Rector Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir sent the following message to students and staff at the beginning of the autumn semester: Dear students and colleagues, welcome to a new academic year.
“Being selected for the Academy is first and foremost an honour, but it’s also an opportunity to take part in its diverse work and benefit from its extensive network,” says Jón Geir Pétursson, professor of environment and natural resources at UI.
STAFN: The Brynja Einarsdóttir and Örn Almarsson Scholarship Fund is now accepting grant applications.
What do Jaja Ding Dong and a humpback whale’s spout have in common?
A strange question, perhaps, but the answer is surprisingly simple: both have put Húsavík on the world map.
“Gender equality has regressed considerably worldwide in recent years with increased political polarisation,” says Irma Jóhanna Erlingsdóttir, Professor at the University of Iceland and Director of GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme, GRÓ GEST.
Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, urged candidates to look to the future with both realism and optimism in her address at the graduation ceremony held in the University Cinema on Friday, where 445 candidates from both undergraduate and graduate programmes graduated.
At a meeting yesterday, the University Council of the University of Iceland approved changes to the university’s fees, including higher registration fees for the academic year 2026-2027, from 75,000 ISK to 100,000 ISK. The increase takes effect immediately.
The Aðalsteinn Kristjánsson Memorial Fund to advance the natural sciences at the University of Iceland is now accepting grant applications. The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to students and/or academics at the University of Iceland for research in natural sciences.
Human rights backlash, the interplay between artificial intelligence and gender equality and freedom of gender, the inclusion of neurodivergent students and students of diverse origins in universities are among the topics during the annual Equality Days taking place from 9 to 12 February in Icelandic universities.
Ingjaldssjóður Fund is now open for applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Watanabe Trust Fund at the University of Iceland is open for applications.
Application deadline: 1 February 2026.
Four employees recognised for outstanding contribution to the University of Iceland were today presented with an award in recognition of their commendable service to the University of Iceland (UI). Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, presented the awards at a staff briefing held in the University's Ceremonial Hall.
GRÓ GEST celebrated the graduation of its 17th cohort of twenty six young gender equality professionals, Tuesday 20 May 2025.
Rector Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir sent the following message to students and staff at the beginning of the autumn semester: Dear students and colleagues, welcome to a new academic year.
You can learn more about over 400 undergraduate and graduate programmes at the 2025 University Open Day, which will be held on 1 March from 12 pm to 3 pm. Anyone who is interested can come and visit the UI campus, speak to instructors and students from specific programmes and find out more about the University and the services available to students.
An external independent evaluation of the GRÓ programmes has confirmed GEST's significant contributions to global gender equality efforts.
The Board of Directors of Eimskip University Fund (Ice. Háskólasjóður H/f Eimskipafélags Íslands) has announced its intention to allocate ISK 127.5 million in grants to doctoral students at the University of Iceland in 2023.