“Part of our focused research policy is to understand what determines risk for diseases like stroke, coronary thrombosis, broken bones, and chronic lung diseases,” says Vilmundur Guðnason, Head Doctor at the Icelandic Heart Centre and Professor at the University of Iceland. Guðnason and his collaborators at the Heart Centre, the University and outside Iceland have received widespread attention for their research; their findings having been presented in many prestigious international science journals.

“Migrants multiplied in number in the construction industry during the boom period; of whom Polish workers were the majority. I discuss work related migration to Iceland in my final thesis, with emphasis on the construction industry,” says Álfrún Sigurgeirsdóttir, MA student in Anthropology. “I examine interaction between Icelanders and the Polish in the construction industry, how they create each other’s stereotypes; their different views and status,” says Sigurgeirsdóttir, who has reached certain conclusions.