Skjálfandaflói Bay is a site of vital research, whale watching, and rich marine biodiversity. There, Julie Elisabeth Brantley Boesen is conducting research on the behaviour of white-beaked dolphins.
The role of universities has rarely been as important as it is now in defending democracy, critical thinking and the free pursuit of knowledge. This was the key message of the address delivered by Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, the Rector of the University of Iceland, at the graduation ceremonies in Laugardalshöll on June 13.
Two students at the University of Iceland, Todor Miljevic and Wiktor Sobczynski, are headed to the United States this summer for a ten-week research project at California Institute of Technology.
Over 2,600 candidates will graduate with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Iceland on Saturday, June 13, and, as in previous years, there will be two graduation ceremonies at Laugardalshöll. Both ceremonies will be streamed online.
A conference entitled Truth Matters was held in the Main Building’s Ceremonial Hall on Monday, May 4. The event was part of a series worldwide celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network.
Fifty students and scholars from the University of Iceland and universities in Japan have been awarded grants from the University of Iceland’s Watanabe Trust Fund to support studies and research in the two countries.
The environment and natural resources programme received the annual General Meeting Award for initiative and leadership at the University of Iceland in 2026.
The following announcement was sent to students and teachers at the University of Iceland regarding a security incident in the Canvas learning management system.
On Sunday, 26 April, the Grótta beach will turn into a living, open-air laboratory. The University of Iceland and the Children's Touring Association invite you on a walk on the Grótta shore with scientists from UI.
Spring in Iceland means only one thing: the University Knowledge Train is leaving the station and will travel around the country, providing learning and entertainment at two locations in the coming weeks.
The University of Iceland opens its doors on University Day, Saturday 28 February 2026 from 12 to 15 p.m. Presentations of study programmes take place in three University buildings, in Askja, in the University Centre and in Saga.
It is not only students and staff who reside on the university campus - a large flock of Greylag Geese lives here too. These geese aren't wild birds in the traditional sense; instead, they've adapted their behaviour to city life and live in close proximity to humans.
The ProDiGY project, which is developing new technology that provides a systematic, rapid and cost-effective way to accelerate development of drugs to fight serious diseases such as cancer, has won the 2025 UI Science and Innovation Prize.
The University of Iceland and the US Embassy in Iceland are now inviting applications for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme. The programme, specifically aimed at women, will start on 23 January 2025 and end on 30 April with a graduation ceremony.
The University of Iceland is on the rise according to the new Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, which were published last week.