Tuesday, 06 May 2025

The Department of Political Science has decided to award a gold medal to the best academic performing student of the Political Science honours degree programme in each academic year at the University's general convocation. This gold medal is awarded in memory of the late Professor Kamal Karunanayak, who was an eminent scholar in Political Science and Economics in Sri Lanka.

The Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Kelaniya, took the initiative to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on April 3rd, 2025, at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Globally, IDSDP is observed annually on April 6th, and for 2025, the theme is "Leveling the Playing Field: Sport for Social Inclusion."

The novel The Dark Holds No Terrors by Shashi Deshpande, an Indian Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author, has been translated into Sinhalese as Rudura Nodarana Aňdura by Professor Dilma Thushari Koggalage of the Department of History, University of Kelaniya. The book was officially launched on March 27, 2025, at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya. The event was organized by the Department of History, University of Kelaniya.

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