89 new PhDs from the University of Iceland in 2025

December 1st is a ceremony for the new PhDs

5 of those were from Biology programme, spanning #Arcticcharr #genomics, #whale #bioacoustics, #speciesInteractions, #invasionbiology and #transgenerational #plasticity , all with #AquaticAnimals

Picture #UIceland

https://english.hi.is/news/almost-90-candidates-completed-phd-university

Biology graduate student retreat in Sandgerði
14 to 15 of Nóvember 2025
Whiteboard talks, worked quite well!

#graduatestudents #academicchatter #biology #marinebio #bioinformatics #UICELAND #Iceland

Future school of education
University of Iceland

Attended by a diverse group of students feom iceland and abroad

https://english.hi.is/
#UICELAND #diversity #education #democracy

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The University of Iceland is a leading research university in Iceland covering a large number of research areas. We offer a good selection of programmes and courses for exchange students as well as other international and local students. The application deadline for international students is 1 February. 

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Where do the charr go, when climate change hits their rivers?

Writing a small grant for a summer project
2 students 1 M icelandic crowns for each
(Pititful salay if you ask me)

Anadromous charr spawn in rivers, but we mainly find the fry in side streams

Want to map that more carefully,
Find most preferred streams

#salmonid #ArcticCharr #climatechange #river #ecology #limnology #Iceland #UICELAND #silentsunday

Maurar á Íslandi - Umfjöllun um maura og aðra hrygglausa landnema

Maurar á Íslandi

Askja cake Club

Great social activity in our building
Nearly every Friday...
Wonderful for the social dynamics in academia

Andreas brought lobster-cake

Where lobster was made of strawberries
#cake #UICELAND #scademicChatter #gradstudents #SocialInnovation #Iceland

Supawan Tantayanon gave a seminar on role of Green chemistry n high school teaching

Small kit #teaching
#chemistry

2 min project ti make AmmoniumCloride

#biology
#greenchemistry #UIceland
#ChulalongkornUniversity #FridaySeminar

Supawan Tantayanon gives a seminar on role of Green chemistry
#greenchemistry #UIceland
#ChulalongkornUniversity #FridaySeminar

Pride flags at #UIceland

Wonderful scenery

A little trip to #Mývatn

Guide #BjarniKristjánsson
#holar #Uiceland
#UCalgary
Great reflections by #MichaelHart

End of symposium on #Evolution #Diversity n #Disease