Almost 90 Doctoral Graduates who have successfully completed their PhDs from the University of Iceland over the past 12 months were today awarded the University's gold medal at the annual Ceremony for Doctoral Graduates.
Four employees recognised for outstanding contribution to the University of Iceland were today presented with an award in recognition of their commendable service to the University of Iceland (UI). Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, presented the awards at a staff briefing held in the University's Ceremonial Hall.
„This podcast series explores key issues in programme development, pedagogy, education policy, systemic challenges, and social and cultural dynamics, drawing on the lived experiences of our students and teachers,“ says Susan Elizabeth Gollifer, Assistant Professor at the School of Education.
Children who fled Grindavík because of the volcanic eruption evaluate their life satisfaction as lower than their peers.
Academic staff and researchers from the University of Iceland (UI) are involved in four of the nine collaborative research projects within the Aurora Universities network that have recently been selected to receive funding for Incentive Research Collaboration.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the only research scientist working in Iceland included on the Clarivate Analytics list of the most influential researchers in the world.
The artist collaboration Sermit | Jöklar, the Eu-funded research consortium ICELINK (with which UI is involved) and the people behind the Global Glacier Casualty List are joining forces for Greenland Science Week 2025 to spotlight the stark reality of the impacts of climate change on glaciers.
Rector Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir sent the following message to students and staff at the beginning of the autumn semester: Dear students and colleagues, welcome to a new academic year.
Arctic coastal and local communities are co-leading ArcticKnows, a 36-month Horizon Europe RIA project that foregrounds indigenous and local knowledges and supports community-led, decolonial, regenerative, just and climate-wise livelihoods in four pilots in Greenland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Reykjavík 30. October 2025 - Hefring Marine has been awarded the Icelandic Innovation Award 2025 for the development and commercialization of its intelligent marine assistance system, IMAS®, which uses artificial intelligence and real-time data to improve safety, fuel efficiency, and vessel operations.
