PhD Student Symposium

27. January 2025 at 09:00-12:00

Find out about the fascinating research happening across fields at UNAK

Find out about the fascinating research happening across fields at University of Akureyri. Learn about the lives of local and international doctoral students who are sharing their work and experiences.

The event will be in English in room M102 and you can also and you can also participate online via Zoom here.

Please register for the event here. Coffee and refreshments will be offered.

Programme

09:00-10:15
09:00-09:05 Welcome note
Dr. Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, Rector, University of Akureyri

09.05-09.15 Doctoral Studies at UNAK
Dr. Guðrún Rósa Þórsteinsdóttir, Director of the Centre for Doctoral Studies

09.15-09.30 PhD Complete—What’s Next? Lessons Learned and Paths Explored
Dr. Natalia Ramirez Carrera, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

09.30-09.45 Ligand-binding properties of the human chitinase-like protein YKL-40
Unnur Magnúsdóttir, PhD fellow

09.45-10.00 Rock Ptarmigan Ecology and Genomics
Theodore Edgar Squires, PhD fellow

10.00-10.15 PFASs Meet Arctic Marine Diatoms: Accumulation Potentials & Impacts
Ashani Arulananthan, PhD fellow

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-10:45

10.30-10.45 From Prevalence to Brainwaves: Insights into Seasonal Affective Disorder
Lada Zelinski, PhD fellow

10.45-11.00 Health Journey - The 1988 Icelandic Birth Cohort Study
Kristrún María Björnsdóttir, PhD fellow

11.00-11.15 Nurturing Bonds: Mothers in Nursing Homes and the Support Their Adult Children Need
Maria Finster Úlfarsson, PhD fellow

11:15-11:20 Coffee Break

11:20-12:00

11.20-11.35 Antagonistic symbionts role in controlling HABs
Alexandra Georganti-Ntaliape, PhD fellow

11.35-11.50 Shaping the future generation of researchers - the importance of PhD and Master students in research, Plenary Talk
Prof. Yvonne Höller, School of Humanities and Social Sciences-Faculty of Psychology

11:50-12:00 Q&A, Closing Session

All welcome!