The European research project Sound of Vision which aims to facilitate blind and visually impaired people to sense their environment, has been nominated for the Innovation Radar Prize 2018.
The University of Iceland is ranked between 251-300 in the field of Social Sciences on the Times Higher Education University Rankings published on 17 October.
Introduction on studies and staff training abroad, rendezvous with former exchange students, music, dance, and movies are on the agenda during International Days this week.
Scholars in the field of disability studies at the University of Iceland are among the participants in a European-wide training network for early stage researchers in the field of disability rights that has received €4.1m in funding.
All of Iceland watched as Elísabet Margeirsdóttir completed the Ultra Gobi, a 400-kilometer run through China’s Gobi Desert recently.
Borders have a vast impact on young people fleeing arduous situations, seeking new opportunities and respect for their rights. They are forced to flee, exposing them to sexual and gender based violence, abduction, exploitation, forced recruitment, and detention.
"When Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was elected president he made me promise that I and his colleagues in the project "The Economic Crisis, Remember" ( „Hrunið, þið munið“ ) would organize a conference on the 10 year anniversary of the economic collapse in Iceland.
Equality Days in Icelandic universities take place this week, 1 - 5 October.
The University of Iceland's TV series, Treasure for the Future (Fjársjóður framtíðar), received the Icelandic Centre for Research Communication Award at the Researchers' Night last Friday.
The European Researchers' Night takes place on Friday 28 September between 4.30 and 10 P.M.
