UArctic

The University of Iceland is an active member of the UArctic Network. Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, Professor of Geophysics is a board member at UArctic network. Gunnar Stefánsson, Professor of Engineering, is the UArctic Vice President for Research, among other things leads a group of highly qualified academics who will serve as academic drivers in a broad area of relevance to the Arctic, called UArctic Chairs. The University of Iceland further supports the UArctic through Gunnar's efforts along with a support team at the Institute of International Affairs, Kristmundur Þór Ólafsson and Heiða Ragney Viðarsdóttir.

University of Iceland, together with the local host organizations in Iceland and UArctic look forward to hosting the UArctic Congress (originally scheduled to take place in Reykjavik Oct 6-8, 2020) in May 2021 in conjunction with the Arctic Council Ministerial.

The rescheduled UArctic Congress will continue to have a strong link to the Arctic Council chairmanship program. The UArctic Congress 2021 will be arranged in conjunction with the Ministerial meeting. We are aware that the spring of 2021 is quite busy with other events, but we are confident that the linkage with the Arctic Council Ministerial will make a strong synergy in Arctic research and cooperation.

UArctic will continue to engage with its members and partners online, as we seek innovative ways to deal with the challenges posed by COVID’s impact, and plan for the future of education, research, and international networking.

Researchers and scientists from the University of Iceland participate in the following UArctic thematic networks:

• • Arctic Geology
  • Arctic Safety and Security
  • Arctic Sustainable Resources and Social Responsibility
  • Circumpolar Archive, Folklore and Ethnography (CAFE)
  • Herbivory
  • Natural Hazards
  • Northern Tourism
  • Ocean Food Systems
  • Social Work
  • Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education