There are many high achievers working and studying at the University of Iceland, and their achievements are not limited to the world of academia. One example is Matthildur Óskarsdóttir.
Two graduates from the University of Iceland's food science programme, Aníta Þórunn Þráinsdóttir and Guðrún Alfa Einarsdóttir, are determined to market their skyr flakes, originally designed in a University course.
The University of Iceland has graduated 80 doctoral candidates in the past 12 months, and they were celebrated at the annual Ceremony for Doctoral Graduates today on 1 December, the Day of Icelandic Sovereignty.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (26 November 2021).
The University of Iceland is still among the best universities for delivering work-ready graduates according to a large group of international corporations.
Last week, a group of students and staff from the University of Iceland travelled to Tarragona, Spain. The purpose of the trip was to take part in the Aurora Autumn Biannual conference organised by the University of Rovira i Virgili.
The Research Centre in Geography and Tourism at the University of Iceland, in collaboration with the International Laboratory for Research on Images of the North, Winter and the Arctic at the University of Quebec, Montréal, have published the book Darkness: The Dynamics of Darkness in the North.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (19 November 2021).
The biopharmaceutical company, Alvotech, in collaboration with the University of Iceland and the UI Network Forum, is offering a training programme for University students for the second time.
The project focuses on changing students' attitudes and encouraging them to take radical action against the climate change crisis in their own communities whilst networking with other schools abroad.
