The National Science Foundation School Research Symposium – Paving the way to future research leaders

The NSF school research symposium was held as the morning session of the National Science Day 2024 which was organized by the National Science Foundation jointly with the Ministry of Science and Technology held on Wednesday, 27th November 2024 in the auditorium of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo.

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NSF Objective Science Reporting Programme

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NSF takes lead in paving the way towards sustainable recovery and inclusive development

The Sri Lankan economy is re-emerging from the worst socio-economic crisis. Evidence based policy making approach is important as it advocates for policy decisions addressing the actual ground realities, or influenced by, rigorously established objective evidence.

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NSF joins forces with Sarvodaya to reach out to remote underserved villages for the wellbeing of marginalized communities

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Outstanding Research Supervisors honoured with NSF Awards

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'NSF WEST Programme- Empowering women with STEM background to enhance GDP

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Strengthening National Research, Development and Innovation Eco-System

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NSF a Gold award winning organization

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NSF Promotes Evidence Based Decision Making in the Country

Launching of the “Evidence based decision making programme: Research into practice” was held on 12th September 2023 at the NSF Board Room with the participation of decision makers from the National Dengue Control Unit, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, NSF Management, Committee members of the Research Programme on Health Science (RPHS) Ad hoc Committee and NSF grantees.

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Asia Pacific Regional

Meeting of the

Global Research

Council – 2024

 
Global Research CouncilThe 2024 Global Research Council (GRC) Asia Pacific Regional Meeting, co-hosted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (NSF Sri Lanka), will take place in Beijing, China from 29th October to 1st November, 2024.
 
This meeting is one of five parallel regional meetings that will contribute insights and input to the 13th Annual GRC Meeting in 2025. The GRC is a virtual organization that promotes collaboration and the sharing of data and best practices among funding agencies worldwide. Read more
 

National Consultation on Sustainable Recovery and Inclusive Development

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As Sri Lanka navigates the challenges posed by the present crisis in the country, the National Science Foundation (NSF), Sri Lanka recognizes the critical role, that social sciences play in shaping effective policies for recovery and inclusive development. In order to facilitate a wider engagement of academia in social sciences along with the policy practitioners, relevant government officials, experts and also specialists from the Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (AASSREC), we have organizined a national consultative forum focusing on sustainable recovery and inclusive post-crisis development. The forum was successfully held on 31st July 2024 in Colombo.

  1. To conduct a comprehensive analysis from a social science perspective to identify root causes and socio-economic trends that have contributed to the current crisis in the country.
  2. To promote dynamic engagement among stakeholders through shared experience to gain a comprehensive understanding of the prevailing crisis and to explore diverse avenues for sustainable recovery.
  3. To collaboratively formulate well-informed policy recommendations aimed at achieving inclusive and sustainable recovery.
  1. Economic Development
  2. Education
  3. Social Development and Social Protection
  4. Agriculture and Food Security
  5. Health
Mr Wasantha Anurudha
Head, Policy Research Division
National Science Foundation
No 47/5, Maitland Place
Colombo 07
Phone : 011 2696771 Ext 165 

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