When I received my admission letter from the University of Colombo, I was absolutely delighted. People have a lot of good things to say about this University, but it is only once you get here that you truly realize its value. I remember my first day at the ... Read more

With COP21 taking place next month, climate change has grabbed the attention of many. Sadly this hype only lasts for a few months and upon the conclusion of the conference, governments and individuals tend to forget the gravity of the situation they have put ... Read more

My first encounter with elephants was at the age of 5 when I was taken to the Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela. Since then I’ve been there on several occasions, more recently as part of our Read more

I had my first camping experience last weekend when the third year Environmental Science students took part in a field workshop at the Wasgamuwa National Park (WNP) under the guidance of Dr. Mayuri Wijesinghe. We left Colombo early Friday morning and ... Read more

I watched The Imitation Game last night and was deeply moved. I felt very sad when they said Alan Turing had committed suicide at the age of 41. His contribution to ending the Second World War is invaluable; yet the same society he saved from continuous ... Read more

The Department of Physical Education together with the Amalgamated Club of the University of Colombo organized a two-day Outbound Training Camp at the Batangala Training Center for all the sports captains ... Read more

I learnt about CERN for the first time when I read Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons 8 years ago. For those of you who don’t know what CERN is, it’s the “Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire” or European Council for Nuclear Research. It was ... Read more