The Annual Faculty Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony 2022 organized by the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; University of Peradeniya was held on 28th February 2023. The Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. W.M.T. Madhujith graced the occasion with his informational and encouraging speech. The keynote speech titled, 'Reinvigorating health research post-pandemic' was delivered by Prof. Prof. Don Eliseo Lucero Prisno III, the Chief Editor for Public Health Challenges.

The fourth workshop of the nEUROcare Project was successfully held at Grand Kandyan hotel on 13th and 14th of February 2023 from 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM. “nEUROcare – a European initiative for capacity building to meet the challenges of caring for people with neurodegenerative disorders in Sri Lanka” is a project aimed for the Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education (CBHE).

The workshop on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was held at the Centre for Research in Oral Cancer of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya on the 15th of February at 8.30 AM to 1.30 PM. Nearly 30 nurses and physiotherapists who work in government hospitals in Kandy participated in the workshop.This was jointly organized by nEUROcare project, University of Peradeniya and Kandy Society of Medicine.The resource persons of the workshop were Prof. Martin Persson and Ms. Emma Edberg Matei from Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Sweden.

The Department of Nursing of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya pleased to announce the initiation of its mobile clinic service named “Mobile Clinic for Healthy Life”. It provides a wide variety of health services for working professionals at their workplaces. The main aims of this clinic are to screen the working adults for selected non-communicable diseases and provide necessary tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences organized the 04th Peradeniya University Physiotherapy Congress - 2022 from 16th – 19th December 2022 at the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya. Theme of the congress was “Global Trends and advancements in Physiotherapy in the Modern Era”.The congress comprised of scientific session with keynote lecture, guest lectures and research session, and a workshop.

The first Diploma programme by the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was ceremonially inaugurated on 15th October 2022. The chief gust of the event, General Daya Rathnayake – the former Army Commander of Sri Lankan army addressed the gathering via Zoom technology.

The nEUROcare team of University of Peradeniya participated in its third workshop at University of Tartu, Estonia from 5th to 8th September 2022. The workshop was sponsored by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Sweden and was hosted by the University of Tartu, Estonia.

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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.