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We must defend the values we hold most dear

11/03/2022 - 11:20

Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (11 March 2022):

"Every country needs a university that delves into the spirit of that nation: its history and culture, human connections with the society, ecosystems and environment. We often look to convince people, not least ourselves, that research needs some practical application, but we must not forget that university research has intrinsic value. Scholarship in and of itself changes us, changes the world. Knowledge is the foundation of wellbeing and fosters democracy. 

"Science furthers all great deeds, strengthens the spirit, sharpens the mind, kindles hope." 

Doctoral lecture in Geology -  Catherine Rachael Gallagher

9. November 2021 - 14:00 to 16:00

Aðalbygging

The Aula

Live stream: https://livestream.com/hi/catherinegallagher

Ph.D. student: Catherine Rachael Gallagher

Dissertation title: The timing and mechanisms of sulfur release by Icelandic flood lava eruptions: Holuhraun 2014–15 CE and Laki 1783–84 CE a case study

Opponents: Dr. Valentin Rudolf Troll, Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Dr. Colin Macpherson, Professor at Durham University, UK

Advisor: Dr. Kevin W. Burton. Professor at Durham University, UK
Dr. Þorvaldur Þórðarson, Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland
Dr. Bruce Houghton, Gordon A. Macdonald Chair and Professor at SOEST, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA

The University of Iceland belongs to all of us

12/11/2021 - 12:38

Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (12 November 2021):

"Dear students and colleagues, 

Strong messages from students and experts at Aurora conference

23/11/2021 - 16:09

Last week, a group of students and staff from the University of Iceland travelled to Tarragona, Spain. The purpose of the trip was to take part in the Aurora Autumn Biannual conference organised by the University of Rovira i Virgili. This was the eleventh Biannual that has been held since the Aurora collaboration began in 2016.

Doctoral defence in Chemistry - Mostafa Ghasemisarabbadieh

22. September 2021 - 14:00 to 16:00

Aðalbygging

The Aula

Live stream

Ph.D. student: Mostafa Ghasemisarabbadieh

Dissertation title: Thermal stabilization of oxytocin and fibroblast growth factor 2

Opponents: Dr. Kazimierz Wisniewski, Senior Director of Chemistry at Peptide Logic LLC, San Diego, USA
Dr. Felix Khuluza, Senior Lecturer at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

Advisors: Dr. Benjamín Ragnar Sveinbjörnsson, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Iceland and Dr. Sveinbjörn Gizurarson, Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Iceland

Equality and Diversity

15/10/2021 - 12:54

Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (15 October 2021):

"Dear students and colleagues,

Public trust is not something that universities can take for granted, but for years the University of Iceland has been ranked as one of the most trusted institutions in the country. The same is true of the University's international reputation. Equality is not just one of the University's core values, but one of the key foundations of the Icelandic nation's trust in UI. Equality is a key focus of the new Strategy of the University, because without equality the University cannot achieve a leadership role in knowledge creation for Icelandic society. 

A little idea hatched at the University becomes imperative in vaccine distribution 

The Icelandic company Contolant has regularly been in the media recently as their products play a key part in monitoring the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 currently being distributed all over the world.  A less known fact is that the idea for the software and mechanism used for monitoring the vaccine was hatched at the University of Iceland early this century. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and there are prospects for even further growth, according to Gísli Herjólfsson and Erlingur Brynjúlfsson, two of the founders and executives of the company. They took the time from their busy schedule to answer a few questions about the company. 
 
When and where was the idea for Controlant born at the University of Iceland? 
 

A little idea hatched at the University becomes imperative in vaccine distribution 

24/02/2021 - 16:01

The Icelandic company Contolant has regularly been in the media recently as their products play a key part in monitoring the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 currently being distributed all over the world.  A less known fact is that the idea for the software and mechanism used for monitoring the vaccine was hatched at the University of Iceland early this century. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and there are prospects for even further growth, according to Gísli Herjólfsson and Erlingur Brynjúlfsson, two of the founders and executives of the company. They took the time from their busy schedule to answer a few questions about the company. 
 
When and where was the idea for Controlant born at the University of Iceland? 
 

Conspiracy theories about the Nordic countries more common than expected

15/03/2021 - 09:00

"Conspiracy theories about the Nordic countries are more common than most think, and they are usually in one way or another on alleged attempts to extinguish masculinity or radically interfere with children's upbringing," says Hulda Þórisdóttir, associate professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland, and one of the authors of Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries. The book was recently published by the esteemed publisher Routledge and is the first academic account of such theories about, and within, the Nordic countries.

The book, „Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries“, is a collaboration of an interdisciplinary group of research scholars at Nordic and Baltic universities.  Among them are research specialist in the fields of folkloristics, religious studies, anthropology, and history. In addition to Hulda another Icelandic academic is among the authors; Eiríkur Bergmann, professor at Bifröst University.

New digital media methods demonstrate the effects of climate change

11/03/2021 - 13:44

How does the beauty of glaciers affect us? Why are we fascinated by them? What would it mean for us as human beings if the glaciers disappear?

The scholar Þorvarður Árnason from the University of Iceland Research Centre in Hornafjörður offers these questions as an explanation of the origins of the film After Ice. Indeed, they tell us more than any long-winded answers about the consequences of the melting of Iceland's glaciers. The film After Ice premiered online on 11 March, a collaboration between Þorvarður and Kieran Baxter, a lecturer in communication design at the University of Dundee in Scotland. 

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