All university operations in the University Centre, Gimli, Lögberg, Árnagarður and the Main Building are suspended until noon today, at least, due to a massive water damage on campus.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (15 January 2021).
The American Folklore Society recently made Valdimar Tr. Hafstein, professor of folkloristics, an fellow in the society.
Liberal Disorder, States of Exception and Populist Politics has been published by Routledge.
The University of Iceland has received recognition for the Environment Agency of Iceland for having implemented three out of five steps in the Green Steps programme for public organisations.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, sent the following message to University staff and students today (8 January 2021).
The University of Iceland received a generous gift towards the end of last year when Birgir Guðjónsson, MD, gave the University a collection of letters to preserve from the estate of Sigrún Stefánsdóttir.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Hrafnhildur Ragnarsdóttir and Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir have been honoured for their contributions to education and science with the Icelandic Order of the Falcon.
The University of Iceland received 85 valid applications for participation in the Academy for Woman Entrepreneurs (AWE) in collaboration with the American Embassy in Iceland.
"A dialogue about the profession - preschool-and multicultural education" is a new course designed for university students of foreign origin who are studying preschool teacher education at the University of Iceland.