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Sci & Tech

Akureyri Data Centre to Open Next Year

Construction on a data centre in Akureyri is well underway, reports RÚV. Work began in mid-July and it’s hoped that operations at the centre will

Erik Pomrenke November 7, 2022

Ms. Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Justice, Ms. Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic affairs.

Business

Iceland Ranked World’s 20th Most Innovative Nation

Iceland ranks 20th among the world’s most innovative nations according to the new global innovation index. Switzerland, the US, and Sweden remain top. The Global

Ragnar Tómas October 25, 2022

Sci & Tech

Partial Solar Eclipse Visible from Iceland on Tuesday Morning

A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Iceland on Tuesday morning, RÚV reports. If the weather is good, the eclipse will be visible everywhere

Larissa Kyzer October 23, 2022

Nature

New Study Shows Large Hole in Arctic Ozone Layer

A major research expedition has recently shed new light on the extent to which the arctic ozone layer has been depleted. The MOSAiC program, then

Erik Pomrenke October 19, 2022

Sci & Tech

ISK 20 Million to Support E-Sports

Reykjavík City Council approved a grant proposal yesterday to fund sports clubs with e-sports teams. The funding will total some ISK 20 million. Björn Gíslason,

Erik Pomrenke October 19, 2022

Sci & Tech

Iceland Ranked Fifth Globally for Digital Public Services and Infrastructure

Iceland is among the top five nations in the world when it comes to digital public services and infrastructure. According to the United Nations’ annual

Larissa Kyzer October 16, 2022

Sci & Tech

Dinomite Gift: Scientist Wants to Give Reykjavík 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skeleton

Iceland may soon be welcoming an exceptional new resident, and quite an elderly one at that. Vísir reports that the City of Reykjavík may receive

Larissa Kyzer October 8, 2022

Vatnajökull Grímsfjall Grímsvötn Bárðarbunga Kverkfjöll Jöklar Jökull Vísindi

Nature

Reykjavík Hosts Cryosphere Symposium on Climate Change

The 2022 Cryosphere Symposium will take over Reykjavík’s Harpa this week with lectures and events on ice, snow, and water in a warming world. Organised

Jelena Ćirić August 22, 2022

Nature

‘There are Direct Connections with Human Development’: Stickleback Conference Sheds Light on Human Genetics

The 10th International Conference on Stickleback Behaviour and Evolution was held at the University of Hólar in North Iceland this week. RÚV reports that the

Larissa Kyzer July 31, 2022

Sci & Tech

Iceland Examines Use of Google Chromebooks in Schools

Iceland’s Data Protection Authority is examining the use of Google Chromebooks in Icelandic schools, mbl.is reports. The devices, similar to laptops, were recently banned in

Jelena Ćirić July 19, 2022

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Akureyri Data Centre to Open Next Year

Iceland Ranked World’s 20th Most Innovative Nation

Partial Solar Eclipse Visible from Iceland on Tuesday Morning

New Study Shows Large Hole in Arctic Ozone Layer

ISK 20 Million to Support E-Sports

Iceland Ranked Fifth Globally for Digital Public Services and Infrastructure

Dinomite Gift: Scientist Wants to Give Reykjavík 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skeleton

Reykjavík Hosts Cryosphere Symposium on Climate Change

‘There are Direct Connections with Human Development’: Stickleback Conference Sheds Light on Human Genetics

300,000 Tourists to Visit Ísafjörður Next Summer Via Cruise Ships

Reykjavík City Council Approves Extensive Budgetary Measures

Strætó’s Reykjavík Night-Time Service Could Resume Next Year

Sustainability Conference Centres Around Iceland’s Climate Goals

First Female Pilot in Iceland Retires After 38 Years of Flight

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