{"id":29586,"date":"2026-08-25T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=29586"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:25:02","slug":"research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29586\" class=\"elementor elementor-29586\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b07298d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b07298d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d323a58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d323a58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17eb22fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17eb22fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c454427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c454427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\/* ==========================================\r\n   CLASSIC DARK BLUE + WHITE\r\n   RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES\r\n   ========================================== *\/\r\n\r\n.research-opportunities-top {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    margin: 0 0 30px 0;\r\n    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* MAIN TITLE *\/\r\n.research-opportunities-title {\r\n    background: #123b63;\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    padding: 19px 25px;\r\n    margin: 0 0 20px 0;\r\n    border-left: 6px solid #0d2d4b;\r\n    border-radius: 7px;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(18,59,99,0.15);\r\n    font-size: 27px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    line-height: 1.4;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* INTRODUCTION *\/\r\n.research-opportunities-intro {\r\n    background: #ffffff;\r\n    color: #333333;\r\n    padding: 20px 24px;\r\n    margin: 0 0 25px 0;\r\n    border: 1px solid #d9e2ec;\r\n    border-left: 5px solid #123b63;\r\n    border-radius: 7px;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(18,59,99,0.07);\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    line-height: 1.8;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* SECTION HEADING *\/\r\n.research-opportunities-heading {\r\n    background: #f5f8fb;\r\n    color: #123b63;\r\n    padding: 15px 21px;\r\n    margin: 0 0 18px 0;\r\n    border-left: 5px solid #123b63;\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #d9e2ec;\r\n    border-radius: 6px;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(18,59,99,0.06);\r\n    font-size: 22px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* LINK BOX *\/\r\n.research-link-box {\r\n    background: #ffffff;\r\n    border: 1px solid #d9e2ec;\r\n    border-top: 4px solid #123b63;\r\n    border-radius: 7px;\r\n    padding: 8px 0;\r\n    margin: 0 0 25px 0;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(18,59,99,0.08);\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* INDIVIDUAL LINK *\/\r\n.research-link {\r\n    display: block;\r\n    padding: 14px 20px;\r\n    color: #123b63;\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n    line-height: 1.6;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e7ed;\r\n    transition: all 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.research-link:last-child {\r\n    border-bottom: none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.research-link:hover {\r\n    background: #f5f8fb;\r\n    color: #0d2d4b;\r\n    padding-left: 26px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* MOBILE *\/\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n\r\n    .research-opportunities-title {\r\n        font-size: 23px;\r\n        padding: 17px 18px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .research-opportunities-intro {\r\n        padding: 17px 18px;\r\n        font-size: 16px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .research-opportunities-heading {\r\n        font-size: 20px;\r\n        padding: 14px 17px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .research-link {\r\n        font-size: 16px;\r\n        padding: 13px 17px;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"research-opportunities-top\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- MAIN TITLE -->\r\n    <div class=\"research-opportunities-title\">\r\n        Research Opportunities\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- INTRODUCTION -->\r\n    <div class=\"research-opportunities-intro\">\r\n        The academic staff of the department together with their undergraduate and postgraduate students are involved in a diverse range of research covering a broad spectrum of topics. 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