Peradeniya Uni. annual international research conference virtually from today

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The University of Peradeniya Faculty of Arts will host the iPURSE 2021 in virtual mode from 11 to 12 November.

Prof. Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne, a Senior Professor in Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology and the 18th Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Prof. Wimal Dissanayake, an internationally acclaimed inspiring trendsetter, currently an Affiliate Professor at the University of Hawaii, will deliver the keynote address.

This year’s themes are Education and Transformation; Engineering Education; Sri Lankan Capital Markets; COVID-19 Pandemic; One Health; Precision Agriculture; Animal Diseases and Public Health; Vaccines and Oral Health; and Role of Healthcare Workforce.

The iPURSE 2021 will be a unique platform to host 571 abstracts all together under eight themes. There are 41 abstracts under the theme COVID-19: Issues and Solutions, 33 under Education for Transformation, 65 under Environment and Natural Resources, 58 under Food Nutrition and Livestock, 128 under Health and Society, 64 under Language, Culture and Thought, 156 under Science, Technology and Industry and 26 under Socioeconomic Progress and Governance.

The iPURSE 2021 will bring together eminent scholars from numerous disciplines, providing them with a platform for sharing research-based knowledge and building partnerships and collaborations to advance scientific research and promote novel interventions in a range of fields.

iPURSE 2021 invites research submissions under the broad thematic areas such as Language, Culture, and Thought; Socioeconomic Progress and Governance; Education for Transformation; Science, Technology, and Industry; The Environment and Natural Resources; Health and Society; Food, Nutrition, and Livestock; COVID-19: Issues and Solutions.

The conference will be livestreamed. An invitation is extended to all by the Peradeniya University to join this conference and appeal to work with the university to find solutions to the challenges faced today and similar challenges that are yet to come.

Link for more information and live webcast: pdn.ac.lk/ipurse/2021.