On Tuesday, December 1st, UW will hold an info session about the two international multidisciplinary masters programs offered at the University Centre of the Westfjords: Coastal Communities and Regional Development and Coastal and Marine Management

From October 26 to November 13, students at the University Centre of the Westfjords are taking part in the course Sustainable Local Economies, taught by Dr. Emil Sandström from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

From October 5–16, students at the University Centre of the Westfjords participated in the course Coping with Disasters, taught by Dr. Uta Reichardt. The course explored how individuals, communities, and societies prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, with a particular focus on resilience and the factors that influence a society's ability to cope with crises.

Students at the University Centre of the Westfjords attended the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík from October 8–10 as part of the course Arctic Ocean Governance, taught by Dr. Romain Chuffart.

From September 14 to October 2, students in the Coastal Communities and Regional Development master’s program at the University Centre of the Westfjords took part in the course People and the Sea: Systems Thinking for Coastal Communities, taught by Dr. Eduard Nedelciu.

From September 21 to October 2, students in the Coastal and Marine Management master’s program at the University Centre of the Westfjords took part in the course Coastal and Marine Management: Theory and Tools, taught by Dr. Fiona Beaty.

Now that we have the first snow on our mountains, it is time to prepare for winter. A recent publication from our researcher Matthias Kokorsch looks at how people in Iceland respond to avalanche warnings and road closures, and how these warnings affect everyday mobility and safety.

Throughout my studies at UW, I attended four summer schools in three countries to fill specific gaps in my research training. This was in addition to an Erasmus+ traineeship at the University of Tromsø's (UiT’s) Climate Laboratory.

On Saturday, the University Centre of the Westfjords received the 2026 Rannís Science Communication Recognition at the Icelandic Science and Technology Week. Catherine Chambers, Director of UW, accepted the recognition from Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education.

Researchers from the Icelandic case study of the international research project Lost to Climate followed the annual sheep roundup and sorting in Kjósárrétt in Strandir last saturday.