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Research & Technology Grants Database

Information on final reports and postgraduate theses produced from NSF funded projects in Sri Lanka Click Here

Science & Technology Management Information System

A broad view of the Science and Technology (S&T) sector of the country Click Here

Global Digital Platform

A database of Sri Lankan researchers and expatriates living abroad Click Here

National Instrument Database

A database of high-end scientific instruments scattered across Sri Lanka in universities and R&D institutions Click Here

Sri Lanka Journal Online

A database of journals published in Sri Lanka, covering full range of academic disciplines. Click Here

Research Information Platform

Includes Sri Lanka Science Index Database, NSF Publications, SLAAS Database, JART and COVID-19 Articles by SL Authors Click Here

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Announcements

Webinar on Reshaping the landscape of Healthcare and Medicine Posted in: Announcements 298

Webinar on Reshaping the landscape of Healthcare and Medicine

Webinar on Reshaping the landscape of Healthcare and Medicine

12 April 2025

Invitation to Join the NSF External Expert Pool Posted in: Announcements 1026

Invitation to Join the NSF External Expert Pool

Invitation to Join the NSF External Expert Pool

27 March 2025

Call for Concept Notes for Mega Projects - National Initiatives to Address High Priority Research Posted in: Announcements 2324

Call for Concept Notes for Mega Projects - National Initiatives to Address High Priority Research

Call for Concept Notes for Mega Projects - National Initiatives to Address High Priority Research

27 March 2025

International Conference on Climate Change and Agriculture in Tropical Latitudes | CCATL 2025 Posted in: Announcements 767

International Conference on Climate Change and Agriculture in Tropical Latitudes | CCATL 2025

International Conference on Climate Change and Agriculture in Tropical Latitudes | CCATL 2025

12 March 2025

NSF Technology Development and Start-Up Grant schemes are now open Posted in: Announcements 1441

NSF Technology Development and Start-Up Grant schemes are now open

NSF Technology Development and Start-Up Grant schemes are now open

22 February 2025

Call for Applications - ICGEB Collaborative Research Programme 2025 Posted in: Announcements 1842

Call for Applications - ICGEB Collaborative Research Programme 2025

Call for Applications - ICGEB Collaborative Research Programme 2025

07 February 2025

Calling Applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Posted in: Announcements 2034

Calling Applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Calling Applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

03 February 2025

NSF Lab to Market Model Posted in: Announcements 1199

NSF Lab to Market Model

NSF Lab to Market Model

09 October 2024

News and Updates

Navigata Foods Pvt. Ltd. is to Expand Production Through Partnership with NSF and University Experts Posted in: Department Activities 164

Navigata Foods Pvt. Ltd. is to Expand Production Through Partnership with NSF and University Experts

Navigata Foods Pvt. Ltd. is to Expand Production Through Partnership with NSF and University Experts

26 April 2025

National Science Foundation (NSF) Launches the Objective Science Reporting (OSR) Programme Posted in: Department Activities 796

National Science Foundation (NSF) Launches the Objective Science Reporting (OSR) Programme

National Science Foundation (NSF) Launches the Objective Science Reporting (OSR) Programme

10 April 2025

NSF initiative to cross-border transfer of new know-how to boost the agricultural productivity Posted in: Department Activities 394

NSF initiative to cross-border transfer of new know-how to boost the agricultural productivity

NSF initiative to cross-border transfer of new know-how to boost the agricultural productivity

06 April 2025

NSF strengthen the ties with Department of Census and Statistics in Conducting the National R&D Survey Posted in: Department Activities 434

NSF strengthen the ties with Department of Census and Statistics in Conducting the National R&D Survey

NSF strengthen the ties with Department of Census and Statistics in Conducting the National R&D Survey

25 March 2025

Fostering the Biotechnology Sector in Sri Lanka Posted in: Department Activities 584

Fostering the Biotechnology Sector in Sri Lanka

Fostering the Biotechnology Sector in Sri Lanka

15 March 2025

NSF conducts Women Scientists’ Forum in commemorating the International Women’s Day Posted in: Department Activities 659

NSF conducts Women Scientists’ Forum in commemorating the International Women’s Day

NSF conducts Women Scientists’ Forum in commemorating the International Women’s Day

09 March 2025

Research into Practice: Decision Supportive Models for Sustainable Development Posted in: Department Activities 603

Research into Practice: Decision Supportive Models for Sustainable Development

Research into Practice: Decision Supportive Models for Sustainable Development

06 March 2025

Dr Natarajan Ishwaran visits NSF Posted in: Department Activities 1005

Dr Natarajan Ishwaran visits NSF

Dr Natarajan Ishwaran visits NSF

28 January 2025

Prof. Sathish Indika, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in USA visits NSF to strengthen networking Posted in: Department Activities 1087

Prof. Sathish Indika, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in USA visits NSF to strengthen networking

Prof. Sathish Indika, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in USA visits NSF to strengthen networking

27 January 2025

Prof. Srikantha Herath, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in Japan visits NSF to strengthen research collaboration Posted in: Department Activities 1049

Prof. Srikantha Herath, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in Japan visits NSF to strengthen research collaboration

Prof. Srikantha Herath, a Sri Lankan expatriate based in Japan visits NSF to strengthen research collaboration

27 January 2025

NSF empowers Science and Technology Officers of ‘Vidatha’ Centers in providing Scientific Solutions to Society Posted in: Department Activities 1334

NSF empowers Science and Technology Officers of ‘Vidatha’ Centers in providing Scientific Solutions to Society

NSF empowers Science and Technology Officers of ‘Vidatha’ Centers in providing Scientific Solutions to Society

20 January 2025

NSF and NASSL jointly facilitate cutting-edge knowledge sharing on Molecular Logic Based Computation Posted in: Department Activities 1003

NSF and NASSL jointly facilitate cutting-edge knowledge sharing on Molecular Logic Based Computation

NSF and NASSL jointly facilitate cutting-edge knowledge sharing on Molecular Logic Based Computation

16 January 2025

Success Stories

Family Elaeocarpaceae – New Species described from Sri Lanka Posted in: Success Stories 864

Family Elaeocarpaceae – New Species described from Sri Lanka

Family Elaeocarpaceae – New Species described from Sri Lanka

28 January 2025

Value-added egg enriched with Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)! Posted in: Success Stories 527

Value-added egg enriched with Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)!

Value-added egg enriched with Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)!

23 January 2025

Enhancing the quality of Sri Lankan Batik Posted in: Success Stories 2994

Enhancing the quality of Sri Lankan Batik

Enhancing the quality of Sri Lankan Batik

08 May 2024

Revolutionizing Water Purification: A Breakthrough Filtration System Tackling Aesthetic Preferences, Cyanotoxins, and Beyond Posted in: Success Stories 3626

Revolutionizing Water Purification: A Breakthrough Filtration System Tackling Aesthetic Preferences, Cyanotoxins, and Beyond

Revolutionizing Water Purification: A Breakthrough Filtration System Tackling Aesthetic Preferences, Cyanotoxins, and Beyond

03 May 2024

Tick-borne diseases spreads from wild animals to humans: what we need to know Posted in: Success Stories 4667

Tick-borne diseases spreads from wild animals to humans: what we need to know

Tick-borne diseases spreads from wild animals to humans: what we need to know

14 February 2024

Developing antibody alternatives: Improving the process in a local setting Posted in: Success Stories 4276

Developing antibody alternatives: Improving the process in a local setting

Developing antibody alternatives: Improving the process in a local setting

14 February 2024

JNSF published articles cited in journals with high impact factor Posted in: Success Stories 4161

JNSF published articles cited in journals with high impact factor

JNSF published articles cited in journals with high impact factor

05 October 2023

NSF supports to boost sustainable Rubber latex yields of the country facilitating to introduce a new tapping technique Posted in: Success Stories 4799

NSF supports to boost sustainable Rubber latex yields of the country facilitating to introduce a new tapping technique

NSF supports to boost sustainable Rubber latex yields of the country facilitating to introduce a new tapping technique

04 September 2023

Estimating the subsurface extension of Eppawala Apatite deposit and its parent rock using geophysical techniques Posted in: Success Stories 5719

Estimating the subsurface extension of Eppawala Apatite deposit and its parent rock using geophysical techniques

Estimating the subsurface extension of Eppawala Apatite deposit and its parent rock using geophysical techniques

07 February 2023

NSF supports pediatric liver transplants in Sri Lanka with cutting-edge technology Posted in: Success Stories 6832

NSF supports pediatric liver transplants in Sri Lanka with cutting-edge technology

NSF supports pediatric liver transplants in Sri Lanka with cutting-edge technology

07 July 2022

The JNSF Impact Factor continuously rising! Posted in: Success Stories 5138

The JNSF Impact Factor continuously rising!

The JNSF Impact Factor continuously rising!

04 July 2022

A Book published under the NSF Research Grant in 2021 won “Best Academic and Research Work (English) 2021” Posted in: Success Stories 4196

A Book published under the NSF Research Grant in 2021 won “Best Academic and Research Work (English) 2021”

A Book published under the NSF Research Grant in 2021 won “Best Academic and Research Work (English) 2021”

02 November 2022

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