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Midway evaluation in Physics - Evangelos Tsolakidis

16. September 2024 - 13:20 to 14:20

VR-II

Room 138

Student: Evangelos Tsolakidis

Title: Deformations and Gauge Fields

Doctoral committee

Dr. Friðrik Freyr Gautason, Research Specialist at the Science Institute, University of Iceland and Lecturer at the University of Southampton, UK
Dr. Valentina Giangreco Puletti, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland
Dr. Domenico Seminara, Professor at the University of Florence, Italy
Dr. Watse Sybesma, Research specialist at the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK
Dr. Lárus Thorlacius, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland

Abstract

How can we communicate positively about planetary health?

16. April 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

Háskólatorg

The health of our planet is more at stake than ever. While many people theoretically welcome environmentally friendly initiatives, they might find it difficult to change their behaviour. Why is that?

The Sustainability Institute at UI invites you to join us on the 16th of April, from 12:00-13:00, at HT 101 to explore about how we can positively frame nature, inspire sustainable action, and improve our discussion about our contribution to the wellbeing of our planet.

Anilla Till is a doctoral student at Corvinus University of Budapest and currently an exchange student at the Sustainability Institute at UI. Her focus is on nature positive communication and encouraging pro-environmental behaviour for planetary health. She has various experience with communicating sustainability in branding and education.

The seminar will be held in English. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.

Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Superhot Rock Energy

28. May 2024 - 9:00 to 13:00

Björtuloft, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre

Join GEORGa research-driven geothermal cluster initiative led by the University of Iceland, and Clean Air Task Force for a workshop where we will explore the findings and technical gaps uncovered in five flagship reports focused on the capabilities necessary to create power and industrial heat from superhot (>400C) rock formations around the world.

The event takes place on Tuesday, May 28, at 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM in Björtuloft, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre. It is an side even to Iceland Geothermal Conference, taking place in Harpa on 28-30 May.

22nd Biomedical & Health Sciences Conference at the University of Iceland

14. October 2024 - 8:45 to 15. October 2024 - 15:30

Hilton Nordica

22nd Biomedical and Health Sciences Conference at the University of Iceland will be held on the 14th and 15th of October 2024 at Hilton Nordica.

The conference is open to anyone in Iceland interested in biomedical and health sciences and is free of charge for participants and other interested parties. The conference is a forum for active dialogue with the community outside the walls of the universities. The conference provides scholars, experts, and others with the opportunity to share knowledge, learn from each other, strengthen professional connections, and collaborate in the field of biomedical and health sciences.

The conference sessions are either fully in English or Icelandic, so that our guests can pick a session and stay there for the full duration.

The full 2024 conference program as a PDF (opens in a new window)

Events of the past few days

15/11/2023 - 16:43

Rector Jón Atli Benediktsson sent the following message to students and staff of the University of Iceland today, 15 November

"Dear students and colleagues,

University of Iceland students living in Grindavík have been seriously affected by the events of the past few days and have been forced to leave their homes.

We at the University of Iceland will do our utmost to support all our students who find themselves in this situation so that they can continue their studies with minimum disruption. Teaching staff are asked to show consideration and be flexible where possible.

We would like to remind everyone that the UI Student Counselling Centre can arrange special accommodations for studies and exams, psychological services, and other support.

Our thoughts are with everyone from Grindavík, in these trying times.

Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland"
 

GPMLS Lecture Series - Dimitra Dafou

5. September 2023 - 11:30 to 12:30

Askja

Dimitra Dafou, Associate Professor in Biochemistry, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece will give a talk on RNA editing in neurodegenerative disorders

Dr. Dafou’s academic journey began in the United Kingdom where she obtained her doctorate, funded by AstraZeneca, and conducted her postdoctoral research as a Fellowship in “Translational Research Oncology” at Queen Mary University and University College London. She currently holds an Associate Professor position at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and has been with the University since the year 2014. She specializes in induced pluripotent stem cells/cancer stem cells, in vitro and in vivo disease modelling and 3D culture models of tumours. Dr. Dafou has received numerous grants. Dimitra will share with us her findings from her work on RNA editing in neurodegenerative disorders.

Are Research and Teaching Complements? Evidence from the UK

14. April 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00

Aðalbygging

Room 220

The economist Dr David Jaeger of St. Andrews will discuss his research on whether strong research in universities comes at the expense of teaching or whether it improves teaching.

Most four-year higher education institutions engage both in educating undergraduates and in conducting research. Relatively little is known, however, about the impact of research excellence on teaching excellence, largely due to a lack of data. In this lecture Dr Jaeger will introduce his research where he hand is colleagues used data from the United Kingdom to examine the relationship between research and teach. Their findings indicate a strong and positive relationship between research outputs (i.e. publications) and student satisfaction.

The event is organized by the ConCIV research group and the Department of Economics.

The event will be in English.

Anna Helga Jónsdóttir: Social tie formation of COVID-19 students and student dropout

18. November 2022 - 10:30 to 11:30

Endurmenntun við Dunhaga

Naustið

Social network data were collected from two cohorts of students, those starting their higher education in normal conditions in 2017 and those starting in 2020 during the pandemic. The data were collected using a purpose-built survey tool, which was integrated into the student management system at the University of Iceland. The findings show that students in the 2020 cohort reported having fewer connections at the beginning of the first semester and developed significantly fewer connections during their first year of studies. Student dropout will also be discussed in the talk with special focus on mathematics students.

This talk is a part of the Mathematics Seminar.  Those that would be interested in receiving announcements of talks in the Mathematics seminar can contact Rögnvaldur Möller, roggi@hi.is.   The aim is to have weekly talks during term time. 

Midway evaluation in Chemistry - Sander Ø. Hanslin

30. November 2022 - 14:00 to 16:00

VR-II

Room 158

Title:  Modeling of electrochemical reactions at atomistic scale

Doctoral candidate:  Sander Ø. Hanslin

Doctoral committee:
Hannes Jónsson, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, UI
Elvar Jónsson, Research assistant professor at the Science Institute of UI
Jaakko Akola, Professor at NTNU in Norway

Abstract

Long-term symptoms of anxiety and depression among individuals with severe COVID-19

New findings in a study of almost 250 thousand individuals from six countries, including Iceland, indicates that long-term mental health of recovering COVID-19 patients may be determined by the severity of the acute COVID-19 infection. The study is conducted under the leadership of scientists at the Centre of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, and results were published today in The Lancet Public Health. 

The COVIDMENT collaboration includes scientists and research institutions from Iceland Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, and the UK with the overarching aim to advance current understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health as well as within particular risk groups such as those diagnosed with COVID-19.  

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