Shipwrecks might not seem like a positive feature of the ocean floor. They are man-made remnants, generally resulting from incidents or even disasters at sea, and yet in many cases they are recognised as cultural heritage sites.
GRÓ - Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Changes and the University of Iceland have signed an agreement on the continued operation of the GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ GEST) at the University.
Can the invasive American mink, often considered an aggressive species, appear to be friendly? It might surprise some people, but the answer is yes. At any rate, this was the conclusion of a study conducted by the University of Iceland, the West Iceland Nature Research Centre, the University of Oxford and Stockholm University.
The University of Iceland has relocated part of its high-performance computing infrastructure to the premises of the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Two innovative Horizon Europe-funded projects, VERGE and GAMMA, have come together for a dissemination event aimed at fueling the dialogue on sustainable ammonia production to contribute to the green transition of the shipping sector.
Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir formally received the Rector's Chain of Office, the symbol of the office of rector, from the outgoing Rector, Professor Jón Atli Benediktsson of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who has served in the role for the past ten years.
The artist, peace activist, and friend of Iceland, Yoko Ono, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at the University of Iceland’s School of Humanities, in recognition of her contributions to artistic creation and the cause of peace.
Sesselja Picchietti, physics student, and Sigríður Bára Min Karlsdóttir, student in biochemistry and molecular biology, are headed for the United States this summer for a ten-week research project at one of the most prestigious research universities in the world, Caltech - California Institute of Technology.
Four students from the University of Iceland will be studying this summer at Stanford University in California, as part of the Stanford Summer International Honours Program (SSIHP).
Four friends from secondary school, now studying at the University of Iceland and the Iceland University of the Arts, have joined forces to develop a game-based app aimed at speeding up the diagnosis of dementia.
