Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (7 May 2021).
Earth sciences at the University of Iceland are ranked in place 87 worldwide according to the U.S. News & World Report Education rankings of the best global universities.
Thirty-seven doctoral projects from all of the five University Schools have been allocated grants from the University of Iceland Doctoral Grant Fund, an increase from last year.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (30 April 2021).
Jukka Heinonen, professor at the University of Iceland's Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is among the world's top 1000 climate scientists, according to a list published by Reuters last week.
Spring in Iceland means that the University of Iceland Knowledge Train has left the station! The train has three destinations on its 10th anniversary organising fun courses and workshops for both students and teachers.
Researchers and institutes at the University of Iceland were together awarded almost ISK 4 billion from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, which formally ended last year.
Birna Arnbjörsdóttir, director of the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages and head of faculty of the University of Iceland's Faculty of Languages and Cultures, has joined the steering and organisation committee for UNESCO's decade of indigenous languages, as Iceland's representative.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (23 April 2021).
The Board of the Aurora Universities Network has announced the appointment of Ms. Anne-May Janssen to succeed Mr. Kees Kouwenaar as Aurora Secretary General.
