Ethics: A friend of ResearchIntensive One Day Course on Research Ethics As the result of a popular request by the participants of the Qualitative research methods course, the Institute for Research and Development organised a one day research ethics course on the 24th of March 2016 at the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care.…
4th Annual International Course on Qualitative MethodsQualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research The 4th annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research was held from the 9th to 13th March at the Postgraduate Institute of Management, Colombo. The course was conducted by the Institute for Research and Development in…
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…
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.
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…
Research Methodology Workshop for Sabaragamuwa University Students Involving in research work at both school and university level is the most important opportunity that students get during their early academic life. Research gives extra academic knowledge as well as ample experience about problem solving, team work and public relations. Institute for Research & Development initiated a…
Sri Indrajothi Vidyalaya, Battaramulla A ‘School Centered Research Culture Programme’ workshop was held in Sri Indrajothi Vidyalaya, Battaramulla. The one day workshops mainly focused on students activities, teaching the importance of research in education and motivating them to solve day to day issues in a more scientific way. The teachers were taught to understand child…
Madduma Bandara School, Kandy A ‘School Centered Research Culture Programme’ workshop was held in Madduma Bandara School, Kandy. The one day workshops mainly focused on students activities, teaching the importance of research in education and motivating them to solve day to day issues in a more scientific way. The teachers were taught to understand child…
Action Research Workshop for Provincial Educational Research Officers The inaugural session of the Educational Research Program was held on 20th & 21st of April 2015 at the Ministry Education. Two educational research officers from each of the provinces participated in this two day workshop. The resource persons were Dr Godwin Kodituwakku, Dr Chesmal Siriwardhana, Dr…
Research Leaders Training Programme, 2015 I As a part of the one year long “Research Leaders in Sri Lankan Health Sector” training program, an introductory research methods workshop was held at Medical Research Institute Colombo on 1st & 2nd April 2015. Participants from different medical backgrounds attended this two day workshop.
School Teachers; Nikaweratiya, North Western Province The second session of the ‘All Island Action Research’ workshop series was held in the Nikaweratiya educational zone. The teachers from schools in Nikaweratiya attended this workshop.