Jesús Zavala Franco, senior lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Iceland Faculty of Physical Sciences, and his colleagues were recently awarded a prize for writing one of the best scientific papers to be published last year on cosmology.
The Aðalsteinn Kristjánsson Memorial Fund to advance natural sciences and chemistry at the University of Iceland calls for grant applications.
The Japan festival will be celebrated online 1 - 7 February.
Equality Days take place 1 - 5 February. All events take place online due to the current restrictions on gatherings.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (29 January 2021).
The band Kælan Mikla will perform at the first University concert this year in the Aula on Thursday 28 January at 12.15. There will be a live stream of the concert due to current social restrictions.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, Alma Möller, Director of Health, and Þórólfur Guðnason, Chief Epidemiologist, signed a cooperative agreement at the beginning of the week which will make it easier for researchers at the University of Iceland to search health data.
SmáUglan, the University of Iceland app, now has the wind beneath her wings in a more personal and user friendly version.
The University of Iceland offers students with immigrant background who wish to pursue higher education to take part in the project Sprettur. The programme offers support to students in upper secondary schools in preparing for university studies.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (24 January 2021).
