Fiori 2022- Floral art and photographic competition
A nice opportunity for all the Open University students to show their hidden talents. Find more details in the flyers attached here.
Establishment of a Fernery at CRC
A fernery with a wide variety of ferns was established in the premises of Department of Botany. It consists of different types of terrestrial, aquatic, tree and creepy ferns. Very rare ferns are also can be found here. Fernery was established by Botsoc. It is a very good teaching learning aid both students and teachers […]
Rejuvenating the medicinal garden
Botsoc rejuvenated the medicinal garden of the university premises with a lot of new different medicinal plants. Students, staff members of the Botany and the Dean of the faculty of Natural Sciences participated in this event. Botsoc students will take care of the medicinal garden ensuring its well being.
Buckyball Guest lectures series
Guest lectures series Given the restrictions imposed on social gatherings by the COVID-19 pandemic and understanding the importance to maintain and uplift the motivation of the undergraduate learners via active engagement, the Buckyball Society organized a series of webinars as outlined below. The webinars were attended by large numbers of OUSL undergraduates and was well […]
Buckyball Pola-2022
Buckyball Pola-2022 The Buckyball Pola is a very important annual event of the society which brings together the academic staff, non-academic staff, as well as the students of the OUSL. This event is organized aimed at raising funds for the activities of the society; mainly the presentation of scholarships and awards for the students who […]
Preserving the natural beauty of Sri Lankan leopard
Dr. Saminda Fernando, exhibiting his outstanding expertise in Taxidermy, was able to preserve a nice specimen of Sri Lankan leopard, with his team at the Department of Zoology. The dead specimen was obtained through the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka after an accidental death of the leopard due to illegal trapping.
Felicitating Mrs. Nalana Edirisinghe
Department members together with the members of the Faculty of Natural Sciences felicitate Mrs. Nalana Edirisnghe, for her invaluable services offered to the OUSL for nearly four decades, as she retired in September 2022
Felicitating Dr. Kalinga Padmalal and Dr. Kumudu Rajapakse
Dr. Kalinga Padmalal and Dr. Kumudu Rajapaksa, who served for the department of Zoology over three decades, retired from their invaluable services from October 2020.
Felicitating the academia from other universities, supporting the OUSL
The department organized a felicitation lunch at the Garton’s Ark Restaurant at Nugegoda on November 2019 to recognize the contribution of senior academia from various Universities for their valuable services as moderators, editors, reviewers, writers, examiners, etc.
Department day out at the Hiyare Rainforest Research Center
Members of the department of Zoology, went on a day out to Hiyare Rainforest Research center on February 2018.