Research Colloquium
BEMRU research colloquium is one of the major research activities undertaken by the department since 2008 to enhance its research culture. This is a monthly seminar held within the department where an academic staff member of the department or an external eminent academic gets an oppertunity to present & disserminate his/her research.
| No | Date | Presenter | Topic |
| 1 | 04.09.2008 | Prof Malik Ranasinghe | Educated trade-offs (and stakeholder consultation) for decision making on development projects) |
| 2 | 04.10.2008 | Dr YG Sandanayake | Development of a model for performance measurement in just-in-time enabled manufacturing environments |
| 3 | 06.11.2008 | Mr HS Jayasena | Bid price variability in the Sri Lankan construction industry |
| 4 | 04.12.2008 | Mr MDTE Abeynayake | Comparative study of environmental and planning and disaster management law relating to the construction industry in Sri Lanka for sustainable development |
| 5 | 08.01.2009 | Ms T Ramachandran | Relationship between construction and economic growth |
| 6 | 05.02.2009 | Prof R Rameezdeen | Contract interpretation: Readability of contract documentation |
| 7 | 12.03.2009 | Mrs GI Karunasena | Capacity building for post disaster building waste management |
| 8 | 31.03.2009 | Mr CSP Fernando | Power of univariate asset pricing tests: The case of Sri Lanka |
| 9 | 14.05.2009 | Mr Ravihansa Chandrathilaka | Effects of horizontal focus on structures with special reference to floods and tsunamis |
| 10 | 18.06.2009 | Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga & Dr Richard Haigh | Good proposal writing for research funds |
| 11 | 16.07.2009 | Dr Bingunath Ingirige | Intranets for knowledge management – Integration and alignment with social networks |
| 12 | 10.09.2009 | Dr KAK Devapriya | Housing Finance with finance companies in Sri Lanka |
| 13 | 30.09.2009 | Prof George Ofori | Leadership Research in Construction |
| 14 | 05.11.2009 | Dr Sepani Senarathne | Knowledge Management Research in Construction |
| 15 | 15.12.2009 | Dr Chatura Ranaweera | Research and Prospects in Marketing Research in North America |
| 16 | 07.01.2010 | Prof Srinath Perera | Content Analysis |
| 17 | 11.02.2010 | Mrs BAKS Perera | Construction Project Risks: A Consideration of Contractors’ Pricing in Sri Lanka |
| 18 | 02.03.2010 | Dr. Asanga Gunawansa | New Developments in Construction Law in Asia-Pacific |
| 19 | 01.04.2010 | Mrs Nayanthara de Silva | Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Applications in Risk Analysis |
| 20 | 18.05.2010 | Archt Ravihansa Chandrathilake | Sustainability guidelines for Buildings in Sri Lanka |
| 21 | 07.09.2010 | Dr KAK Devapriya | Hotel Real Estate Finance in Sri Lanka |
| 22 | 25.11.2010 | Mrs Anuradha Waidyasekara | Application of QFD to Enhance the Customer Satisfaction in Residential Apartments |
| 23 | 15.03.2011 | Prof Mike Kagioglu | Future of FM |
| 24 | 23.05.2011 | Prof Paul Bowen | Research Methods |
| 25 | 4.08.2011 | Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage | Application of BIM in Quantity Surveying Field |
| 26 | 8.09.2011 | Dr KAK Devapriya | Infrastructure Finance in Sri Lanka |
| 27 | 21.10.2011 | Prof Ajith De Alwis | Industry, University and Research |
| 28 | 03.11.2011 | Prof Lalith De Silva | Architectural Space as Manifestation of Design Concepts |
| 29 | 05.01.2012 | Dr. Bingunath Ingirige | Case Study Research |
| 30 | 02.02.2012 | Prof. Janaka Ruwanpura | Top Ten Targets to Improve Construction Productivity |
| 31 | 17.02.2012 | Prof. Janaka Ruwanpura | Research Guide to Improve the Quality of Academic Research |
| 32 | 10.05.2012 | Dr. Gamini Weerasinghe | Writing Research Proposals |
| 33 | 15.08.2012 | Prof. Janaka Ruwanpura | Developing the Research Culture |
| 34 | 09.10.2012 | Prof. Chanaka Jayawardhana | Ranking, Reputation and Research |
| 35 | 01.11.2012 | Dr. Dilanthi Amaratunga | "What is FM?" |
| 36 | 01.11.2012 | Mr. Suranga Jayasena | Introduction to 'Cost X' |
| 37 | 07.03.2013 | Dr. K.A.K Devapriya | Retail real estate market demand in Sri Lanka |
| 38 | 24.09.2013 | Dr. Thayaparan Gajendran | Identity of Researchers: Philosophical Dispositions & Operational Realities of Designing a Research Approach |
| 39 | 26.11.2013 | Dr. Andrew Ross | research methodology (Case study method) |
| 40 | 19.06.2014 | Dr. Niraj Thurairajah | Curriculum design and feedback: providing higher levels of cognitive complexity |
| 41 | 26.06.2014 | Dr. Mohan Siriwardena | Defending Your Thesis |