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Myths, AI, Queer Legal Theory and Decoloniality

A Law Course Bringing Disciplines Together at UNAK
How clearly can you picture a pumpkin?

How clearly can you picture a pumpkin?

Árni Gunnar Ásgeirsson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, is among the authors of a new study exploring how people experience mental imagery.
New books by Giorgio Baruchello to be presented in Genoa

New books by Giorgio Baruchello to be presented in Genoa

Philosophy meets humour in his new books

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23.November
2026

Doctoral Defence in Psychology

Lada Zelinski will defend her doctoral thesis
25.November
2026

South Korean Popular Culture and Global Influence

Guest Lecture
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2027

Winter Graduation Ceremony 2027

The University of Akureyri's graduation ceremony in February

Akureyri – a university town

The community in Akureyri is active and diverse, offering everything from coffee shops to cultural institutions that attract talented people from all over Iceland. Concerts, theatre, visual arts, literature. It is simple to be environmentally friendly in Akureyri as everything is within easy reach. There is breathtaking nature everywhere around. Mountains that some climb and others slide down.

It’s all up to you. Just like life. What you are after. What you want.

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