The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR), University of Kelaniya, proudly announces that Ven. Aludeniye Subodhi Thero (PD1213148) of Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology in Archaeology has been awarded five prestigious gold medals of
· Senaka Bandaranayake Gold medal for Environmental Archaeology
· Senarath Paranavithana Gold medal for Epigraphy and Numismatics
· Sir Alexander Cunningham Gold medal for Archaeological research thought (Research Colloquium)
· Siran Deraniyagala Gold medal for Pre and Proto History
· Lord Colin Renfrew Gold medal for Academic Excellence in Archaeology
For the 2021/2022 Academic year at the 147th General Convocation of the University of Kelaniya, held on 12th December 2024 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. This remarkable achievement marks an extraordinary milestone in the academic history of the Institute.
The gold medals were generously sponsored by Dr. Nadeeshani Wanigarathna, Course Director and Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Chelmsford, UK.
The Institute deeply appreciates her contribution towards encouraging academic excellence in the field of Archaeology.
