The University Council agreed at a meeting yesterday to nominate Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Political Science, for the position of Rector of the University of Iceland for a five-year term starting 1 July.
Magnús Þór Torfason, professor at the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Iceland, has been appointed Dean of the School of Social Sciences for a term of five years.
Around 100 University students and staff embarked on the University run on Wednesday 2 April.
Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir elected Rector of the University of Iceland
The UI Research Centre of the Westfjords is leading a new research infrastructure project with the aim of improving monitoring and data collection regarding marine ecosystems around Iceland. The project, officially titled Marine Open Observation Network - MOON, was recently awarded a grant from the Infrastructure Fund.
Researching the relationship between transactions in voluntary carbon markets and the commitments and actions of states on climate issues.
The company Etude has started testing its first game and is now looking for testers with experience in playing a musical instrument. The game, also named Etude, is a role-playing game for 2-8 players. Players compete against each other and at the same time, work together to create music.
Rúnar Unnþórsson, professor of engineering at the University of Iceland is currently working on a fascinating study looking at battery recycling and, together with his students and in close collaboration with the startup company Alor, exploring how used EV (electric vehicle) batteries can be given a new purpose.
Study about school avoidance in Icelandic compulsory school pupils, together with the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department at Landspítali University Hospital (BUGL).
The research project “Climate Crisis and Affect: An Investigation of Embodied Emotions and Behaviours Regarding Climate Change in Iceland”, focuses on the effects of climate change in Iceland as seen from a social and philosophical perspective.
