Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences(FAHS) was inaugurated on 16^th January 2007. The faculty comprises of six departments conducting B.Sc. degree programmes in Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Radiography/Radiotherapy. As the faculty offers professional degree programmes, students are introduced to basic concepts in medical sciences followed by mandatory hospital based training. All degree programmes consist of 120 credits curricula which have been designed in par with International standards. Several departments have established active foreign collaborations in teaching and research. This is the only faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Sri Lanka.

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Diploma Course in Movement Science and Injury Prevention in Sports – 2022

Department of Physiotherapy of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Peradeniya is privileged to call for applications for the all-new, and first-ever Diploma course in Human Movement Sciences and Injury Prevention in Sri Lanka. The course contents have been developed by highly reputed international and national experts in the fields of exercise and sports sciences. Deadline : 13 th September 2022

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International Nursing Research Sessions (iPUNRSE) 2022

Peradeniya University International Nursing Research Sessions (iPUNRSE) 2022, organized by the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka was successfully held as a virtual event on the 16th and 17th of June 2022 in collaboration with Niigata University, Japan, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, United States.

2022-07-20 More

Second Workshop of nEUROcare in Kristianstad, Sweden

The four day workshop of the nEUROcare project (618596-EPP-1-2020-1- SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) was successfully conducted in Kristianstad, Sweden from 9 to 12 of May 2022. Partners from both European and Sri Lankan universities participated in this session.

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The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences' Undergraduate Research Session

The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences' Undergraduate Research Session- 2021 was successfully conducted on February 18, 2021, with the ultimate goal of assisting, enhancing, and encouraging younger researchers from diverse health disciplines as...

2022-05-24 More

Initiation of nEUROcare

The University of Peradeniya is part of an international consortium under an Erasmus + project. The project, nEUROcare – a European initiative for capacity building to meet the

2022-01-21 More

Master of Science in Nursing - MSc(N)

Master of Science in Nursing Degree program aims to prepare locally and internationally recognized nursing graduates who can actively contribute to advanced nursing, clinical practice, healthcare through education and research that enhance the health and wellbeing of the society.

2022-01-21 More

An Interactive Webinar : Shaping the Future Series

2021-10-13 More

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Research Sessions

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Commencement of “Lung function test service”

Commencement of “Lung function test service” was held on 20^th October 2017 at the Department of Physiotherapy, with the presence of Prof. U.B. Dissanayake - Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya as the chief guest.

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Awareness program about Healthy Young Nation

The Department of Physiotherapy conducted an awareness programme on "Importance of Sports and Exercise in young adolescence" as requested by the District Secretariat of Kandy. This programme was a part of "National week for sports and exercise development organized by the Sports ministry of Sri Lanka – 2017" which was held from 6th February to 12^th February, 2107.

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