Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2024) is organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura under the theme of “Navigating the Future: Nutring the Next Generation in Researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences”. The conference focuses on uplifting the skills of the undergraduates and providing an exposure to ascertain and share novel knowledge through research related to the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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VURD 2023, organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, will be held on this Wednesday (22nd February, 2023). The theme of this year’s conference is Exploring Undergraduates Potential for a Sustainable Future. The conference focuses on uplifting the skills of the undergraduates and providing an exposure to ascertain and share novel knowledge through research related to the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Conference of VURD 2022 – Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day will be held on 18th of August 2022. Abstracts selected after rigorous review will be published n the Proceedings of the UVRD 2022.

Conference tracks of this event are,

• Crime, Societey and Human Behavior,
• History, Archeology and Geography,
• IT, GIS and Statistics,
• Languages and Communication,
• Politics and Economy,
• Religion, Culture and Aesthetics.

The abstracts which were selected after the rigorous review process will be published in the Proceedings of the VURD 2022. 15 best abstracts are to be recognised by a panel of experts. Of the 15 best abstracts selected, full papers of the three most outstanding abstracts will be published in reputed journals given that the author agrees to do so.

Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day 2021 organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will be held from 14th to 16th December 2021 at the Faculty premises.

The advisor of Undergraduate Research Day 2021 is Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.  Under his guidance, this year’s conference is chaired by Prof. Wasantha Mendis of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies with the support of the Secretariat Dr. Sanjeewani Maythrirathne of the Department of History and Archeology.

Rev. Snr. Prof. M Dhammajothi, Director Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies of the University of Kelaniya will participate in the event as the Keynote Speaker. Also, Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, Vice-Chancellor of the USJ, Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean of the FHSS will grace the event.

Throughout the three days of the event, more than 400 final-year undergraduates of the FHSS will present their dissertation findings in scientific sessions.

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