We are a group of concerned professionals who wish to see an overarching research culture in Sri Lanka. Although high impact research takes place in our country, it is fragmented and rarely transferred into policy and practice. Therefore we are working to achieve a paradigm shift in the thinking pattern and actions of the scientific and scholarly community to create a new strategic alliance among academics, scholars, professionals and the public to build a new research culture in Sri Lanka, so that the power of knowledge in science & technology could be mobilized to address the problems of the society using an evidence-based approach, which in turn is crucial for the sustainable development of the country. In short, our slogan is ‘Research for development and policy impact’.
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2024
Basic and advanced courses in bioethics
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2023
Research Council preparation meeting
President’s Award for Scientific Research
Twin CEI workshop at Waters-edge
Keele university high level delegation visit to Sri lanka
Collaborative workshop on Further strengthening preventive and curative services in Sri Lanka
ENHANCE Sri Lanka
CBT workshop
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2021
Supporting Covid operations in Sri Lanka
CoTaSS 3 Study
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2020
WHO survey Covid 19
Supporting Covid operations in Sri Lanka
CoTaSS 3 Development Project
SLAAS, award for Dr. Godwin Kodituwakku and Aruna Walisundara, for popularization of science through print media
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2019
Establishment of Child and Adolescent Twin Registry
Twin gathering held at the defense Service School, Colombo 02
Workshop on ethics, governance in global health research
CEI workshop
CEI Twin Gathering
Media Workshop at the Ministry of Disaster Management
Tour to UK
South Asian Early Development & Research Capacity Building (SEARCH ) Project
CEI Workshop, Rajarata University
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2018
Two NASTA awards for “Excellence in International Collaboration” and “Outstanding leadership award”
CEI Workshop
13th Global Forum of Bioethics in South Africa
5th Annual International Course on Qualitative Methods
CEI Twin gathering at "Ape Gama" in Battaramulla.
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2017
Qualitative study on Knowledge & Attitudes towards Genomic Medicine & Research
International Ethics Teachers Training Course of UNESCO
Research Ethics Workshop at University of Ruhuna
Education & Technology Exhibition at Sabaragamuwa University
Study on Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Use in Vavuniya District
WHO – World Health Day, Public Exhibition
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2016
Research Leaders Training Programmer with MoH
4th Annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research and Symposium
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2015
Dementia Study
Ministry of Education; Provincial Educational Research Officers
Thinking Healthy Program Workshop
Ethics workshop on Qualitative Research
Mental Health Awareness Public Event by IRD
3rd Annual International Courseon Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research
Veterinary Ethics Workshop, Kandy
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2014
Common Mental Disorders and Resilience Among Internally Displaced in Sri Lanka: COMRAID-R Study
Establishment of a biobank
2nd Annua lInternational Course on Qualitative Methods forHealth and Social Care Research
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2012
MERC 2012 - continuation of CEI in Twin Research
1st Annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research
SHARE (South Asian Hub for Advocacy,Research & Educationon Mental Health) project
CoTaSS 2 Follow-up Study
Project on Impact of Spouse Migration on Left Behind Families
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2010
Bioethics, Research Methods Workshop
MERC 2010 -Continuation of CEI in Twin Research
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2009
CEI in Twin Research- MERC - Twin cultural festival
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2007
Establishment of a Genetics lab
Disaster Ethics conference
Ethics - Basic and advanced course
Capacity Building work - WHO commissioned training primary care doctors
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2006
National menta health survey commissioned by ministry of health
Escalation of dissemination of research
Project of Mapping ethics review in public research arrising from Sri Lanka
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2005
WHO-sponsored MUS book, poster, and workshops
Post-tsunami awareness raising workshops
Integrating MUS research into policy and practice.
Work on Disaster Ethics
and victim identificationNational Mental health policy
Coordinating psychosocial workrelated to post-tsunami efforts at Center for National Operations.
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2004
Establishment of population Based Twin Register and
Twin and Singleton study on Mental Disorders (CoTaSS 1)Research on Informed Consent
Basic course in Ethics
Mapping of Research Capacity for Mental Health in LMIC
Supervision of MD Community Medicine resear chat the PGIM
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2003
Twin research project on common mental disorders
Gaveshana Magazine published
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2002
Published the ethics book guidelines from a developing world perspective
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2001
Research on Global divide in publications
Suicidal Ideations Study
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2000
Twin Registry ethics guidelines published
Twin Research Feasibility Studies
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1999
2nd CBT Trials
Establishment of Forum for Research and Development
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1998
1st CBT Trials
Ethics related Work
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1997
Establishment of Twin volunteer register
Medially unexplained symptoms (MUS) Research
Twin research