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The Importance of School Leadership in Sparsely Populated Areas

The Importance of School Leadership in Sparsely Populated Areas

CANDLES Receives DKK 500,000 in Follow-up Funding
Dart throwing professor with passion for sustainable fisheries

Dart throwing professor with passion for sustainable fisheries

Meet Our Scientists – Thanh Viet Nguyen
How Do We Solve Complex Problems?

How Do We Solve Complex Problems?

Sæunn Gísladóttir, specialist at the University of Akureyri Research Centre, attended a course in problem-solving and decision-making
Is Artificial Intelligence Advancing the Public Good?

Is Artificial Intelligence Advancing the Public Good?

Giorgio Baruchello Discussed Artificial Intelligence at a Conference in Sicily
Icelandic Highlands Offer Clues to Ancient Life on Mars

Icelandic Highlands Offer Clues to Ancient Life on Mars

Successful research expedition
University of Akureyri supporting organisation of major Arctic Biodiversity Summit in Greenland

University of Akureyri supporting organisation of major Arctic Biodiversity Summit in Greenland

The summit will serve as a strategic platform to advance biodiversity conservation and knowledge exchange across the Arctic
The Peculiar Dream Life of Ludovico Petravitti

The Peculiar Dream Life of Ludovico Petravitti

Giorgio Baruchello’s new humorous novel explores the curious and amusing dream world of a fictional character
Summer Services 2026

Summer Services 2026

The University of Akureyri is closed from 6 July through 3 August 2026 for the summer holiday period.
Hreiðar Þór recognised for excellence in sustainability education

Hreiðar Þór recognised for excellence in sustainability education

Green Teaching Award 2026