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The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo hosted an insightful exhibition on 29 th October 2024. This event was conducted by the third-year Demography Special Degree students as part of their mid-semester examination under the course unit DMG 3247 (Ageing Studies), and was guided by Senior Lecturer Ms. Nethra Senadhi and Assistant […]

Organized by the Department of Demography, University of Colombo, will be held on Monday, October 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Faculty Board Room, Faculty of Arts. Dr. Sascha Krannich, Research Associate from Giessen University, Germany, will speak on “International Student Mobility and What It Means for Sri Lanka?” at the […]

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The Department of Demography and Population Association of Sri Lanka (PASL) are jointly organizing a guest lecture on Population and Housing Census 2024: Data and its Importance, which will be held on 10th September 2024 from 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. at lecture hall 223, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, conducted by Dr. W. […]

World Population Day is a global event which falls on 11th July every year. The United Nations declared World Population Day in 1989. The idea to identify a special/unique day to focus on population was created when the world’s population reached 5 billion on the 11th July 1987. World Population Day aims to increase people’s awareness on […]

The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo organized a community awareness programme on “Population and Environment” for the school children of Susamayawardhana Vidyalaya, Colombo 08. The programme was held on 05th April 2024. The community awareness programme took the form of an exhibition and knowledge sharing on population and environment by the […]

The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo will be commencing a  three months Certificate Course in Research Methodology in the month of August 2024 with the expertise available at the department. The programme will be mainly conducted by Emeritus Professor KAP Siddhisena. This course is especially designed for academics, professionals, post graduate […]

A community outreach programme was conducted by the Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo collaborating with the Population Association of Sri Lanka (PASL) as another event marking the importance of the World Population Day which falls on the 11th of July each year. The community outreach programme was held on 12th July […]