Axel Hall was the 500th doctor to graduate from the University of Iceland since its foundation in 1911.
The European Union awarded close to €4 million to Sound of Vision, a project that aims to build an innovative wearable system to assist visually impaired people in navigating and perceiving the environment.
The EDDA Center invites applications for two Ph.D. student/postdoctoral research grants.
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) celebrated the graduation of 10 fellows with a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies last week.
A study on the impact of the economic collapse on the health of Icelanders, global impact from Icelandic consumers, fear of labour, physical health and sleep patterns among adolescents are examples of the subjects of the doctoral projects that received grants yesterday.
The Quality Board for Icelandic Higher Education, comprised of six foreign experts operating under the Ministry of Education and Culture, has completed an extensive review of the quality of studies at the University of Iceland.
Work is currently underway on the redesign of the University of Iceland website, www.hi.is and english.hi.is. We would therefore like to ask you to take part in a survey on opinions and usage of the current website, and expectations for the new website.
Jón Atli Benediktsson was elected rector of the University of Iceland in a general election by staff and students last Monday, 20 April.
On Monday 20 April 2015, the second round of elections took place for the position of rector of the University of Iceland. The candidates were Professor Guðrún Nordal and Professor Jón Atli Benediktsson.
Online voting in the elections for the rector of the University of Iceland is currently underway. Polling began at 9 a.m. this morning and will end at 6 p.m.
