The University of Iceland invites University students and staff to submit original and innovative ideas for the annual Science and Innovation Award. The application deadline is 16 March.
On 24 February 2026, the GRÓ GEST programme at the University of Iceland marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the opening of the international exhibition Unissued Diplomas: Never Graduated, Eternally Honoured.
“I strongly believe in ethical and impact-driven entrepreneurship and building solutions that benefit society and the environment, instead of only focusing on profit,” says Mohammed Hamdallah, an entrepreneur and a PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering at the University of Iceland.
Among those who received their graduation diplomas from the University of Iceland on Friday, February 20, was Sara Vöggsdóttir, who completed her master’s in health sciences. For her master’s thesis, she examined sleep and sleepiness among commercial pilots.
Climate change and glacier retreat are significantly altering the landscape in certain parts of Iceland, and posing hazards in some areas, according to Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, an adjunct professor at the University of Iceland.
It has been announced that Gavin Lucas, professor of archaeology in the Faculty of Philosophy, History and Archaeology at the University of Iceland, will receive the Gad Rausin Prize this year for his outstanding contribution to research in the humanities.
Sigurður Reynir Gíslason, a research professor at the University of Iceland, and Grímur Sæmundsen, founder of the Blue Lagoon, were awarded the Asa Gudmundsdottir Wright Award yesterday.
The University of Iceland opens its doors on University Day, Saturday 28 February 2026 from 12 to 15 p.m. Presentations of study programmes take place in three University buildings, in Askja, in the University Centre and in Saga.
Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, urged candidates to look to the future with both realism and optimism in her address at the graduation ceremony held in the University Cinema on Friday, where 445 candidates from both undergraduate and graduate programmes graduated.
Hrefna Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, assistant professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Iceland, received the Icelandic Centre for Research Motivation Award for Young Researchers last Thursday.
