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The Department of Mass Communication hosted a thought-provoking guest lecture on "Communication Research and Western-centric Narratives" at our audio-visual studio on April 22nd, 2024,. The event, organized by the Communication Research unit, featured Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne, a renowned Australian journalist, podcaster, author, and international communications analyst.
Throughout the lecture, Dr. Seneviratne emphasized the significance of theorizing Asian knowledge, advocating for a more inclusive approach to communication studies. He highlighted the wealth of insights and perspectives offered by Asian communication theories, urging scholars to incorporate these frameworks into their research methodologies.
The head of the Department of Mass Communication, along with other academic staff members, were present at the event.

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The Communication Research Unit (CRU) recently organized special discussions on research supervision in an effort to boost the research culture in the Department of Mass Communication. All staff members enthusiastically participated in the sessions, which were held on October 30th, November 6th, and 7th at the department audio-visual studio.

The primary focus of these full-day discussions was to establish a shared understanding among department members for effective thesis supervision. The collaborative atmosphere fostered during these sessions is expected to pave the way for innovative research initiatives.

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The communication research unit (CRU), Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya, relaunched the ‘I and My Research’ session, opening it to outside academics, especially to the Ph.D. holders who are in the field of media and communication studies. The objective of this initiative was to create a platform where the academic staff members of the department get the opportunity to be informed and enlightened by them as this will support the young academics to plan their Ph. D journeys.

The second session of this series was held on 04th September 2023 at the Department's audio-visual studio. The day's presenter was Dr. Nelanga Jayasinghe from the Department of Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 

He briefed his Ph.D. research which was about China’s belt and road initiative news coverage in public and private newspapers in Sri Lanka. Further, he explained the challenges faced by him during his Ph.D. journey.

All the academic staff members were present at the discussion. The session was dismissed after a fruitful conversation and then having a nice cup of tea with the plan of gathering the following Monday for another compelling research discussion.

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