1st Annual Qualitative Research Symposium, 2016
1st Annual Qualitative Research Symposium, 2016
1st Annual Qualitative Research Symposium, 2016
4th Annual International Course on Qualitative MethodsQualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research
Research Leaders Training Programme, 2016 The training programme developed by IRD for the Ministry of Health’s medical and paramedical personnel was initiated in 2014. A special workshop was held on the 12th of February 2016 with a team from the Keele University, UK including Prof. Athula Sumathipala, Prof. Christian Mallen, and Dr. Toby Helliwell who…
<!doctype html> *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Workshop on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED AS AT 02/10/2018 Objectives This course is part of a global research capacity building initiative, aimed at young researchers. Based on the prior success of the course, it is being held for the 5th time in 2018. Its…
Prof Athula Sumathipala invited as speaker at WONCA SAR 2016 The World Organization of National Colleges, and Academies (WONCA) South Asia Region conference will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka this year (12th to 14th February 2016). Prof Athula Sumathipala has been invited as a key speaker at the conference along with many other local…
School Teachers; Wariyapola, North Western Province The second session of the All Island Action Research workshop series was held in the Wariyapola educational zone. The teachers from schools in Wariyapola attended this workshop.
President’s Awards 2015 Prof. Athula Sumathipala, Dr. Chesmal Siriwardhana, Dr. Anushka Adikari, and Ms. Gayani Pannala received President’s Awards for Scientific Publication in the year 2013. The ceremony was held on the 18th November 2015, and graced by His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena, and the Hon. Susil Premajayantha, Minister for Science, Technology & Research.
Certificate Course: Practical Skills in Molecular Biology The first ‘Certificate course on practical skills in molecular biology’ undertaken by the Department of Genetics of Institute for Research and Development was successfully completed in November 2015. The aim of this practical course was to promote the transfer of technical and management skills which are essential to…
Prof. Sumathipala’s Plenary at the Cochrane UK & Ireland Symposium 2015 Cochrane UK & Ireland Symposium 2015 was held in Dublin, Ireland. The theme of 2015 Symposium was ‘advocating for evidence’, taken from Cochrane’s Strategy to 2020 (Goal 3): “To make Cochrane the home of evidence to inform health decision making, build greater recognition of our work, and…
The 4th International Network of Twin Registries Consortium
The 4th International Network of Twin Registries Consortium Meeting The 4th International Network of Twin Registries (INTR) Consortium was held in Osaka, Japan in September 2015. It was hosted by the Center for Twin Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. Prof. Athula Sumathipala represented the Sri Lanka Twin registry, and was also invited as a Speaker at…