Research Ethics Workshops Prof. Athula Sumathipala and Dr. Jonathan Ives of University of Bristol UK, conducted one day workshops on research ethics. Research committee members of Ruhuna University and Academic members of Kotelawala Defence University participated for these two sessions.
International Ethics Teachers’ Training Course, UNESCO For the first time in Sri Lanka, an “Ethics Teachers” training course was held from 20th – 24th of February 2017. This was delivered jointly by UNESCO office in Jakarta and the Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka, to advance quality ethics education by building professional capacities of…
Ethics & the Dissemination of Research Findings A half day workshop and discussion on “Ethics & the Dissemination of Research Findings” by Ms. Anna Chiumento, a PhD student and staff member at the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, UK, was held on 8th of November at Institute for Research and Development.…
Ethics: A friend of ResearchIntensive One Day Course on Research Ethics As the result of a popular request by the participants of the Qualitative research methods course, the Institute for Research and Development organised a one day research ethics course on the 24th of March 2016 at the Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care.…
4th Annual International Course on Qualitative MethodsQualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research The 4th annual International Course on Qualitative Methods for Health and Social Care Research was held from the 9th to 13th March at the Postgraduate Institute of Management, Colombo. The course was conducted by the Institute for Research and Development in…
Research Leaders Training Programme, 2016 The training programme developed by IRD for the Ministry of Health’s medical and paramedical personnel was initiated in 2014. A special workshop was held on the 12th of February 2016 with a team from the Keele University, UK including Prof. Athula Sumathipala, Prof. Christian Mallen, and Dr. Toby Helliwell who…
School Teachers; Wariyapola, North Western Province The second session of the All Island Action Research workshop series was held in the Wariyapola educational zone. The teachers from schools in Wariyapola attended this workshop.
Certificate Course: Practical Skills in Molecular Biology The first ‘Certificate course on practical skills in molecular biology’ undertaken by the Department of Genetics of Institute for Research and Development was successfully completed in November 2015. The aim of this practical course was to promote the transfer of technical and management skills which are essential to…
Research Methodology Workshop for Sabaragamuwa University Students Involving in research work at both school and university level is the most important opportunity that students get during their early academic life. Research gives extra academic knowledge as well as ample experience about problem solving, team work and public relations. Institute for Research & Development initiated a…
Sri Indrajothi Vidyalaya, Battaramulla A ‘School Centered Research Culture Programme’ workshop was held in Sri Indrajothi Vidyalaya, Battaramulla. The one day workshops mainly focused on students activities, teaching the importance of research in education and motivating them to solve day to day issues in a more scientific way. The teachers were taught to understand child…
Madduma Bandara School, Kandy A ‘School Centered Research Culture Programme’ workshop was held in Madduma Bandara School, Kandy. The one day workshops mainly focused on students activities, teaching the importance of research in education and motivating them to solve day to day issues in a more scientific way. The teachers were taught to understand child…
Action Research Workshop for Provincial Educational Research Officers The inaugural session of the Educational Research Program was held on 20th & 21st of April 2015 at the Ministry Education. Two educational research officers from each of the provinces participated in this two day workshop. The resource persons were Dr Godwin Kodituwakku, Dr Chesmal Siriwardhana, Dr…