A two-day Professional Development workshop for non-academic staff organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was held on 22nd and 23rd of July 2018 at “Aliya Resort” in  Sigiriya. The program was conducted by Prof. D. P. S. Chandrakumara, Dean FHSS, Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dr. Sujeewa Hettiarachchi and Mr. D. L. S Ananda. The...Read More

“Nishada Yamaya” organized by the Anthropology Crew of the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, was an honoring evening offered on behalf of Dr. Praneeth Nishada Abeysundara, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, and a prominent figure in the fields of literature, music composing, sociology of literature and anthropology of art etc. He is an owner...Read More

The results of the Sociology Diploma Examination (1st Batch 2017) held by the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, are given below. Download: Results PDF>>    Read More

The inauguration ceremony of the second Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2018) “Pathways to Excellence: from student to researcher” organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on the 10th of July 2018 at the Sumangala Mandiraya.   The purpose of the Conference was to provide an academic platform for final year students...Read More

Sandeshawali Kawinaluwa  (සන්දෙශාවලි කවිනළුව) is a musical allure created based on  Gira (ගිරා), Parewi (පරෙවි), Kokiya (කෝකිල), Salalihini (සැළලිහිණි), and Hansa (හංස) sandesa poetries written in the Kotte Period (1412–1597).  This musical evening is organized by the Cultural Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and will be held on 12th July 2018, 6.00 pm...Read More

“Geethanjali Bathi Gee Saraniya” an inter-department and inter-faculty Bakthi Gee (Devotional Songs) competition organized by the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies of FHSS, was held on 26h June 2018. It was a function that brought together all Departments and Faculties of the University under one roof to perform and be a part of an evening full of devotional...Read More

Staff members in the permanent service in University of Sri Jayewardenepura in the year 2017 can now apply for Research Awards 2017. Deadline for the submission is 1st August 2018. Applicants should have been in permanent service in University of Sri Jayewardenepura in the year 2017 to be eligible to apply for Research Awards 2017. Award Categories...Read More

“Geethanjalee Bathi Gee Saraniya” an annual event organized by the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has been scheduled to be held on 25th June 2018 from 6.30 pm onwards at the university premises. The event is organized to promote inter faculty-student harmony with celebrating Poson activities and on that day academic members and the...Read More

Parallel to the Vidyodaya Undergraduate Day 2018, a workshop has been organized by the committee members of the VURD 2018 focusing on enhancing undergraduate’s abilities in academic writing and academic presentation that will be needed in their the future as novel researchers. The workshop will be held on 8th June 2108 from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm...Read More

Guest lecture on “New Discoveries on Human Evolution” organized by the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, will be held on 6th June 2018 from 1.00pm to 3.00 pm, at the S21-B Lecture Hall, of the Sumangala Building (Basement). The lecture will be conducted by Prof. Samanthi Kulathilake, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of...Read More