Category Archives: General biology

(Icelandic) Vísindin verið full karllæg

Posted on: 23/06/2025 by Arnar Pálsson

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Posted in Articles about science, General biology

Antteam visiting high schools

Posted on: 10/02/2025 by Arnar Pálsson

These weeks the Antteam at the University of Iceland is visiting high schools in Reykjavík and neighboring towns. We have already been to FB, FG, MH, Kvennaskólinn and Verslunarskólinn, with FÁ scheduled this Wednesday. Our graduate student Andreas Guðmundsson and … Continue reading →

Posted in General biology, Graduate students

(Icelandic) Vespur sem temja veirur, samtal á RÚV

Posted on: 29/05/2024 by Arnar Pálsson

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Posted in General biology, Vísindavefur - svör

(Icelandic) Maurar í Perlunni

Posted on: 03/05/2024 by Arnar Pálsson

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Lúsmý, maurar og fleiri dýr

Posted on: 30/06/2023 by Arnar Pálsson

Nýsköpunarsjóður námsmanna gerir fjórum líffræðinemar og BS líffræðingar kleift að verkefnum um skordýr á Íslandi við Líffræðistofu Háskóla Íslands nú í sumar. Við höfum áður fjallað um maurarannsóknir en auk þess er kastljósinu nú beint að lúsmýi og ávaxtaflugum. Það … Continue reading →

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The mesopelagic zone - 5 day course in May.

Posted on: 20/01/2023 by Arnar Pálsson

2 ECT 5-DAY SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE The mesopelagic zone (between 200-1000m depth) is the habitat of the largest fish biomass in the ocean. Mesopelagic fish likely hold a key role in global climate change by participating in the largest migration … Continue reading →

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First results from scanning of charr juveniles

Posted on: 06/09/2021 by Arnar Pálsson

We have started a collaboration with Benedikt Hallgrimsson and his colleagues at University of Calgary, Marta Vidal-Garcia and Avrille Aiello. They are scanning one year old Arctic charr that Sarah Steele raised in her plasticity experiment. That study focused on … Continue reading →

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Contributions to the Icelandic Ecology Conference

Posted on: 24/04/2021 by Arnar Pálsson

Several members of our lab and students we help supervise contributed to the Icelandic Ecology Conference in April 2021.   Lasius niger ant dragging a larvae. Picture taken by Marco Mancini. Marco Mancini - Unveiling the myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of … Continue reading →

Posted in General biology, Talks and events

Are there ants under Reykjavík?

Posted on: 26/02/2021 by Arnar Pálsson

Are there ants under Reykjavík? "Most Icelanders probably think that there are no ants in Iceland, just as I did when I first arrived here, but our research has revealed five different species that have settled here. Four thrive in … Continue reading →

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Master of Science (MS) program on aquatic biology and fisheries

Posted on: 22/09/2020 by Arnar Pálsson

The oceans are fundamental ecosystems on the planet and source the most important resources for Icelands economy. The University of Iceland (UI) and the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) collaborate to offer a multidisciplinary two-year Master of Science (MS) … Continue reading →

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