Several researchers from the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka were honoured with Presidential Awards 2020 for their research. Some researchers received more than one award for their research. The awarding ceremony was held at the BMICH on November 21st, 2023. Prof. (Mrs.) GAS. Ginigaddara, Vice Chancellor of the University extended the wishes for the researchers who were received the award and the honoured researchers were:

Faculty of Agriculture
Prof. MGTS. Amarasekara, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil Science
Prof. MHJP. Gunarathna, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil Science
Prof. Nadeeka Kumari, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil Science
Dr. Sumali Nishantha Dissanayake, Department of Agricultural Systems

Faculty of Applied  Sciences
Dr. Lalith Senarathna , Department of Health Promotion

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Prof. Anjana Silva*, Department of Parasitology
Prof. Sisira Siribaddana*, Department of Medicine
Prof. Sujeewa Thalgaspitiya, Department of Surgery
Dr. Nishantha Kumarasinghe, Department of Anatomy
Dr. Manjula Weerasinghe, Department of Community Medicine
Dr. Prasanna Weerawansa, Department of Medicine
Dr. Subodha Waiddyanatha, Department of Parasitology
Dr. Widurangakumbukgolla, Department of Biochemistry