Annual Research Symposium – 2025 | ��ԭ��, Sri Lanka

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28 October 2025 | 8.30 AM

Research for Resilience
Advancing Knowledge in a Changing World

Annual RESEARCH

YMPOSIUM

2025

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ARS 2025

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In an era marked by rapid change and uncertainty, research plays a critical role in building resilient societies, sustainable systems, and adaptive knowledge frameworks. This year’s Annual Research Symposium of the ��ԭ�� explores the theme “Research for Resilience – Advancing Knowledge in a Changing World”, reflecting our commitment to generating impactful research that responds to local and global challenges.
The symposium is expected to bring together scholars, researchers, and students across disciplines to share insights, foster collaboration, and showcase innovations that contribute to resilience—whether environmental, economic, technological, health-related, legal or social.
Each Campus, Faculty, and Institute will contribute through focused sub-themes, highlighting domain-specific challenges and strategies for resilience in their respective fields. Sub-themes and session dates of individual faculties and institutes are:

PROCEEDINGS

GUESTS & SPEAKERS

Hon. Dr Harini Amarasuriya
CHIEF GUEST
Prime Minister – The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Professor
GUEST OF HONOUR
Vice Chancellor – ��ԭ��

H.E. Professor
CHIEF GUEST
Coordinator General, OIC-COMSTECH | Distinguished National Professor, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi | Vice President (Central & South Asia), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)| WHO Expert on Traditional Medicine Research

Professor
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry | University of Houston, USA | Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors in USA | Senior Advisor on Science and Technology to the President of Sri Lanka

Dr Sasanka Perera
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Chairman, Colombo Institute for Human Sciences | Director, Centre for Poverty Analysis and Tambapanni Academic Publishers | Former Professor of Sociology, ��ԭ�� and South Asian University, New Delhi | Former Vice President, South Asian University

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Professor
CHAIRPERSON
ARS 2025

Professor
EDITOR
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Professor
CO-CHAIR
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE

Dr
CO-CHAIR
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE

Dr
CO-CHAIR
IT & PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

Dr
ASSISTANT EDITOR
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

SESSIONS

CAMPUS/ FACULTY/ INSTITUTE/SCHOOL	THEME	SESSION DATE
	Thinking Together: Collaborative Humanities and Social Sciences for Global Resilience	20 November 2025
	Educational Research for Resilience: Embracing Change and Navigating Challenges	18 November 2025
	Resilience and Innovation through Multidisciplinary Research	21 November 2025
	Sustaining Nature, Sustaining Health: Innovating for a Better Tomorrow	15 & 16 August 2025
	The Role of Law in the Winds of Change	28 & 29 November 2025
		27 & 28 November 2025
	Shaping the Future Doctor through Education, Research and Innovation	24 to 28 November 2025
	AI in Healthcare: Advancing Patient Care and Evidence-Based Practice	28 & 29 October 2025
	Science for Human-Centric Innovation and Resilience	07 November 2025
	Innovative Resilience Technologies for a Sustainable Future	18 November 2025
	Transformations in Arts and Media in the Post-Global Era	31 October 2025
		19 & 20 November 2025
	Innovative Agro-Technologies for a Climate-Smart and Sustainable Future	26 June 2025
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology		24 October 2025
	Shaping the Future Landscape of Work-Integrated Learning and Practice	23 October 2025
	Innovative Libraries, Inclusive Communities: Building Bridges Through Knowledge	30 October 2025
	Ethics and Medico-Legal Awareness in Healthcare	07 November 2025
	Preserving Heritage through Quality Research	17 & 18 October 2025
	Social Responsibility of Librarians: Leveraging Information for Sustainable Development	12 December 2025