Aurora-universities unite to strengthen teaching and research for society
17/01/2020 - 11:45
The University of Iceland has joined the Aurora Alliance that is currently preparing an application to the European University Initiative under the Erasmus+ programme. The other universities in the Aurora Alliance are the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), University of East Anglia (United Kingdom), University of Naples Federico II (Italy), University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), University of Innsbruck (Austria), Palacký University Olomouc (Czech Republic), Rovira i Virgili University (Spain), and Vrije University Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
First master in Icelandic Sign Language
01/08/2019 - 10:55
The first Master thesis presented and delivered in Icelandic Sign Language at the University of Iceland was introduced at the School of Education seminar for masters’ students recently. The thesis is the work of Eyrún Ólafsdótttir in the field of inclusive education. Her supervisors were Karen Rut Gísladóttir, associate professor and professor Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, both at the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy.
Irma Erlingsdóttir among the world's 100 most influential people in gender policy
29/05/2019 - 12:29
Irma Erlingsdóttir, Associate Professor at the University of Iceland and Director of the United Nations Gender Equality Studies and Training (UNU-GEST) Programme and RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference, is among the world's 100 most influential people in gender policy 2019, according to a new list from Apolitical, a peer-to-peer learning and policy platform for governments and other public bodies.
Doctoral lecture in Geophysics - Léa Levy
3. April 2019 - 15:00 to 17:00
Askja
Room 132
Ph.D. student: Léa Levy
Dissertation title: Electrical properties of hydrothermally altered rocks: observations and interpretations based on laboratory, field and borehole studies at Krafla volcano, Iceland.
Advisor: Dr. Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Research Scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland.
Doctoral committee:
Dr. Ólafur G. Flóvenz, Geophysicist and director at ÍSOR
Gylfi Páll Hersir, Geophysicist at ÍSOR
Dr. Pierre Briole, Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
Dr. Benoit Gibert, Specialist at the University of Montpellier, France
This is a joint degree with Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS), France.
The defense has already been delivered.
Opponents were:
Finnur Dellsén receives the Nils Klim Prize 2019
14/03/2019 - 11:27
Finnur Dellsén, associate professor in philosophy at the University of Iceland is this year’s recipient of the Nils Klim Prize. This was announced today, but the prize is awarded annually to Nordic scholars under the age of 35.
The prize is worth NOK 500,000 (approximately EUR 50 000), for outstanding contributions within the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology, either within one of the relevant fields alone or through work of an interdisciplinary nature. The Nils Klim Prize appertains to the Holberg Prize at the University in Bergen on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry for Education and Research. Finnur will accept prize at a festive ceremony at the University in Bergen on 5 June.
BMC Seminar - The effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on vascular reactivity to angiotensin
11. April 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00
Læknagarður
room 201
BMC Seminar Thursday 11th of April at 12:00 in room 201 Læknagarður
Speaker: Dr. Aleksandar Kibel, assistant professor at the Department of Physiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, as well as an internal medicine specialist and cardiology subspecialist at the Department for Heart and Vascular Diseases, Osijek University Hospital, Croatia.
Title: The effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on vascular reactivity to angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) - the role of CYP enzymes
Stress-related disorders linked to heightened risk of cardiovascular disease
11/04/2019 - 11:42
A new study from scientists at the University of Iceland and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm suggests that stress-related disorders, conditions triggered by a significant life event or trauma, may be linked to a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The results of this study were published today in The British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The study is based on the Swedish population health registers where over a hundred and thirty thousand individuals were diagnosed with PTSD or other disorders associated with trauma or stressful life events during a 25-year period. The risk of cardiovascular disease among these individuals with stress-related disorders was then compared to their siblings and unrelated individuals of the same age and gender.
Major grant awarded to improve the mental wellbeing of adolescents
05/11/2018 - 10:11
A research team at the University of Iceland School of Education has been awarded a grant of almost ISK 100 million from the European Union in order to develop an intervention programme to be used in compulsory schools. The goal is to promote mental wellbeing and resilience among young Icelanders. The name of this cross-European project is UPRIGHT. Leading the project in Iceland is Professor Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir of the Faculty of Health Promotion, Sports and Leisure Studies at the School of Education. The Directorate of Health and six compulsory schools will also be involved.
"The main aim of this cross-European project is to promote the mental wellbeing of teenagers by improving their resilience and ability to handle the challenges of adolescence, which is a time of dramatic changes," says Anna Sigríður.
BMC Semniar - Kabuki syndrome: insights from studies in neurons and immune cells.
15. November 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
Læknagarður
room 343
BMC Seminar Thursday, November 15th at 12:00 in room 343 Læknagarður