Tag: University of Iceland
The Blue Lagoon will remain closed until November 30
The Blue Lagoon, along with its associated facilities, has been closed until November 30 due to ongoing geological activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula. As noted in the release, it is currently impossible to determine when and where the volcano may erupt. The Icelandic Institute of Meteorology, the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, together…
Protective embankments in Svartsengi
The Civil Defense Infrastructure Group has developed proposals for protective embankments that could protect Svartsengi from lava flows. The director of civil defense claims that the embankments are to be four kilometers long and six to eight meters high. Representatives from Verkís, the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Meteorological Institute and the engineering company Efla…
The lava could reach the Blue Lagoon in three minutes
“If this is a possibility, it should be taken seriously,” says Þorvaldur Þórðarson, professor of volcanology and rock sciences at the University of Iceland, of a possible volcanic eruption northwest of Mount Þorbjörn. In today’s interview with the daily Morgunblaðið, Þorvalður refused to answer the question of how the preparations for the eruption were carried…
Civil Defense is meeting with the scientists at 9am
More than 1,200 earthquakes have been recorded in Fagradalsfjall since the quake series began in the region. Eight earthquakes with a magnitude greater than three were recorded, the largest of which ranged from 3.6 to 3.7. Scientists from the Icelandic Institute of Meteorology and the University of Iceland will meet with the Civil Defense to…
“Then they consider themselves guilty of murder”
Helgi Gunnlaugsson, a criminologist and professor at the University of Iceland, says the increase in gun violence among youth is worrying and action needs to be taken. Knife use by young people and drug use is a deadly combination. He says there is a wave of homicides going on in Iceland, with eight incidents in…
A new species of tick in Iceland
A new species of tick has been identified in wild birds in Iceland. This species is known to have caused bird deaths on poultry farms in the United States. A few weeks ago, the experiment station of the University of Iceland in Keldum received a bird carcass for research, which contained a large number of…
A new species of tick in Iceland
A new species of tick has been identified in wild birds in Iceland. This species is known to have caused bird deaths on poultry farms in the United States. A few weeks ago, the experiment station of the University of Iceland in Keldum received a bird carcass for research, which contained a large number of…
How, for the sake of Anielka, do Icelanders swear?
Though not elegant, swear words tend to creep into most people’s vocabularies at some point in their lives. Icelanders are no exception here. However, given that Icelandic is one of the older languages, one may wonder where Icelandic swear words come from? The Grapvine was answered by linguistics professor Þórhallur Eyþórsson from the University of…
Polish studies at the University of Iceland
Eyjólfur Már Sigurèsson, director of the Language Center, and Katarzyna Rabęda, teacher of Polish at the Polish School in Reykjavik, are proud to announce the creation of a new field of study in the field of Polish (additional course 60 ECTS). This field of study will be available next year at the Faculty of Language…
Today in Iceland we celebrate Konudagur – Women’s Day!
Today in Iceland Konudagur – Women’s Day is celebrated, so let no man forget about his girlfriend, woman, wife or sister. Today is the day when men should remember to prepare a nice surprise for their women. According to sources from the University of Iceland, the oldest information about Women’s Day dates back to the…
Askja geothermal activity study
“If it continues like this, it will end in an eruption. Not now, rather in a few months or years. There will probably be more earthquakes and activity before the eruption, says Ármann Höskuldsson, a volcanologist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland. A team of geologists went on a mission…
The ice in Askji’s caldera is melting, and Kolbeinsey is shaking
The puddle that formed on Lake Öskjuvatn’s ice cap ten days ago now covers half of the lake. It has doubled in size since Friday. The lake is usually frozen in the middle of winter. The satellite image of Öskjuvatn shows two melted areas. They have a total area of 487 hectares, according to the…
Askja and Reykjanes – two hot spots in Iceland right now
Satellite images indicate increased geothermal activity at the bottom of Lake Askja (Öskjuvatn), part of the Askja volcanic system. Increased geothermal activity coincides with land deformation (uplift) and seismic activity in the region. So far, there are no signs of an impending eruption. The Volcanology and Natural Hazards Group at the University of Iceland posted…
Immigrants in Iceland
A team of researchers from the Department of Education and Multifacetedness at the University of Iceland is currently conducting research on negative physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, financial and other experiences in immigrant women’s partnerships, workplaces or other work-related settings. A research project on intimate partner and work violence is run by a group of immigrants…
Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir the most influential female scientist in Europe
According to a new list compiled by Research.com, Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir is one of the most influential women scientists in Europe. The list is based on an analysis of the research contributions of over 160,000 female scientists. Unnur is Chair of the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland and Executive Director of Icelandic…
Dangerous lava flows from last year’s lava field
The liquid lava from the Geldingadalur valley volcano is squeezed out from under last year’s lava field by new lava flowing on top of the old one, putting enormous pressure on it. Researchers from the Volcanology and Natural Hazards Research Group at the University of Iceland say that treading on old lava is still very…
Two wins of 5 million
Two people won 5 million crowns each in the Lottery of the University of Iceland / Happdrættis Háskóla Íslands (HHÍ). Coupons with the same number can hold a maximum of four people. Participating in the HHÍ draw is simple. It is enough to buy a coupon with the selected letter and number. Each numeric value…
Almost half of doctors study abroad
According to information from the Icelandic Medical Society, in the spring of 2020, 49 doctors graduated from the University of Iceland, and 34 graduated from foreign universities. This information appeared in today’s issue of the Morgunblaðið newspaper. In 2021, 50 doctors graduated from UI, and 35 graduated from foreign universities. In the spring of 2022,…
Icelanders do not have the patience to listen to foreign accents
Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Icelandic Language at the University of Iceland, has taught Icelandic grammar at the University of Iceland for over 30 years. It encourages Icelanders to be patient with foreigners who speak Icelandic with an imperfect or strong foreign accent. This year he was pleased with the speech of…
More nursing students will be able to continue their education
More first-year nursing students at the University of Iceland have passed the competition examinations at the department than initially foreseen. The decision was made by the school authorities after receiving a request from the Ministry of Health and the Landspítali. Akureyri University has yet to decide whether to respond to the authorities’ appeal. This is…
Calculate your carbon footprint with the new calculator
A carbon footprint calculator was launched last week, where users can check their carbon footprint, find out how it can be reduced, and help with climate change research. The calculator is provided by the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at the University of Iceland and is managed by an interdisciplinary team based in Iceland,…
Old Icelandic manuscript discovered
“Finding an old Icelandic manuscript is like finding gold,” says Bjarni Gunnar Ásgeirsson, a PhD student at the University of Iceland. As reported by Morgunblaðið, Bjarni, while conducting his research at the British Library in London, discovered a folklore and two other previously unknown Icelandic manuscripts. They were among the first half manuscripts from the…
Drink samples can be tested for the presence of drugs
Nothing prevents the University of Iceland’s Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory (RLE) from detecting drugs in drink samples as long as the sample comes from the police or other public authorities, says Elísabet Sólbergsdóttir, quality director of the RLE department. “Detection is never exhaustive and final, but we can check if there is anything suspicious in…
Rector of the University of Iceland among the most cited scientists in the world
According to mbl.is, Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is once again on the Clarivate Analytics list published yesterday, which includes the most influential scientists in the world. The Highly Cited Researchers 2011-2020 list includes pioneers in their fields. They are selected based on the…
Unusual seismic activity at Torfajökull
Low frequency earthquakes have been registered near Torfajökull, according to a statement from the Institute of Meteorology. Seismic activity in this area is common, but has shown an unusual nature in the past two days. The activity is now very regular and intense. The quakes are similar – unusually long and occurring at 5–15 minutes…
Volcano activity has decreased
For approximately four weeks, no lava flow was observed from the Geldingadalur volcano crater. This is the longest interruption in volcanic activity since the eruption began. – ADVERTISEMENT – Geophysicist Páll Einarsson states, however, that despite such a long pause, it is far too early to conclude that the eruption is over. In the entry…
Seismic activity in the Keilir and Askji areas
The Scientific Council on Civil Protection met yesterday at a regular meeting to discuss seismic activity in the Reykjanes peninsula and the Askja region. As of September 27, tremors have been ongoing southwest of Keilir, at the northern end of the igneous tunnel that formed earlier this year and erupted at Fagradalsfjall. About 2,000 earthquakes…
Tónagull – music workshops for children
Tónagull is a method of music workshops based on many years of practice, created especially for children belonging to the youngest age group and their parents. Meetings are held once a week, and their form resembles a musical game, which both children and their guardians enjoy. Tónagull workshops perfectly meet the needs of children aged…
Eruption at Fagradalsfjall – eight times an hour
The pulsating activity of the eruption increased significantly last night. Currently, the crater erupts eight times an hour. There has been pulsating activity in the crater since yesterday afternoon. The volcano behaves similar to this spring. “The pulsing started yesterday afternoon, around 4pm. We have about eight blasts an hour. “ Kristín Jónsdóttir, Nature Conservation…
We don’t want to be surprised by Askja
The rise of the ground near Askja indicates that magma is accumulating beneath it. Freysteinn Sigmundsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland, says the process is just beginning. This explains the change in the behavior of the volcano, which has been quiet for the last 40 years. Öskjuvatn / photo: Iceland News / Tom…
We don’t want to be surprised by Askja
The rise of the ground near Askja indicates that magma is accumulating beneath it. Freysteinn Sigmundsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland, says the process is just beginning. This explains the change in the behavior of the volcano, which has been quiet for the last 40 years. Öskjuvatn / photo: Iceland News / Tom…
Eleven Landspítali laboratories in one place
Yesterday, the construction of the second largest building of the new Landspítali began, in which all the laboratories will be connected. The minister of health and the hospital’s director say its new infrastructure will revolutionize its operations. Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir made a symbolic shovel for the construction of the 17,500 m² Landspítali laboratory…
A look into the crater
“The lava field has not expanded in a few weeks, and the lava has not spread to new lands,” says Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, referring to the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland. “There are times when the lava does not flow at all and the…
