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42 research centres. 3,200+ publications annually. Tackling the world's most pressing challenges.
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AcademiaX Signs Research Partnership with ETH Zurich
Joint doctoral programmes and shared laboratory infrastructure to focus on climate resilience and sustainable engineering.
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Linguistics Department Launches AI-Powered Sinhala Language Preservation
A 3-year initiative to digitise and protect endangered Sinhala dialects using machine learning tools.
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The AcademiaX Innovation Lab Opens to Student Startups
The University's new 15,000 sq ft Innovation Lab provides entrepreneurs with co-working space, mentorship, and seed funding access.
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Our Research Centres
42 dedicated research institutes drive AcademiaX's global impact.
Centre for Climate & Environmental Research
Climate systems, biodiversity, and ocean science.
Director: Prof. S. Rajapaksa
Institute for AI & Ethics
AI governance, algorithmic fairness, machine learning.
Director: Prof. D. Wijeratne
Centre for Global Health & Epidemiology
Infectious disease, nutrition, public health systems.
Director: Prof. A. Perera
Centre for Law & Governance Innovation
Legal reform, constitutional design, digital governance.
Director: Dr. M. Fernando
Applied Economics Research Unit
Labour markets, development economics, monetary policy.
Director: Prof. K. Jayawardena
Materials & Nanotechnology Lab
Advanced materials, photonics, semiconductor research.
Director: Dr. P. Bandara
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