Senior Lecturer of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences participated in the Sihinayaki Raa (සිහිනයකි රෑ) Musical Program broadcasted by the Rupawahini Chanel on 29th December 2019. This was a special program that was dedicated to Mr. Cyril Tudor Fernando, known as C. T. Fernando, one of the famous and...Read More
A guest lecture on ‘Helicoptering parenting and issues relate to the employability of social science degrees’ was conducted by Prof. Tom Buchanan, Mount Royal University, Canada for the Anthropology undergraduates on 25th of November 2019 at Seminar Room 01, Faculty of Graduate Studies. Prof. Yasanjalie Devika Jayathilake; Head of the Department of Anthropology, Dr....Read More
Applications are invited for the Certificate Course in Angampora offered by the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Application Closing Date: 21st January 2020 Download Applicaiton: Doc>> / PDF>> Read more: Vidudaya Angampora>> Read More
The International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH 2019) organized by the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, USJP was held with much grandeur at the National Institute of Education on 26th September 2019 under the theme “Enriching Global Citizens through Traditional Insights”. This is one of the first conferences held by a Sri Lankan University...Read More
A team of researchers from the Department of Anthropology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura started their explorations to find out the truth behind the recently emerged controversy on the Nittawo; who are said to be a dwarfish form of human type creatures. This exploration was conducted under the guidance of Prof. Yasanjalie Jayathilake, Head of the Department of Anthropology and...Read More
Prof. Charmalie Nahallage attached to the Department of Anthropology, of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, recently received a Merit Award for her Scientific Publications ( for the year 2016) by the National Research Council in Sri Lanka. This awards for Scientific Publications gives due recognition for scientific merit and is based on publications. These awards are given to Sri Lankan scientists with a...Read More
International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage – ICICH 2019 “Fostering Research on Folklore” International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the very first conferences in this field of studies in Sri Lanka. ICICH will be conducted under the theme “Enriching Global Citizens through Traditional Insights” which promotes...Read More
A guest lecture on “Humanitarian Forensic Action” organised by the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was held on 14th November 2018. The guest lecture was conducted by Dr Claudia Garrido Varas, Forensic Specialist at the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read More
The 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony organized by the Alumni Association of the university; “Sri Jayewardenepura Pradeepa Pranama” was held in much grandeur on the 17th October 2018 at the Waters Edge, Colombo. The occasion was graced by the President Maithripala Sirisena, Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge; Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a large number of...Read More
At the Annual Research Awards Ceremony of University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2017, the Department of Anthropology received the award ‘Highest Citation for the year 2017 in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ and became the best Department in the Faculty. This was a victory of the collective effort of the academic members of the department as...Read More
