Sigurður Reynir Gíslason, geochemist and research professor at the University of Iceland's Institute of Earth Sciences has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work in the field of earth sciences.
Researchers from all five University schools participate in the annual Researchers’ Night in Laugardalshöll on Saturday 28 September between 1 and 6 pm.
Ada, the Association of Women and Non-binary Students in Tech at the University of Iceland, has been nominated for the prestigious Nordic Women in Tech Awards. The awards ceremony will take place in Oslo this November.
Egill Karlsson, a master's student at Roskilde University and a former sociology student at the University of Iceland, worked on a project this summer where he analysed media coverage of a memorable case that left a lasting impression.
The annual conference of the University of Iceland’s School of Education, Menntakvika, takes place on 26-27 September.
On Saturday 28 September, the University of Iceland is hosting an educational hike around Búrfellsgjá in collaboration with the Children's Hiking Club, part of the Icelandic Touring Association.
Psychological counselling for the children of University students and staff has been increased considerably at the Student Psychology Clinic.
Jack Armitage, musician and researcher at the Intelligent Instruments Lab, University of Iceland, receives two awards from the newly launched Iceland Music Fund.
Þorsteinn Elí Gíslason, computational engineering student at the University of Iceland, has recently been involved in an extensive and highly complex collaboration between NASA, the University of Iceland, JSC (the Jülich Supercomputing Centre) and the tech giant IBM.
It has been announced that the project Intelligent Instruments will receive two awards, both of which will be presented at the Ars Electronica festival in Linz in September.
