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“The Bolgoda Ecosystem – A Selected Bibliography” is a platform that connects both published and unpublished scholarly work related to the Bolgoda region until the end of the year 2022. It presents a variety of selected references available via search engines, electronic databases, institutional repositories, catalogues with online public access, shadow libraries, etc. organized under 12 categories. This delicately groomed compilation also consists of an Author Index, Corporate Author Index, Subject Index and Title Index for the convenience of referencing.

In a remarkable achievement, Dr Prabod Dharshana Munasinghe, a senior lecturer in the Department of Textile and Apparel Engineering, has been honoured with the Outstanding Paper award at the 2023 Literati Awards. His award-winning article, titled "An Investigation of the Mass-Market Fashion Design Process," was published in the esteemed Journal, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel.

Mrs. Thushari Seneviratne, a Senior Assistant Librarian of University of Moratuwa has won “Ms Vijita de Silva Research Award” for her collaborative initiatives on enhancing the awareness of Bolgoda environments. This esteemed award is presented annually by the Sri Lanka Library Association, acknowledging outstanding research, meritorious contributions, and innovative initiatives. It was presented to Mrs. Thushari at the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Library Association, held on June 30th, 2023, at the Foundation Institute in Colombo.

The Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCA-DRR) programme coordinated by the Global Disaster Resilience Centre (GRDC), University of Huddersfield-UK has organized a training and networking event to establish a research roadmap on ‘Tackling climate change as an underlying disaster risk driver’, collaborating with eight Sri Lankan universities. The event is held from 26th June to 7th July 2023 in the UK and three academics from the University of Moratuwa, Prof. Indrika Rajapaksha and Ms. Kalpanee Jayatilake from the Department of Architecture and Prof. Lalith Rajapakse from the Department of Civil Engineering, are participating in the event.

On June 13, 2023, the University of Moratuwa welcomed Dr. Anna Popkova, Deputy Director for International Affairs at the Institute of Environmental Engineering of in Russia. Dr. Popkova's visit will be a significant milestone in strengthening the partnership between the two institutions.

Mr. D.L. Dishan Jayantha assumed duties as the new Registrar of the University of Moratuwa, on May 15th, 2023.  Mr. Jayantha obtained his first degree, specializing in Marketing Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He holds an MBA from the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), affiliated to the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, further solidifying his knowledge and skills in the field of management.

It is with profound grief that we announce the passing away of Prof. Dayantha S. Wijeyesekara, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, who served in this esteemed position from 1999 to 2005.

Inauguration Ceremony held on 30th March 2023 at BMICH marked the commencement of the first intake of MSc in Energy for Circular Economy, the joint program offered by four universities; Open University of Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya, University of Ruhuna, and University of Moratuwa, in collaboration with KTH Sweden, Centrale Supelec, France and University of Twente, Netherlands. The program is the main outcome of Erasmus+ Capacity Building project EUSL Energy.

Advocacy campaign on "Breaking Barriers for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM): Entering the STEM Workforce: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities, collaboratively organized by the United Nations entity of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Woman) and the European Union (EU) in Sri Lanka.