Rules for Dissertations
Format of MPH and MS dissertations at the University of Iceland
Regulations on the Master's programmes in Public Health Sciences
as approved at a meeting of the Public Health Sciences programme board, 29 January 2009.
The regulations below were crafter for the MPH program but are interchangable with the MS in Biostatistics and the MS in Epidemiology, taught within the Public Health Sciences department.
Are Our Kids All Right? How can we help?
22. April 2024 - 20:00 to 22:00
Hannesarholt
Are Our Kids All Right? What Can We Do to Help Our Children Navigate Current Challenges to Growing Up Both In School and In the Home.
BMC Seminar - Molecular pathology of cancer and the application of clinical sequencing
11. January 2024 - 12:30 to 13:10
Askja
N-132
BMC Seminar Thursday 11th of January at 12:30-13:10 in Askja, room N-132
Speaker: Bylgja Hilmarsdóttir, PhD. Clinical Scientist, Pathology Department Landspitali
Title: Molecular pathology of cancer and the application of clinical sequencing on tumor samples at Landspitali
Abstract:
The importance of molecular profiling of tumor tissue in clinical context has increased rapidly over the last decades, leading the way in personalized cancer treatment. Tumor mutational profile analysis by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is currently widely applied in clinical practice and can be used in various applications, such as for detecting prognostic biomarkers, supporting diagnosis of cancer types, and finding specific tumoral molecular alterations the guide the selection of targeted therapy.
Midway evaluation in Tourism Studies - Barbara Olga Hild
26. January 2024 - 12:30 to 13:30
Askja
Room 130
Title: Risk management in Arctic adventure tourism: guide’s role and safety competencies.
Doctoral committee: Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson, Are Kristoffer Sydnes (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) og Sigmund Fredrik Andersen (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
Abstract
Arctic adventure tourism is growing rapidly increasing risk of accidents and leading to stress on local emergency preparedness. The objective of the research is to identity the relationship between guides role, competences and ensuring safety in the field. The study pays attention to key issues: Arctic adventure guide’s role, guide’s training, safety practices and risk management in the Arctic region, including SAR operations.
BMC Seminar - Causal proteins for diseases using Mendelian randomization
29. February 2024 - 12:30 to 13:10
Askja
seminar room N-132
BMC Seminar Thursday 29th of February at 12:10-13:10 in Askja, seminar room N-132
Speaker: Þórarinn Jónmundsson PhD student under supervision of Valborg Guðmundsdóttir, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland; Icelandic Heart Association
Title: Identifying causal protein candidates for common disease in the AGES-RS cohort using Mendelian randomization
Abstract: Proteins facilitate, regulate, and participate in almost all cellular processes. As such, studying their function (or dysfunction) has the potential to reveal biological mechanisms, identify novel therapeutic drug targets, and yield biomarkers with diagnostic or prognostic utility. Circulating proteins are an especially attractive subset of the human proteome as they can inform on the state or function of organs they interact with, as well as the circulatory system itself.
NORDYRK VET Conference 2024
3. June 2024 - 10:00 to 5. June 2024 - 12:30
Stakkahlíð / Háteigsvegur
NORDYRK Conference 3 - 5 June 2024 will be held at the University of Iceland. The theme of the conference, Evolving VET: Navigating traditions and transformations, highlights inescapable tensions embedded in evolving vocational education and training (VET).
The Nordyrk conference is an annual conference of the Nordic research network on vocational education and training. The conference venue alternates every year between the Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. This year the conference will be held at the University of Iceland, in Reykajvík.
The purpose of the conference is to present and discuss current research and developmental projects related to vocational education and training, as well as to make contacts, exchange ideas, and find opportunities for future collaborations.