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From 22–26 June, the Science School for Kids was held for the twelfth time at the University of Akureyri. The week-long program is designed for children aged 11–13 and offers participants the opportunity to learn about science, research, and the university's diverse activities.

Scientists at the Stefansson Arctic Institute – Prof. Joan Nymand Larsen and Dr Jón Haukur Ingimundarson - participated in the first general assembly and kick-off meeting of SustainMe (Sustainable Human Use of the Arctic Marine Environment) which was held at the Danish Meterological Institute, DMI, on June 17-18.

From the 28th to the 29th of April, Helga Númadóttir at the Stefansson Arctic Institute participated in a two-day workshop for early-career researchers at the Moesgaard Museum, outside Aarhus, Denmark.

On May 7, the University of Akureyri and the Arctic institutions on campus received a visit from the Greenland Representative in Reykjavík, Karsten Peter Jensen.

From 21 to 23 April 2026, the Stefansson Arctic Institute joined research teams from across Europe and beyond in Ponta Delgada (São Miguel, Azores) for the launch events of BiodivTransform, the European Biodiversity Partnership's new joint research call on Biodiversity and Transformative Change.

On April 7-14, Joan Nymand Larsen, together with two co-researchers in the ILLUQ permafrost project conducted fieldwork in Ilulissat, Disko Bay, West Greenland, on the impact of permafrost thaw on cultural ecosystem services.

Last week, an open seminar on search and rescue (SAR) and changing security dynamics in the Arctic was held at the University of Akureyri, focusing on responsibility, surveillance, and security in the Arctic, and the civil–military interface.

Last Friday, the Environmental Council of the University of Akureyri and the Stefansson Arctic Institute co-hosted the university’s 6th Sustainability Conference.

The third workshop of the project Enhancing the Role of Arctic Research in Iceland took place at the University of Iceland on March 11.