Three students in industrial engineering and computer science at the University of Iceland; Fríða Snædís Jóhannesdóttir, Kristjana Björk Barðdal and Sara Björk Másdóttir, organize the Reboot Hack at the University Centre (Háskólatorg) the first weekend in February.
Kesara Margrét Anamthawat-Jónsson, professor in botany and plant genetics at the University of Iceland's Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, was accepted as a fellow in The Royal Microscopical Society - RMS in the New Year.
A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) about sheep grazing in Iceland was launched today.
Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, professor in environment and natural resources at the University of Iceland received the honorary awards from the Ása Guðmundsdóttir Wright prize fund for 2018.
It’s the year 2050. The Arctic is now – for the first time in human history – considered ice-free. This seems quite worrying – but it also creates new opportunities.
The 19th Biomedical and Health Sciences conference will be held on 3 and 4 January 2019 in Háskólatorg.
The European research project Sound of Vision, led by Icelandic research scientists, received first prize in its category, “Tech for Society”, at the Innovation Radar Prize 2018, which was handed out in Vienna yesterday.
A study of the ancient collective Icelandic and Danish roots, including the nations' understanding of the era from the Renaissance to our times, is the subject of a new collaborative research project.
The University of Iceland is, for the second year running, among the 200 best universities in the world in the field of engineering & technology according to a new list from Times Higher Education.
In celebration of Icelandic Canadian relations, past and present, the University of Iceland hosts a symposium on 5 December, in Veröld ‒ House of Vigdís, in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Iceland.