Today marks the official launch of two major research projects for which the University Centre of the Westfjords received grants last winter. Both projects are funded by the NordForsk Sustainable Development of the Arctic programme. Dr. Matthias Kokorsch, who is now on leave from his work as Academic Director of the Master’s in Coastal Communities and Regional Development, will lead the projects as Research Specialist and Project Leader. He joined an international consortium as a co-applicant and successfully secured the grants on behalf of UW through a very competitive process.

The course Regional transformation and development: Sociological theories and practises, is starting today at UW.

Tomorrow, a course in Coastal and Marine Ecology begins at the University Centre of the Westfjords.

It's thesis defense season again at the University Centre of the Westfjords. The first defense starts on Monday September 1st. During this defense season 18 students will defend their theses in the coming weeks with many interesting topics. The defenses are open to the public and people are also invited to join through zoom. The links can be found in the table below.

I’m Gustav Hvalkof Kristensen, a CMM student from Denmark and I attended the Korea Arctic Academy this summer.

A course in Academic Writing is starting today at UW. This course is taught as a seminar series throughout the semester, introducing students to academics at the graduate level.

The course Icelandic Society and Nature starts tomorrow at the University Centre of the Westfjords.

Today and tomorrow, Orientation is being held at the University Centre of the Westfjords, where a diverse group of master’s students are being welcomed and the new academic year is officially starting.

Interns from the University of Toulon in France have completed their internship at the University Centre, which has been ongoing since mid-April.

The University Centre of the Westfjords (UW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Catherine P. Chambers as the new Director. Dr. Chambers brings two decades of experience in academic leadership and interdisciplinary marine research to the role of Director. She has given over 50 professional and public lectures in both Iceland and abroad, supervised 13 student thesis research projects, published 27 research articles and 5 book chapters, and taught several graduate level courses in research methods and design, ethics in research, maritime anthropology, and academic writing. Catherine has served in many professional administrative and service roles, such as chair of the Social and Human Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee, a member on the Icelandic Committee for Arctic Affairs, a consultant for the Icelandic Fisheries Ministry, a social scientist in the ICES Working Group on the Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of Icelandic Waters, chair of the board of the Iceland Fulbright Commission, and an invited expert to the Arctic Council Assessment on Societal Implications of Climate Change.