Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD)

Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD)

Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2024) is organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura under the theme of “Navigating the Future: Nutring the Next Generation in Researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences”. The conference focuses on uplifting the skills of the undergraduates and providing an exposure to ascertain and share novel knowledge through research related to the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences

Navigating the Future: Nurturing the Next Generation in Researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Since the motive of the Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD) is to foster a dynamic culture of research among undergraduates, particularly the students of the final year, the program will comprise the following activities:

Pre-conference training

The students who write an undergraduate dissertation are trained by their supervisors appointed by the relevant Departments. Training will also be provided to the students through workshops on writing abstracts and develop a journal article from thesis.

Publishing

The publication of undergraduate research abstracts is given primary importance as a form of recognizing their research efforts. With the supervisors’ permission, the students may use the names of their supervisors as joint publishers.

Day of Research

The selected abstracts will be presented by the undergraduates with the participation of the academic staff of the faculty.

Conference Tracks

Crime, Society and Human Behaviour
History, Archaeology and Geography
IT, GIS and Statistics
Languages, Literature and Communication
Philosophy and Psychology
Politics and Economy
Religion, Culture and Aesthetics

Call for Abstracts

The Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day invites the undergraduates, whose dissertations are currently being evaluated, to submit their abstracts for presentation at the VURD 2023/2024.

The conference is to be held on 12th of October, 2024. Submit your abstract, under one of the conference tracks, on or before 10th July 2024.

Awards/Certificates

All the presenters are awarded a certificate as a presenter of the conference.
Twenty-one best abstracts will be recognized through a double-blind review process by an expert panel. These presenters will be given a special certificate.
From these abstracts, an outstanding seven abstracts will be published as a full paper in a reputed journal, given that the author agrees to do so. A double-blind review process will be conducted before publishing the full papers.