Category Archives: Talks and events

Ecology conference in Iceland - prized students

Posted on: 27/05/2025 by Arnar Pálsson

Last Friday the Annual ecology conference in Iceland took place, in Keldnaholt Reykjavík. Four of our students presented their studies. Ruhila Goswami gave her poster Diversity in craniofacial elements by populations in salmonids of Iceland. She won best student poster. … Continue reading →

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Mývatn conference

Posted on: 23/09/2024 by Arnar Pálsson

Lake Mývatn in north Iceland is unique for its biota and geology. To commemorate 50 years of research on the lake, and the retirement of Árni Einarsson a meeting was held there last week. Multiple scientists came to describe the … Continue reading →

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90 ára afmæli Guðmundar Eggertssonar erfðafræðings

Posted on: 11/05/2023 by Arnar Pálsson

Opnunarávarp dagskrár í tilefni 90 ára afmælis Guðmundar Eggertssonar erfðafræðings. Litla Torg, HÍ, 26. apríl 2023. Kæru gestir, vinir og Guðmundur. Í dag fögnum við með Guðmundi Eggertssyni erfðafræðingi. Hann átti 90 ára afmæli á mánudaginn, 24. Apríl. Það er … Continue reading →

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The moral status of stem cell-derived embryo models

Posted on: 10/05/2023 by Arnar Pálsson

The moral status of stem cell-derived embryo models Event Health and welfare A socially sustainable Nordic region 15/09/2023 09:30 - 13:00 The University of Iceland (the university aula), Sæmundargata 2, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland Sign up From Nordforsk page "This event … Continue reading →

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Two special courses this spring

Posted on: 17/02/2023 by Arnar Pálsson

The biology programme offers two short courses this spring. 2 ECTS 7-DAY SUMMER COURSE LÍF056M Guest Lecturer: Conservation and the genomics of populations This 7-day workshop will be based on the recently published Conservation and the Genomics of Populations (3rd … Continue reading →

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Contributions to the Icebio2021

Posted on: 22/12/2021 by Arnar Pálsson

The lab had several contributions to the biannual Biology in Iceland conference. These were, in no particular order. Talks Experimental tests of unicoloniality in Hypoponera species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) living underground Reykjavík Marco Mancini, Andreas Guðmundsson, Mariana Lucia Tamayo, James K. … 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 →

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The Icelandic biology conference 2019

Posted on: 22/01/2020 by Arnar Pálsson

Late last year the lab took part in the Icelandic biology conference. The conference is biannual, and the largest aggregation of biological researchers in Iceland. Our lab contributed several works to the meeting, and Im very proud of the students … Continue reading →

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Talks and posters at Evolution and core processes in gene expression

Posted on: 23/05/2019 by Arnar Pálsson

Baldur and I attended a meeting on evolution of gene expression arranged by David Arnosti, Shinhan Shiu and colleagues. Evolution and Core Processes in Gene Expression May 9–12, 2019 East Lansing, Mich. Baldur and I ended up pooling our talks … Continue reading →

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Session on bioethics at NeIC 2017

Posted on: 09/05/2017 by Arnar Pálsson

For the past 4 years I have served on the Nordic committee for bioethics. The committee operates under the umbrella of Nordforsk, and its mandate is to foster discussion and debate about bioethical questions and topics of relevance to the … Continue reading →

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