Almost 30 administrators from Nordic universities came to the University of Iceland this spring to take part in a leadership course offered regularly by NUAS.
An agreement establishing the University of Iceland University Consortium was signed on 29 June at Hólar in Hjaltadalur, marking the beginning of a new chapter in higher education in Iceland.
New research demonstrates the link between adverse childhood experiences and women’s experience of childbirth later in life.
Would you like to look at insects up close and see what‘s hiding in the undergrowth, in the streams, the river and the grass in Elliðaárdalur?
A project developing connective tissue from brown algae instead of animal-derived tissue, used to treat chronic wounds, burns, injuries, and other tissue damage, received the annual University of Iceland Science and Innovation Prize.
Spring has arrived late this year, and therefore, not all migratory birds have started nesting.
The Vigdís Prize is an international award that recognises individuals, organisations or institutions that have pursued groundbreaking work supporting culture and languages.
The University of Iceland invites University students and staff to submit original and innovative ideas for the annual Science and Innovation Award. The application deadline is 16 March.
Alexandra K. Hafsteinsdóttir, a geology student at the University of Iceland, has received the President of Iceland’s Innovation Award for the project Mapping Groundwater on the Reykjanes Peninsula. She accepted the award from Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, at a ceremonial event held at Bessastaðir on Tuesday.
The Surtsey Research Society recently published Surtsey Research 16. The publication comprises nine articles written by 24 authors from six different nationalities. Among them are researchers from the University of Iceland.
Almost 90 Doctoral Graduates who have successfully completed their PhDs from the University of Iceland over the past 12 months were today awarded the University's gold medal at the annual Ceremony for Doctoral Graduates.
The award board is now accepting nominations for the 2025 International Vigdís Prize. Nominations must include reasons for nomination and be submitted by 2 June via the electronic form.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, and Joan T.A. Gabel, President of the University of Minnesota, yesterday signed an agreement in Minneapolis extending the partnership between the universities by another five years.
Representatives of a newly appointed University of Iceland's University Council for the next two years met for their first meeting last Thursday 8 September.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland, and Chik Collins, rector of the University of the Faeroe Islands, extended the universities’ academic agreement for the next five years earlier this week.